3 Stories You Should Read 4/19/2019: Sarah Huckabee, United Constitutional Patriots, Republicans for the Rule of Law

April 19, 2019 Confluence

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In the category of: Common sense isn’t completely dead.

REPUBLICAN GROUP WILL RUN AD ON FOX NEWS URGING GOP TO HOLD TRUMP ACCOUNTABLE: ‘NO EXONERATION, DEFINITELY OBSTRUCTION’

The highly-anticipated 448-page report, with redactions, was released by Attorney General William Barr Thursday morning. It details the nearly two-year investigation, which resulted in 199 criminal charges and more than 30 individuals and organizations facing indictments or pleading guilty — including six former Trump associates and three groups linked to the Russian government.

Mueller’s team revealed a number of questionable actions attributed to Trump and his inner circle, dating from his 2016 presidential campaign through to his tenure in the Oval Office.

“It’s clear from the report today that there’s a lot of political interference that was attempted [by Trump],” Sarah Longwell, executive director of Republicans for the Rule of Law, told Newsweek. “This is not the end of the Mueller investigation, this is just the beginning. It looks like the Mueller report really is a road map for Congress. And that there was no exoneration, definitely obstruction.”

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In the category of: Armed and dangerous.

A militia group detained migrants at the border. The ACLU calls it kidnapping

A militia group near the US-Mexico border detained hundreds of people this week, New Mexico’s attorney general told CNN.

“My office has been informed that this week, an armed group has detained nearly 300 people near Sunland Park, New Mexico,” Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a written statement. “These individuals should not attempt to exercise authority reserved for law enforcement.”

Videos posted online purportedly showing migrants held by the United Constitutional Patriots group and handed over to the US Border Patrol drew swift condemnation from the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico.

“We cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum,” the ACLU said in a letter to state authorities denouncing the actions and asking the government to step in. “We urge you to immediately investigate this atrocious and unlawful conduct.”

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In the category of: Of course.

Russia Report Catches Sarah Huckabee Sanders in a Lie and When Pushed on It, She Lies Again

If we are letting Suckabee tell it, this is all just one big misunderstanding in which several (read, no one) told her that they weren’t happy with Comey’s leadership (no one told her this) and that the president made the right decision (again, no one person in the FBI said this to Suckabee). Then when questioned by Mueller she stated, “Alright, playboy you got me” and then asked for a pack of Newports and a bag of hot fries because she was ready to spill all the tea, but Mueller believed that she wanted french fries that were piping hot so the moment went to shit.

Now, Suckabee is claiming that Mueller’s report is wrong and that the claim wasn’t baseless, but rather a slip of the devil’s tongue. Yahoo News notes that Sanders has essentially stopped holding briefs, with only two so far in 2019, and maybe it’s because she can’t keep her lies straight.

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