Mueller Report: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.
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[@immortalsun]

I see you’re also on a Last Week Tonight binge.

[@MrHistory269]

Yup

[@justanotherday5833]

Idk why but I try to look at other stuff and KZbin algorithm takes me straight back to this

[@meetoobro4737]

You’re a legenddd

[@rocksnrolls]

Yes

[@theripper451]

I do it once a month

[@TheRedneckGamer1979]

I desperately wish that "I didn't know that was illegal" worked as a legal defense for LITERALLY ANYONE ELSE

[@mrsotko]

I didnt know it was illegal to kindly request a bank give me money while i just happened to be brandishing a weapon for self defense reasons.

[@NA-ib8cw]

Serial Killer: "I didn't know it was illegal. I just assume we were playing a rebooted and much more fun version of Hide and Seek."

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

Conspiracy is a tricky area of law

[@A._is_for]

I didn't know intimidating and insulting witnesses during rage rants was....oh...

[@esbenandersen5706]

There's a legal principle that holds the exact opposite: "Ignorantia juris non excusat", or, "ignorance of the law does not excuse". I don't know the exact US use, but it's present in all Civil law countries I know of, and in Common law. You cannot claim ignorance after breaking a law to avoid being punished; as a citizen, it is your duty to be aware of, or seek advice regarding, the law.

[@flatP_]

“this is the end of my presidency” oh how glorious this statement would’ve been if it turned out to be true.

[@mikelxanadu]

ナカナカ Nakanaka? これはなんですか

[@flatP_]

Mikel ナカナカ = pretty good/not bad

[@CameronBrtnik]

@@mikelxanadu and yourself??

[@someonenothere8818]

Mikel no... then we’d have mike pence QAQ and then we’d still be in trouble...

[@ToddSocks]

Welp

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Twilight is a girl's struggle to choose between necrophilia and bestiality.

[@skullfullofbooks7398]

Also a dog man falls in love with a baby. It's a very disturbing last book.

[@zvieoercane7093]

Wow... That's one hell of a shower thought. But yeah, that series is weird looking back as an adult.

[@PriyankitaPant]

Zvie Oercane don’t apologise for it. Fantasy is weird. Look at James Bond!

[@tripwell8216]

I thought you meant that's how you felt at twilight

[@CameronBrtnik]

best!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[@TheSecondVersion]

(Sees the laughably insane level of incompetence of Trump and several cabinet members) To quote some dude on reddit on the day Trump was elected: "I don't ever want to be told I need 'job experience' for anything ever again."

[@theoverlord4863]

Vito C Or to be a competent worker.

[@robertstan298]

Brilliant! I'm gonna remember that. Thank you and thanks anon!

[@couragekarnga8735]

Amen to that! I want to become a judge. It better be easy.

[@acetrigger1337]

oh wow... you hit the nail right on the fucking forehead. so much bullshit.

[@joelpierce1453]

I see the point, but technically no one has job experience for the highest office in the land before they do it. It's not like we have people practicing being the president of various 3rd world countries.

[@johnnyliab6935]

I tried to rob a bank but they wouldn't give me any money, hence I'm innocent.

[@TrumpCardMAGA]

I swear I didn't know getting money from a bank I don't have a account with is the same as robbery. Since I didn't know it was illegal I'll just be on my way..

[@ANOimity1029]

You go scot free my friend. *Insert trump emoji with little fingers*

[@kevinkohoutek995]

If you wanted to be accurate you would ask a friend to rob a bank and they didn't

[@13rosieb14]

But you just tweeted about it and weren't actually smart enough to do it and everyone knew it.

[@HeckYeahBB]

I tried to rob a bank, had a gun and mask and everything, but my mom wouldn’t give me a ride

[@joeo6378]

It is mind boggling to me that the standard is that someone had to know that there is a law against it AND have to have intent to break that law. I have been told for years that "Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law". For some reason this does not apply to dealing with foreign nations if you are a politician?

[@sailorplanetmars6103]

Strictly speaking, it applies to everyone. To be found guilty of certain crimes, you need to be aware that you are breaching the law (with a few notable exceptions - manslaughter and traffic offences come to mind). For most people, it's difficult to build a serious case that "I wasn't aware it was illegal to shank a bitch" or "I thought we were chill with heroin now", but in more common contexts its basically the foundation of the insanity defence. For more complex crimes, especially ones that don't have direct outcomes like the Trump Tower meeting, the awareness of the law (or mentus rei, in Pompous Legalese) becomes more important.

