Cave but not cross

Tal Kopan is the Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle. She tweeted about the William Barr summary of the Mueller Report:

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland calls Barr’s memo the story “as told” by Barr. Says he wouldn’t want to read Macbeth “as told by the witches.”

Sarah Kendzior comments on the Mueller Report (which hasn’t been released yet). She said she has pointed out mistakes of the Mueller probe, some of which were fixed.

This was never a well-planned probe. Doesn't make it illegitimate, just poorly done.
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It would have been an uphill battle even if Mueller had been good at his job. That the criminal groundwork was laid for several decades, including while Mueller headed the FBI, should have tampered expectations. He understood the threat well, but didn't fight it well then or now.

Bill in Portland, Maine, as part of his Cheers and Jeers column for Daily Kos has his take on the Barr letter.

Dear America,

According to the letter released Sunday by Attorney General William Barr, the still-hidden-from-view Mueller Report concludes that President Trump didn’t collude with the Russians.

Perhaps not. But if I may calmly carve out a cache of confirmed concurrent conclusions:

He did (and still does) canoodle with the Russians, cave to the Russians, carry on with the Russians, canonize the Russians, cater to the Russians, cowtow to the Russians, connect with the Russians, cuddle the Russians, coddle the Russians, cackle with the Russians, cling to the Russians, cower before the Russians, caress the Russians, coo at the Russians, click with the Russians, compliment the Russians, congratulate the Russians, carry the Russians' water, cotton to the Russians, converse over a cuppa covfefe with the Russians, clap for the Russians, capitulate to the Russians, and confide to Vladimir Putin: “You complete me.”.

However. we can concede that he doesn’t criticize the Russians, clash with the Russians, curtail the Russians, complain about the Russians, contradict the Russians, cross the Russians, combat the Russians, cajole the Russians, condemn the Russians, curse the Russians, confront the Russians, or constrain the Russians.

Clear? Cool.

Courteously, Bill in Portland Maine

Cumberland County

Olga Lautman shares her take on the Barr letter:

2 years for a “very brief” report is not being transparent. DOJ is whitewashing Trump and GOP’s crimes. If Trump is “not exonerated” then why are him and his kleptocratic family walking around unchecked free to continue committing more crimes.

This is what a coverup looks like. Except this is a slap in our face because Trump and his criminal children are publicly committing crimes with zero care. This is what an Authoritarian state looks like.

Garry Kasparov tweeted:

Nothing Trump did with Putin before the election could be as treasonous as what he's done for Putin since being elected.

He's been colluding right out in the open. The difference is that once you become president, it's nearly impossible to stop, or even investigate properly, especially with GOP help & cronies in key posts.