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Rosenstein Assures Trump he is Not a Target of the Mueller Investigation — The News Cycle Repeats Itself

01 Friday Feb 2019

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bowman, deputy attorney general, donald trump, impeach, impeachable, Impeachment, investigation, Mueller, new york times, president, professor frank bowman, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Special Counsel, subject, target, target v. subject, trump, united states

Trump said yesterday, during an interview with the New York Times, that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein informed him that he is not a target of the Mueller investigation. Trump also added that he is not a “subject” of the investigation, but it is unclear whether that is a word Rosenstein used or a descriptor Trump added. He seemed to use the words interchangeably saying first “he told the attorneys that I’m not a subject, I’m not a target,” and then added  “[t]he lawyers ask him. They say, ‘He’s not a target of the investigation.’”

Readers will recall that Trump already received the news that he is not a target of the Mueller investigation from Mueller himself in April of 2018. As Professor Bowman wrote then, what that could mean, according to the definition of “target” in the United States Attorneys Manual, is that DOJ policy prevents Trump from becoming an indicted defendant and therefore a target. However, if that is not what Rosenstein meant and Trump could be a target, then it is significant that he has not, in the past 10 or so months, become one. What is more significant is if Trump is indeed not a subject of Mueller’s investigation. That could mean that there is not enough evidence to continue investigating Trump or enough evidence to have exonerated Trump.  That, however, seems unlikely.

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The Anonymous Letter

06 Thursday Sep 2018

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25th amendment, Collusion, Fear, Impeachment, incompetence, leak, new york times, president, quiet resistance, removal, resistance, russia, tough, trump, Woodward

The nation is abuzz with talk of the anonymous op-ed piece published by the New York Times. The writer is apparently a senior official in the Trump Administration and names him-or-herself  as part of the “quiet resistance.” The piece describes efforts taken by its author and others to walk-back, avoid, and otherwise subvert the President’s more rash decisions. In essence, it paints Trump as an out-of-control child. Some readers will wonder how this is news; however the piece is significant for several reasons. 1) It corroborates other, similar accounts of the Trump administration, such as those leaked by aides and those written in “Fear,” Bob Woodward’s book; 2)  it simultaneously bolsters and rebuffs the 25th amendment theory of removal. The author of the piece wrote that Trump’s cabinet considered removing the President for incompetence, but ultimately decided against it because “no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional crisis.” This confirms both that at some point use of the 25th amendment was a real possibility and also that it will likely never happen. That being said, confirmation of the President’s incompetence could add strength to other removal proceedings, such as through impeachment in the House; 3) perhaps most importantly, it helps to resolve the mixed relationship the Trump Administration has with Russia. The author wrote that though Trump has complained about Russian sanctions, the ‘resistance’ has worked to ensure it sanctioned and otherwise punished the nation for stepping out of line. Trump has boasted in the past that “there’s never been a president as tough on Russia as I have been.” Now we know that the punitive steps that the Trump Administration has taken towards Russia may very well have had nothing to do with Trump or have been done in spite of him. Though it may seem a small thing in light of evidence mounting elsewhere, this strengthens the case for collusion and could perhaps help to usher in impeachment.

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People are Talking Arpaio

03 Sunday Sep 2017

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News sources and blogs alike have been discussing Prof. Frank Bowman’s analysis of President Trump’s pardon of Arpaio, which can be found both here and on slate.com. Notably, the New York Times highlighted Professor Bowman and the work he has done on impeachableoffenses.net for its centrist perspective. Additionally, Professor Bowman’s argument was referenced and summarized in this article published by the Independent. Many others cited the argument as well including Metro, the Journal of the Civil War Era, NJ Today, Outside the Beltway, and BillMoyers.com. We here on impeachableoffenses.net look forward to more lively commentary in the near future!

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