[@Jack-Lack]

People in the highest rungs of power are apparently held to the lowest standards. Brett Kavanaugh got confirmed to the Supreme Court while there was someone present in the room saying credibly that he raped her. I'm pretty sure if I was interviewing for a janitor job, and there was someone in the room saying I raped them, I wouldn't get the job. Joe Schmoe can't claim ignorance of the law. But the heir to a billions-dollar fortune and top ranking staff member on a presidential campaign somehow can't be expected to know anything.

[@xtensionxward3659]

​@@sailorplanetmars6103 he is a president fr fuck sake he should know the ''Law '' . specially if it is as obvious as this one , and the fact that he should've had asked before because it does sound suspicious to any sane person !

[@zach2000king]

Oh so hillary should have gone to prison for storing classified information on a private email? Good to know nice logic liberal

[@rebeccahj]

Certain crimes, including things like tax fraud, require willful, deliberate intent (actually almost all crimes do, but in criminal matters like homicide, an insanity defense is usually in play when discussing not knowing that murder is wrong/illegal). The IRS has said that almost 20% of people violate the tax code in some way when submitting their income taxes, but the tax code is obviously complicated and difficult to decipher so, generally speaking, if it doesn't appear that someone intentionally tried to defraud the IRS, they assume it was just a mistake and don't attempt to prosecute. This applies as well for areas like election fraud, where if you don't know that you broke the law and therefore didn't have willful intent, it isn't considered a criminal offense. In most criminal offenses, the need to prove intent to commit a crime seems almost silly (like in homicide) because an action is so obviously criminal, but unfortunately, it becomes significantly more important when there's an absolutely incompetent administration, legal team, and president involved.

[@PreciousBoxer]

Pleading ignorance has never won me a favorable verdict. I was even told once by counsel I hired that I couldn't afford to plead innocent, which is supposed to be my right. There's an unwritten American law that says the rich get sprung while the poor get hung.

[@curioussoul6059]

You used to be correct. But you just wrote down that "unwritten law", so now it is a written law :O "Rich get sprung, poor get hung" - you, random internet person :o

[@sethlord2143]

How often have you tried to please ignorance? I doubt it would work a second time for anyone

[@JonasDAtlas]

In many judicial systems, there is what's called a "trial penalty" that means if you go to trial you get a harsher sentence - it's meant to incentivise plea deals because the court system is overworked, which is all kinds of messed up once you think about it a bit.

[@Bidwellz9]

well, you dont have to be rich, but pleading innocent means trial....you can go to trial without being rich but a good lawyer doesnt come cheap.

[@kiyo4476]

The moment you realize the nickname "Stupid Watergate" was way more accurate than anyone thought.

[@MrZaborskii]

This

[@johnnihil1689]

Donald is having a Trumpertantrum over the report lol

[@austinkonrad]

Didn't watch but let me guess he no makes of mention of the Trump Tower meeting with Joel Zamel, and George Nader which is a impeachable offense, but for some reason not a single Dem Pol nor major MSM pundit including Maddow has ever mentioned it, and why don't they mention it? Because Zamel is is a Israeli who represented a firm that employed several Israeli former intelligence officers and specialized in data collection and social media persuasion and George Nader, is a emissary for Saudi Arabia and UAE, and neither Zamel nor Nader have anything to do with Russia.

[@Duffman-zn7ku]

The second moment when you realize that this is what Shillery lost a popularity contest to...

[@ericnick4498]

@@Duffman-zn7ku Which is saf. Trump is the worst of the worst who shouldn't deserve to live or be remembered. Says alot about Hillary. Vote Bernie2020

[@jacobhubbard9266]

So basically what you're saying is that Trump's own incompetency is what saved him from indictment. That is both hilarious and terrifying.

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

Only a complete imbecile shall be allowed to lead the USA. Worked for Bush jr., who was reelected for that quality.

[@ROKNROLLNinja]

He was accused of a crime, that doesn’t mean its true. Just like someone could accuse you of treason, take you to trial, lose, and show the world how corrupt they are in the process. Or even better, accuse you of sexual assault, pretend to be a victim, lose, and get dumped like last years leftovers. That’s what the left does. Make accusations and lose, over and over. When do you think people will wake up to the corruption and indoctrination in politics, the msm, and recently school campuses.

[@OfAngelsAndAnarchist]

That’s a pretty good impression of how John Oliver talks

[@Iason29]

This form of judgement in courts goes back a long time, where a person is found guilty of being stupid, or cannot be prosecuted properly because he was too stupid to know what he was doing. That sort of thing you'd watch in some old movie classic so no idea if that could ever be real...but in this case it actually is, but how is this fair? Are we to be lenient on people cause they can't "help being stupid"? Why no just put them in jail, and there they might find plenty of time to figure it out, without pressure.

