It’s Wednesday.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller gave his first public statement.
President Trump has tweeted so far 3 times.
1. I have NOTHING against Roy Moore, and unlike many other Republican leaders, wanted him to win.
Republicans cannot allow themselves to again lose the Senate seat in the Great State of Alabama. This time it will be for Six Years, not just Two. I have NOTHING against Roy Moore, and unlike many other Republican leaders, wanted him to win. But he didn’t, and probably won’t…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2019
2. Roy Moore cannot win, and the consequences will be devastating.
…If Alabama does not elect a Republican to the Senate in 2020, many of the incredible gains that we have made during my Presidency may be lost, including our Pro-Life victories. Roy Moore cannot win, and the consequences will be devastating….Judges and Supreme Court Justices!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2019
and unlike many other Republican leaders, wanted him to win…
When Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was tapped to be the Attorney General, Alabama held a special election. President Trump endorsed the governor appointed Luther Strange in that special election.
Strange faced Republican challenger former Judge Roy Moore.
Senator Luther Strange has done a great job representing the people of the Great State of Alabama. He has my complete and total endorsement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2017
Sept. 2017 President Trump held a campaign rally for Luther Strange.
It was great being with Luther Strange last night in Alabama. What great people, what a crowd! Vote Luther on Tuesday.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2017
Strange lost the primary to Moore.
Congratulations to Roy Moore on his Republican Primary win in Alabama. Luther Strange started way back & ran a good race. Roy, WIN in Dec!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2017
The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. I was right! Roy worked hard but the deck was stacked against him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 13, 2017
Remember, the Republicans are 5-0 in Congressional races this year. In Senate, I said Roy M would lose in Alabama and supported Big Luther Strange – and Roy lost. Virginia candidate was not a “Trumper,” and he lost. Good Republican candidates will win BIG!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2017
Democrat Doug Jones went on to win the special general election according to the New York Times Jones had 49.9 percent of the vote, while Moore had 48.4 percent of the vote.
The reason for President Trump’s tweets.
As it was a special election that senate seat will once again be up for grabs in 2020. On May 17th, 2019, Moore tweeted he would likely attempt to run again for Jones’ senate seat.
"Should I qualify I'll run for Senate in the state of Alabama, not Washington, D.C.," said Moore, who's been strongly supported by evangelical voters. GOP braces for fight as Roy Moore weighs AL Senate re-run | Fox News https://t.co/BYDB4NeWE8
— Judge Roy Moore (@RealJudgeMoore) May 17, 2019
Shortly after the primary Moore faced allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.
3. The case is closed! Thank you.
Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent. The case is closed! Thank you.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2019
Mueller did not say there was insufficient evidence to charge you. He said that DOJ policy precluded him from doing so.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 29, 2019
MUELLER: "Under long-standing department policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he's in office. That is unconstitutional … Charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider." pic.twitter.com/y6uCd5Nhr9
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 29, 2019
Justin Amash who has tweeted several different threads related to the Mueller Report tweeted shortly after Mueller concluded his press statement.
The ball is in our court, Congress. https://t.co/idpQo1xItH
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 29, 2019
Amash held a town hall on Tuesday in which he explains in public his thoughts on the Mueller Report.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler responded to Mueller’s statement via tweet.
Given that Special Counsel Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump – and we will do so. No one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law. https://t.co/w61a8rRQeK
— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) May 29, 2019
Rep. Doug Collins (GA) the top ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee responded with a statement via Twitter.
Special Counsel Mueller confirmed today what we knew months ago when his report was released: There was no collusion and no obstruction. Relitigating the 2016 election and reinvestigating the special counsel’s findings will only further divide our country. Full statement → pic.twitter.com/q86hQpnODw
— Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) May 29, 2019
NBC News has the full text of Mueller’s statement.
TEXT: Read Special Counsel Mueller's full statement, as prepared for delivery. https://t.co/AjdAi0zKrP
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 29, 2019
CNN is reporting that a Senior White House Official told them Mueller’s statement was a “nothingburger.”
“Nothingburger."
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 29, 2019
Senior White House official says Mueller’s statement was nothing new https://t.co/XLAnpv7QQk pic.twitter.com/68FhG9Hejm
This post will be updated within reason.
