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Buttigieg, Sanders Indiana Show Frontrunner Senator and Upstart Mayor Wage Their Battle Across Indiana by BRIAN A V24, N31 Friday, April 19, 2019 Buttigieg, Sanders Indiana show Frontrunner senator and upstart mayor wage their battle across Indiana By BRIAN A. HOWEY SOUTH BEND – The fight for the Democratic presidential nomina- tion played out across northern Indiana last weekend. There was socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders defending his million- aire status in, of all places, poverty- stricken Gary on Saturday. The next day about 100 miles east, Mayor Pete But- tigieg kicked off his improbable Instead of launching in his revamping downtown campaign framed in the hulking, or on the stunningly beautiful Notre Dame campus, he leaking Studebaker Building 84 just south of downtown ended up in a vestige of the past. Studebaker’s abrupt col- South Bend, declaring that the party doesn’t need to just win an election, “It needs to win an era.” Continued on page 5 Hardly an ‘exoneration’ By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS – The American people now have access to most of the Russia collusion investigation of Spe- cial Counsel Robert Mueller. As I write this, I wade through 440 “lightly redacted” pages. “Today’s release of the special The good news for all Americans is that the ac- tions of President Trump counsel’s report confirms what and his 2016 presiden- tial campaign did not the president and I have said rise, in the eyes of the since day one: There was no col- special counsel, to the proverbial “high crimes lusion between the Trump cam- and misdemeanors.” But paign and Russia, and there was the reasoning there is a Department of Justice no obstruction of justice.” ruling that a sitting presi- - Vice President Mike Pence dent cannot be indicted. This was hardly an reacting to the Mueller report Page 2 “exoneration” described by Trump and Campaign expected it would benefit many in the GOP. It offers a narrative electorally from information stolen and of a dysfunctional and chaotic White released through Russian efforts, the House. investigation did not establish that President Trump was quick members of the Trump Campaign con- to declare a victory -– and this would spired or coordinated with the Russian be strictly in a legal sense – following government in its election interference Attorney General William Barr’s memo activities,” the report said. last March. On Thursday, Trump said, In the history of American “I’m having a good day, too. It was presidential politics, I cannot remem- Howey Politics Indiana called no collusion. No obstruction. ber any campaign, by a Republican WWWHowey Media, LLC This hoax, it should never happen or Democrat, which left itself open to 405 Massachusetts Ave., again.” Trump reelection campaign assistance from a foreign power, let Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN manager Brad Parscale added, “Presi- alone one that has been as antago- dent Trump has been fully and com- nistic as Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Since 46204 pletely exonerated yet again. Now taking office, Trump has met alone www.howeypolitics.com the tables have turned, and it’s time with Putin at least five times, there are to investigate the liars who instigated no read-outs available to U.S. officials Brian A. Howey, Publisher this sham investigation into President including National Intelligence Director Mark Schoeff Jr., Washington Trump, motivated by political retribu- Dan Coats, and Trump’s troubling ac- tion and based on no evidence what- tions toward NATO and our European Cam Carter, copy editor soever.” Union allies align with Putin’s goals to Joel Weyrauch, copy editor But this report is troubling destabilize the western alliance. Mary Lou Howey, Editor in many ways for the conduct of The third point: “The in- Jacob Curry, Statehouse Trump and his campaign. vestigation established that several Jack Howey, editor emeritus Why? individuals affiliated with the Trump In the executive summa- ry, Mueller writes, “First, the Of- Subscriptions fice determined that Russia’s two HPI, HPI Daily Wire $599 principle interference operations in the 2016 presidential election HPI Weekly, $350 – the social media campaign and Ray Volpe, Account Manager the hacking-and-dumping opera- 317.602.3620 tions – violated U.S. criminal law.” email: [email protected] The problem here is that the Trump administration has not campaign lied to the Office, and to taken the necessary steps to prevent Congress, about their interactions with Contact HPI similar assaults from occurring again. the Russian-affiliated election interfer- [email protected] The Department of Homeland Security ence.” These would include former na- Howey’s cell: 317.506.0883 is essentially leaderless. tional security adviser Michael Flynn, “Second,” Mueller continued, foreign policy adviser George Papa- Washington: 202.256.5822 “while the investigation identified nu- dopoulos and Paul Manafort, who has Business Office: 317.602.3620 