[@RORRIMMIRROR]

Unfortunately.

[@colinmartin6505]

TELLING OFFICIALS TO DO THINGS THAT MAY CONSTITUTE OBSTRUCTION, IS OBSTRUCTION

[@Actinuon]

And that's not what the Muller Report was set to examine. That part is left to the rest of the governing body to ask that to be examined. I do worry that if we spend all of our time trying to identify the elephant in the room, we'll lose sight on what we're trying to do.

[@SociallyTriggered]

No it is not. Trump asked for ways to end the witch hunt. His advisors basically were there to advise him on what could be done. In this case, he had no legal means to end the bogus investigation.

[@pet3r387]

SociallyTriggered First of all, if it’s “bogus” then why not let it play out? It will show his innocence if he has done nothing wrong. Second: He didn’t ask for advice, he ORDERED to have Mueller removed...

[@SociallyTriggered]

@@pet3r387 He didn't order Muller removed. He asked for this. There is a difference. He wanted Muller removed because he knew that Muller was very biased against him. Imagine anyone undergoing a massive investigation. We all have done things dirt can be found on anyone especially if the one doing the investigation is motivated to find fault. The thing was nothing was found. Now they are trying another witch hunt to suggest Trump was obstructing. The goal isn't for justice but to undermine the president. The left hates Trump without any good reason. They believe the lies he is racist and crazy etc. I recently saw an interview where Trump talked about avoiding human causalities in Afghanistan and the left interrupted as if Trump wants to use nukes. Trump seeking a peaceful solution is seen as warmongering. I did a video about this because I thought it was so insane.

[@emperorziko6321]

SociallyTriggered Wow. Are you actually stupid, or are you trolling?

[@warrcoww6717]

At first I thought that the slogan "Stupid Watergate" was a bit biased and unfair, but after the Mueller report I think it's impossible to say that that slogan is inaccurate.

[@1prozzak6616]

I think you owe John Oliver and his staff an apology.

[@multifanderisverycrafty]

@Laura Brown literally, no one asked

[@theorbitheart3679]

"I'm sorry officer, I didn't know I couldn't do that" Never thought it would work outside a Dave Chapelle bit

[@detectivemarkseven]

The excuse of a white guy :D

[@1Reevee]

You know in this specific crime intent is an element

[@HectorWPadilla]

TheOrbitHeart Chip 😂😂

[@kimberlywatson7381]

I was just thinking that 🤣🤣🤣

[@Tuton25]

To be fair though, that's sort of the definition of murder and manslaughter.

[@adrianoines521]

Is it 1.30 AM? Yes. Do I have to wake up at 6? Yes. Am I going to watch the hell out of this? Of course.

[@BeingShari]

11:30p west coast is the best coast

[@jamiewells22]

I relate.

[@floris2971]

It’s 8:39 in Europe

[@jeremynicolas3575]

It's 02:38 and going to work at 6, hahaha

[@dparku]

this is the most relatable thing i’ve ever read

[@TheHeroOfMobius]

Now here's a line that's aged well: "If I may quote the advice that Alec Baldwin's attorney gives his client, 'being angry is not the same thing as being innocent.'"

[@WonderLady]

John Oliver has been a major source of comfort

[@Royalbluelemonz]

Man whoever photoshops the images for this show has a fun job.

[@JohntechFL]

If I recall correctly they make a bunch that don't get used that are posted on their or some website.

[@reknown123]

trump kissing Ivanka is real

[@BlizzardofOze]

At least one of them is Beef- I mean Dan Gurewitch.

[@amosbahiri215]

Confucius say?

[@dancepiglover]

Fun, but sometimes disturbing.

[@saxyrep1]

If I hire a hitman to kill my wife but he refuses and I ask 9 other hitmen to do it and they still refuse. Is it still not conspiracy to commit murder ? Is it not a crime ?

[@userou-ig1ze]

actually a way better example than what Oliver brought. Wait do I remember? Something about fucking mailboxes? I think writing on this episode was cut a bit short...

[@em5522]

It's not. Conspiracy requires at least 2 people agreeing to commit a crime. What you're describing is solicitation and yes, you'd be on the hook for that.

[@userou-ig1ze]

@@em5522 in that scenario both parties agree to kill a person

[@lindinle]

No. But you might wamt to ask your wife some questions.

[@themarinaraman9580]

Attempted murder, if the other guy was really good.

[@kenpanderz672]

i have genuinely no idea how anyone could be up on their research, reasonable and still be in favor of Trump being the president of the United States of America.

