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Special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday broke more than two years of silence about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, saying he does not intend to testify to Congress and explaining why he did not have the "option" of charging the president with a crime.

He said he would make "a few remarks" but that it was "important that the office's written work speak for itself."

"The report is my testimony," Mueller said.

The special counsel said he was speaking out because his "investigation is complete," his office is "formally closing" and that he is "resigning from the Department of Justice to return to private life."

"The matters we investigated were of paramount importance," Mueller said. "When the subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators it strikes at the government's effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable."

With regard to why he did not make a decision about whether the president obstructed justice, Mueller said charging the president with a crime was "not an option we could consider" because of Justice Department policy.

"If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so," Mueller said.

However, Mueller also made clear that the "Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing," suggesting that such a decision should be left in the hands of the Congress through impeachment proceedings.

Trump tweeted "The case is closed!" shortly after Mueller spoke.

Sources close to Mueller have told ABC News that he is apprehensive about being made into a political football by members of either party, and that his team has proposed a public statement to the House Judiciary Committee followed by private questioning. It's unclear whether such a proposal would be accepted by the committee.

Barr was also given a heads up on Mueller's intention to deliver a statement, a source told ABC News. The source would not say when the heads up was given, or whether Barr is aware of the content of what Mueller will say.

Certain democrats regarding Trump is reminiscent of Ahab's obsession with Moby Dick.

When the other side gets help covertly from an enemy, obsession is justifiable.

Even if it ends up sinking their boat in the process as it did for Ahab.

If trump ends up getting reelected many are going to cite russiagate as a main contributing factor, rather than Russia itself. Irony at its finest.

Musn't count our chickens yet...

The republicans aren't looking all that great from this;
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... 77519fd9d3

Most Americans had never supported Trump, and he was only elected the first time due to accident of the Electoral College, and machinations by Putin in order to destroy his nemesis, Clinton (who was admittedly a lousy candidate). Chances of a second Trump victory looks slim.

Trump got elected because people were fed up with being screwed over by neoliberals for decades. As bad as Trump is, he was the anti-establishment candidate of the Republican Party, just as Bernie Sanders was the anti-establishment candidate for the Democratic Party. Usually the political establishment on both sides takes out anyone who is saying anything is against the status quo. Thanks to the Dems and the liberal media intentionally elevating Trump, he won the nomination. Blaming Russia is absurd.

If the left continues to push the Russia narrative, and shove another Corporate Dem like Biden down our throats, Trump stands a very good chance of being reelected. Chomsky was absolutely correct when he said, "Russiagate has been a huge gift to Trump."

You won't hear any of this from the political establishment, of course, or the MSM. They are invested in propping up the oligarchy. Thankfully, there is a growing army of independent journalists who are getting this message out and pushing back against the corporatists.

The republicans have continually used this meme to express their reaction to russiagate: