Trumping Mueller And Eliott

For Trump and the System, a Turning Point and a Test.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/us/politics/donald-trump-mueller-report.html

Now that the report has come out there is a lot of speculation on what it will contain, what the AG Mr Barr will release, what the Congress will do and how Trump may be affected. Only time will answer these questions.

In the meanwhile, we know that whatever the special counsel Robert Mueller has found has resulted in convictions. He may not have found anything that will result in impeachment though it may be a close call. Nothing substantially new may come out. What the attorney general will release is in his discretion.

Trump will lie his way through. And probably scrape through. In a few months this may fizzle out.  And that, if it happens, is sad for the US.  That someone can get away with this is painful. 

Executive power seems to be unimpeachable. Who will guard the guards. Rather who can? Is there hope for a Ness like finale?

Here we go in forward chronological order:

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-committee-told-to-expect-word-that-mueller-report-has-been-delivered-to-attorney-general-barr-11553288563
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-findings-from-muellers-report-to-be-sent-to-congress-within-the-hour-11553454918
• "Notably, Mr. Trump’s lawyers have taken the position that Congress lacks the authority to constrain in any way how the president exercises his constitutional powers to oversee the executive branch, including deciding whether to direct the Justice Department to close an investigation, to fire a subordinate and to pardon someone. Mr. Barr himself endorsed that view in his June 2018 memo for the Trump administration, when he was still a lawyer in private practice. "Barr Clears Trump of Obstruction After Mueller Demurs": https://nyti.ms/2U1BhjW "Under that view, even if a president abuses his power by acting for corrupt reasons, it would be unconstitutional for Congress to make that a crime. Many legal scholars dispute that view, but the Supreme Court has never addressed the issue."
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/25/biggest-lesson-mueller-probe-its-about-character/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/24/muellers-report-barrs-summary-what-questions-do-you-have-post-will-answer-them/
• How Trump dodged a special counsel interview — and a subpoena fight
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-should-come-with-a-warning-label/2019/03/29/5bd22752-5257-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/29/takeaways-william-barrs-letter-about-releasing-mueller-report/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/attorney-general-expected-to-miss-deadline-for-giving-mueller-report-to-congress-wont-commit-to-releasing-it-in-full/2019/03/27/3f2453f0-50db-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html
• Subpoena for Mueller Report and Documents Approved by House Judiciary Committee
• Some on Mueller’s Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed
• Read Attorney General William Barr’s Summary of the Mueller Report
• Kushner clearance was denied out of concerns about foreign influence, finances: It was Income Tax for Capone. What will it be for the cartoon? Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit political involvement
• The Daily 202: Revelations that Mueller’s team is frustrated intensify pressure on Barr to release full report
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/04/plot-just-thickened-mueller-report/
• https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/trump-hires-law-firm-to-fight-house-democrat-bid-to-get-tax-returns.html - Maybe, as in the case of Capone, it will be income tax. I have seen people who brag about their status and wealth and also claim "poverty" (for exampleas in Income Tax). Each claim is dubious and exists only for a specific purpose.
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/scrutiny-and-suspicion-as-mueller-report-undergoes-redaction/2019/04/06/5dcdddfc-57d5-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
• Capone time coming up: To Get Trump’s Tax Returns, N.Y. Democrats Try a New Strategy https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/trump-tax-returns-ny-state.html
• Live Updates: Barr Tells Congress He Will Deliver Mueller Report Within a Week - I expect the version released by Mr Barr to be found to be very inadequate and Democrats well raise a hugh and cry. We wait for New York to release the State Tax returns. That well be fun. How come no one is hacking Income Tax returns? 
• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/10/world/politics-diplomacy-world/white-house-discussed-trump-tax-returns-treasury-congress-asked-steve-mnuchin/ - The Best leaders say they had no idea what their underlings were upto and hence they themselves cannot be help responsible for the action of the underlings. Tiny with Cohen's payment to Stormy or Mnechin saying "prior to receiving the request, Treasury Department officials had been in contact with the White House to discuss it — even though Mnuchin himself was not personally involved." 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pictures-of-robert-mueller-tell-the-story-of-a-man-who-is-finally-free/2019/03/25/6c6d62be-4f0c-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html
• Julian Assange arrested after being evicted from Ecuador’s embassy in London - Will Assange>Stone>Cohen>Ass. Will this unravel?
• Donald Trump’s Tax Returns: What We Might Learn. Read this https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html and Retiring as a Judge, Trump’s Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/10/trump-should-resist-giving-up-his-tax-returns-with-every-bone-his-body/ and Trump officials plan to resist subpoenas over his policies and finances
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/11/most-potentially-damaging-congressional-investigations-trump-ranked/
• House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns
• Barr Expects to Provide Special Counsel’s Report to Congress, Public Thursday
• The Mueller Report Will Be Released on Thursday. Here’s a Guide.
• Mueller report will be lightly redacted, offering detailed look at Trump’s actions
• https://vbala99.blogspot.com/2018/10/worst-botchup-ever.html
• https://thehumanevolutionblog.com/2018/12/07/trump-narcissistic-sociopath/
• https://vbala99.blogspot.com/2016/08/difference-between-man-and-other-animals.html
• Durham Cracks the Russia Case: How does this tally with Robert Mueller's findings?