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Part I: âA Sweeping and Systematicâ Attack on America
The scope and scale of the Russian cyber attack on the U.S. was breath-taking and horrifying. From Special Counsel: âThe Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion.â …
Part II: Links Galore
While the Russian government was busy interfering in the presidential election in âsweeping and systematic fashion,â what were members of the Trump Campaign doing? …
Part III (was IV): Why More Crimes Werenât Charged
Why werenât more crimes charged from the behavior described in Vol. I? First reason: Special Counsel (SC) was not able to collect all the evidence for a variety of reasons (Mueller Report, page 10)…
Part IV (was IV-2): The June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
Why werenât crimes charged as a result of the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting? Weâll begin with the âfacts.â By âfactsâ I mean what the prosecutors have enough evidence to prove. …
Part V: Links but no âcoordinationâ
All those linksâbut no âcoordination.â How can that be? Muellerâs task was to determine whether there were âlinks and/or coordinationâ between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Mueller found links galore. …
Part VI: Barr v. Mueller
I wasnât planning to write about Barr or anything extraneous to the Mueller Report as I march through my reading and analysis. But then I read Vol II (Obstruction) pages 1-2, and I have no choice. …
Part VII: Mueller Does IRAC
Vol. II lays out the factual findings from the Mueller investigation regarding obstruction of justice. A few comments about âfactsâ and âevidence.â Not all evidence is admissible in court. The rules of evidence are intended to screen out unreliable evidence …
Part VIII: Sometimes Lying and Obstructing is a Crime. Sometimes it isnât.
Itâs time for some Fun With Criminal Law. (That means more IRAC) Remember, IRAC is a method of legal analysis. …