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Originally Posted by whell

Man, you guys insist on having your own facts. Its EXACTLY what the Mueller report said specific to Russian collusion, which was what the Crossfire Hurricane investigation was about, and Crossfire Hurricane is what the Durham report was about.

Don't want to take my word for it? Here:
Mueller Report Finds No Evidence Of Russian Collusion

As we've been discussing this hour, the special counsel did not find that President Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government - that according to a summary of the conclusions delivered by the - Attorney General William Barr to the Congress.

Mueller finds no proof of Trump collusion with Russia; AG Barr says evidence 'not sufficient' to prosecute

"(T)he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."

The crap about Mueller "not exonerating": that's media spin. The media has reported that Trump was not exonerated in his behavior by the Mueller report, and that Mueller and company simply found insufficient criminal evidence to prosecute.

The fact is that prosecutors - special, federal, or otherwise - have no ability in our legal system to exonerate the accused. In fact, the term "exonerated" is actually misused here. You can't be exonerated until you've been convicted.

But, since you brought it up, here's what Mueller did say:

“We did not address ‘collusion,’ which is not a legal term,” Mueller added. “Rather, we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy. It was not.”

You are quoting the Bill Barr mischaracterization of the Mueller Report, something that Mueller himself rejected as misleading? Jeez. Not only did Bill Barr lie in his characterization of the Mueller Report, he followed up with the ridiculous Durham investigation for which he (and Durham) had already made up their minds that something nefarious occurred and tried in vain for 4 years and $6.5 million to prove it. They failed miserably except to provide a rational for wingnuts like you to paint Trump as a victim and not the criminal that he is.

You sure do invest a lot of emotional energy trying to convince yourself (and others) that Trump isn't a lawless traitor to America and its ideals. It's a fool's errand.