• Optional@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    But, the report said, “because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct.

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    the investigation established multiple links between Trump Campaign officials and individuals tied to the Russian government. Those links included Russia offers of assistance to the Campaign.

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      But, the report said, “because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct.

      i presume you’re pulling that from volume 2 of the report, since you didn’t link anything

      volume 1 deals with election interference

      volume 2 deals with obstruction of justice

      or in other words, your quote isn’t relevant to evidence for conspiracy with russia

       

      the investigation established multiple links between Trump Campaign officials and individuals tied to the Russian government. Those links included Russia offers of assistance to the Campaign.

      “establishing multiple links” isn’t the same thing as concluding they conspired, but even if it was, the second line of my initial comment addresses this:

      Even if the report had concluded they conspired, concluding they conspired isn’t the same thing as having “sufficient evidence to seek criminal charges”