merous links between individuals with been convicted on an array of crimes. ties to the Russian government and Lying has become an oper- © 2019, Howey Politics individuals associated with the Trump ating credo of Trump World; it is a Indiana. All rights reserved. campaign, the evidence was not suf- wormwood of deception. So while the ficient to support criminal charges. conduct did not rise to criminal behav- Photocopying, Internet forward- Among other things, the evidence was ior, this is hardly the kind of behavior ing, faxing or reproducing in not sufficient to charge any campaign Americans should expect or accept of any form, whole or part, is a officials as an unregistered agent of people seeking the highest office in violation of federal law without the Russian government or other Rus- the land. permission from the publisher. sian principal.” Further, Mueller explains that “Although the investigation Donald Trump’s actions and intent established that the Russian govern- “presents difficult issues that prevent ment perceived it would benefit from us from conclusively determining that a Trump presidency and worked to no criminal conduct occurred.” secure that outcome, and that the On questions of whether Pres- Page 3 ident Trump attempted to obstruct justice with his firing of FBI director James Comey and tweets aimed at witnesses, Reaction to Mueller report Mueller explained, “With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice by exercising his Vice President Mike Pence: “Today’s release of the powers under Article II of the Constitution, we concluded Special Counsel’s report confirms what the President and that Congress has the authority to prohibit a President’s I have said since day one: There was no collusion be- corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity tween the Trump campaign and Russia and there was no of the administration of justice. obstruction of justice. After two years of investigation, “The evidence we obtained about the President’s conducted with the full cooperation of this Administration, actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need that involved hundreds of witness interviews and millions to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial of pages of documents, the American people can see for judgment,” the report stated. “At the same time, if we had themselves: No collusion, no obstruction. Now that the confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that Special Counsel investigation is completed, the American the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, people have a right to know whether the initial investiga- we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable tion was in keeping with long-standing Justice Department legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment.” standards — or even lawful at all. We must never allow Anderson University President John S. Pistole, who our justice system to be exploited in pursuit of a political served as deputy director of the FBI from 2004 to 2010, agenda.” told the Anderson Herald-Bulletin, “There’s a lot of detail in there. It begs the question about if he wasn’t president, U.S. Sen. Mike Braun: “Now that the report is public, would he be indicted? That was much more powerful, and it is clear there was no collusion between Russia and the that’s why we saw some comments from the president’s Trump campaign and that President Trump did not engage team that did not accurately capture (Mueller’s) team’s in obstruction of justice. It’s time for the country to move findings.” forward and focus on real issues like lowering the cost of The report details at least 10 instances where healthcare and keeping our red hot economy roaring.” Trump pressured people in his administration to end the probe. It has made 14 referrals to other criminal investiga- U.S. Rep. André Carson: “Attorney General Barr’s pre- toins, including the so-called “follow the money” front. It mature vindication of the President at his press conference kicked the obstruction issue to Congress. this morning runs completely contrary to Director Mueller’s The report details President Trump attempting to findings in his report, including many documented instanc- get National Intelligence Director Dan Coats to “help with es of extremely unethical and dishonest conduct by the the investigation” on two occasions in March 2017. On President and his inner circle. I am particularly concerned March 22, Trump asked Coats and Mike Pompeo to stay by evidence that President Trump repeatedly obstructed behind after an Oval Office meeting and then asked if justice while in the White House. Director Mueller provides Coats could publicly state no link existed between Trump clear evidence of wrongdoing and intent, before and after and Russia. Coats refused, saying he had no role in mak- the 2016 election, while explaining how he was unable to ing such a public statement. According to ODNI official prosecute because of stringent prosecutorial guidelines.
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