[@saranghae2808]

Unfortunately, people are stupid and choose to remain so.

[@evrtt_trn]

it’s what happen when all of your research comes from within the conservative circle.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Hahaha yeah, unfortunately their research was extremely self contained to just things approved by the cult It's like flat earther levels of restricted information and dismissing the metric ton of facts to the contrary

[@Justin-et7pz]

Libtard TDS. All the Russia, Russia, Russia garbage. Waste of time and money, look at Biden and reflect on the libtard agenda.

[@Twelvehourpowernap]

Up on your research eh??? You are a moron, unfortunately, and the fact that you enjoy this show is proof enough. This show is like add happy mean political propaganda for young teenagers.

[@artierupinen9240]

A lot of smug Conservatives saw this and got pissed.

[@thefleas]

Remember - next time you get pulled over by a cop for speeding, just say you were legitimately angry by a sincere belief that you hadn’t been speeding. See how that works out for ya.

[@jettheinrich19]

So what did Trump do that's illegal if he did anything that was close to illegal don't you think the media would be all over that

[@tomrecane6366]

I’m getting my keys right now!

[@MrFerGi]

Or that you are so ignorant as to the laws that govern driving in the city that you should be spared from such ticket

[@09crafty09]

But he has evidence. Exact evidence. In relation to this topic. Muller could have forged the evidence to be skewed to deny trump. Just like the police officer could have done when he pulled you over. But it seems like he wanted to get it right. Which is exactly the type of person we need in our government. One that looks for the hardcore evidence first. “Innocent until proven guilty” in most cases you have to prove without a doubt. And even though there are ideas and specks of him doing something wrong there wasn’t exact evidence.

[@Duffman-zn7ku]

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[@elunico97]

"Oh, I didn't know (enter crime here) was illegal." Is going to be my alibi for everything.

[@Cudgeon]

Only works if you are a billionaire, I'm afraid.

[@leam89]

It will no work for you

[@regismartel8772]

@@leam89 what you say is fully and sadly accurate in every term and rule of existence, in fact the way you say it, makes it cut deeper

[@iberdeber8248]

"hello 911 what is your emergency you're being murdered? that's illegal people can't do that"

[@jovi8422]

Ah yes, the "white friend named Chip" defense: "I'm sorry officer, I didn't know I couldn't do that."

[@SPDYellow]

Again, there's a reason John Oliver refers to this scandal as Stupid Watergate.

[@AmbyJeans]

It has so many parallels to the actual Watergate, it's crazy!

[@jinnah6524]

I want to like this comment but i don’t want to change the count from triple 6

[@jenniferclark746]

Billygoat: Baaaaaaah

[@radschele1815]

I just realised, that a baby killing snake is quite similar to the Greek legends of Hercules... took me really long....

[@biocapsule7311]

So it isn't a lack of intent but a lack of competency.

[@somerandomedgyguy1723]

Very relieving, now they can just roll with that to save their BLANKs

[@sebastianalegre7148]

Not knowing your actions are unlawful has never been substantial grounds to avoid jail. Why is it now?

[@abthedragon4921]

Why in deed? That was sarcasm BTW

[@daviddelaney2407]

@Rickie Matthews ... who might this Hillary person be? --Dave, I don't think she appears anywhere in the Mueller Report, the subject of tonight's video edit: added a silent 'e'

[@rumble1925]

@Rickie Matthews Seems like it went over your head.

[@buzolibre]

they have to show criminal intent I reckon

[@Chanarie3]

@Rickie Matthews No worries I'll explain it to Rumble and David for you Lock er up, lock her up Hillary corrupt she colluded with the Russians to win the election that's how she got the POPULAR VOTE, she bribed them with URANIUM, money went to CLINTON FOUNDATION not to mention her EMAILS which were never found because Russia is hiding them for her... #Trump 2020 #Build the wall #Lock er up # Trump no COLLUSION

[@matthewmuir8884]

Finally! Another episode comes to Canada! Now, will you please give us the rest of this season and the previous one?

[@cyborgrat]

KZbin is trying to sell the season for 24.99$

[@1prozzak6616]

@Quentin Styger They have posted videos to their Facebook page that aren't available in Canada over the past few weeks, so SHUT THE FUCK UP YA FUCKING IDIOT.

[@Quizzter]

use a vpn, you get them when they air.

