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Judge orders release of Trump obstruction memo, accuses Barr of being 'disingenuous'

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PeteS in CA:
OLC memo to Barr: We wouldn't have charged Trump with obstruction even as a private citizen

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2021/05/25/olc-memo-to-barr-we-wouldnt-have-charged-trump-with-obstruction-even-as-a-private-citizen-n392329


--- Quote ---After a scathing ruling from Judge Amy Berman Jackson, critics of Donald Trump and William Barr expected a smoking gun from this internal Department of Justice memo.  Instead, it looks like a dud — another in a series involving the Russia-collusion hypothesis and subsequent special-counsel probe.

Jackson accused Barr of being “disingenuous” about the advice he received from the Office of Legal Counsel on prosecuting Trump for obstruction of justice, a question Robert Mueller pointedly left open for Barr:
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The DoJ admitted that they hadn’t characterized the discussions very well in an appeal to keep the memo under seal. Apparently that didn’t work, as the DoJ ended up releasing part of the memo, which the Washington Post reviewed last night — and predicted would be “frustrating” to critics of Barr and Trump. In the body of the memo, OLC attorneys make clear reference to continuing consultations with Barr on the issue of prosecution of presidents, among other points of law. That is what angered Jackson after Barr had previously indicated that he relied on the document itself to make his decision.

However it happened, the OLC arrived at the same conclusion as Barr:
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A narrative-crushing THUD! This cat is so dead it won't even bounce.

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