The redacted Mueller report is damning in so many ways, and even a partial brief summary of what we know of Mueller’s conclusions would include the following:
1) Trump obstructed justice, but because of DOJ guidelines on indicting a sitting president he can't be prosecuted while in office.
2) It's Congress's job to provide justice.
3) The extensive and assiduous cover-up had a purpose, and hid something far more serious.
4) The cover-up largely succeeded.
5) There were many more criminal referrals to other jurisdictions, about most of which we as yet know nothing.
6) Given Barr's obstruction and the GOP's full complicity, this is a Constitutional crisis. Right now.
And this is the House Majority “Leader”:
Very frankly, if this level of criminality and complicity isn’t fully investigated by Congress, and there isn’t at least an attempt to provide the justice that Mueller clearly indicates is Congress’s sole responsibility, there’s no reason to believe there will be a fair election in 18 months.
Get it?
The redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released on Thursday runs 448 pages. But its most important implication can be summarized in a single sentence: There is sufficient evidence that President Donald Trump obstructed justice to merit impeachment hearings.
A basic principle lies at the heart of the American criminal-justice system: The accused is entitled to a fair defense and a chance to clear his name. Every American is entitled to this protection, from the humblest citizen all the way up to the chief executive. And that, Mueller explained in his report, is why criminal allegations against a sitting president should be considered by Congress and not the Justice Department. The Mueller report, in short, is an impeachment referral.