May 9, 2019

Barr’s oddest falsehood: Trump ‘fully cooperated’ with Mueller

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/barrs-oddest-falsehood-trump-fully-cooperated-mueller?fbclid=IwAR1ApBp9AVzZsr1u-p1QzcGD3RWs8lGluaPwMpawKJutFGwpvVIeIGYeuvo
"It’s an odd argument because it’s so plainly and demonstrably false. For one thing, the Mueller report documents, in striking detail, the many instances in which the president took steps to obstruct the investigation – even meeting the statutory threshold for criminal obstruction of justice. Not to put too fine a point on this, one can interfere with an investigation or one can cooperate with an investigation, but to do both is an impossibility. But that’s not the only the problem. We also know that the president refused to sit down with investigators, and when he agreed to answer written questions, Trump’s answers were deemed “inadequate” – and in some cases, “incomplete or imprecise”– by Mueller and his team. This isn’t “full cooperation.” It’s the opposite."