Opinion | Mueller passed the impeachment baton to Congress. They could still drop it.

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Opinion | Michael Conway: Mueller passed the impeachment baton to Congress. They could still drop it. - NBCNewsTHINK

Mueller, in fact, made that point in the first page of his obstruction of justice report, explaining that a criminal prosecution of a sitting president would “potentially pre-empt constitutional processes for addressing presidential misconduct.” A footnote to that sentence refers explicitly to Article 1, section 2 of the Constitution.

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THINK That’s cuz he knew he didn’t have squat.

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THINK Democrats can’t keep fooling everybody! there will be no impeachment of President Trump! It’s all smoke and mirrors to divert attention away from the real criminals. The Obama administration and all the swamp dwellers which include HillaryClinton and SpeakerPelosi

THINK because SpeakerPelosi is not up to the job

THINK Let me fix it for you....They WILL drop it

THINK Call the Republicans bluff, SpeakerPelosi ... somebody has to do it

THINK Have you read the report?

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