[@Onigirli]

@Quentin Styger Yes they have and Canada has been region-cockblocked for reasons undefined. As a fellow leaf I'd second the guy who suggests using a VPN. Fallout was right, the States are totally getting ready to annex Canada

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@Onigirli If the States try to annex Canada, I'll see you on the front lines in Southern Nunavut (I'm assuming they'll advance quickly and the result will be similar to Germany vs Russia 70 years ago; they can't use nukes after all since we're so close to them, and Winter's our main advantage). Together, we'll remind them why they lost when they tried that in 1812.

[@EliStettner]

"Good for you bruh, Hustle for that muscle Sore today strong tomorrow, am I right Get swole feed the soul From one beef tower to another Respeeeeect" 5:05 LMAO

[@soultopus]

I thought he said beef towel, and I was very confused.

[@lagautmd]

As to Trump, Jr. et al not knowing they were breaking the law, I had always been taught that ignorance of the law was no excuse.

[@007kingifrit]

many laws start with "whosoever knowingly" at which case ignorance is literally a defence spies are designed to trick people, its not fair to punish those people for being tricked

[@webtheweb]

That doesn't apply if your part of the government or have money

[@kenc2257]

@@007kingifrit Ignorance of the law is NOT [normally] a valid legal defense, though "intent" can be important in many criminal proceedings. If you are somehow tricked, or manipulated into committing a crime, you will most likely be charged and found guilty--if you were coerced/threatened, that might [or might not] be a mitigating factor.

[@blixer8384]

Oh don't be silly the law only applies to poor and middle class people.

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

Unless you are wealthy.

[@VideoSage]

Wait? Why does someone have to be aware of their actions being illegal? If you shoot someone, and claim you didn't know it was illegal- you don't just walk...

[@josephkugel5099]

No that is not an accurate analogy, If I tell you to shoot someone and you don't then neither of us is guilty anything, I someone tells you to jump off a bridge and you don't is that person guilty of attempted murder????? get it yet?? had any of these people told Trump to go F himself and then he took action against them for not following his illegal request then you would have something but that did not happen and this is all just more Democrat BS, Hillary destroyed evidence and no one on the left said booo so don't let the hypocrisy hit you in the ass on the way out the door.

[@VideoSage]

@@josephkugel5099 ... Wow, you failed miserably at understanding anything said in the above video, or my comment. Here is an analogy, should you try to shoot someone, but the gun fails, you still tried to shoot them. Should you try to shoot someone, and you missed, you still tried to shoot them. Trump ordered obstruction, but his underlings failed to follow his illegal orders, he still tried to do so- and, in firing an FBI director for the express purpose of ending an investigation, did succeed, in breaking the law, and commiting Obstruction of Justice.

[@skellington1990]

@@josephkugel5099 So why do people get arrested for trying to hire hit men all the time?

[@ZoniesCoasters]

@@VideoSage wow it's weird seeing a guy from a non political youtube channel getting into a heated political debate.

[@josephkugel5099]

@ Sage Channel: That is wrong again, if you try and kill someone and fail because the gun didn't go off as you said you still pulled the trigger so that is attempted murder, if however you are angry and you turn to your friend and you say go shoot that bastard and your friend says no way and then NOTHING else happens then its not a crime, we live in a country for the moment that has freedom of speech, Trump spouts crap all day long but as long as he doesn't force the issue it may be crass but its not illegal. take for example some Democrat highlights like Madonna talking about blowing up the white house, did she go to jail = NO, Johnny Depp says its about time an actor killed the president and did he go to jail = NO Kathy Griffin has a severed head of Trump and nothing happened to her, all of these things are actual threats but we let them slide so lets stop with the BS and just move along from this nothing story.

[@philmarshall1580]

I feel like our country is being run by Michael Scott on Bath-Salt!

[@1prozzak6616]

Bath-Salt, covfefe, and hamberders, with their powers combined, TRUMP!

[@theveryoriginaldannisky]

Don't you dare bring Michael Scott into this, he is a national treasure!

[@robertgaudet7407]

The country is being run by Todd Packer. Possibly post-decapitation.

[@slothutations]

Thank you for all the episodes of straight up informing the public on issues that matter.

[@normaleighnaughty2928]

That's why trump calls it fake news while real news hosts unintelligible debates.

[@prophetmuhammadwasachildra1078]

John made sure to keep silent on Hillary's proven rigging of the 2016 primary though. Whenever he did allude to it he made sure to defend the lying cheater Hillary. He is still nothing but a sleazy tool of the deep state.

[@Actinuon]

​@@prophetmuhammadwasachildra1078 you sound like a loser to me

[@DanSk451]

@@prophetmuhammadwasachildra1078 Lol!! But...but...but...whatabout

[@Turbo77100]

So the most relevant takeaway of the Mueller Report is this: You CAN be too stupid to not get caught in a crime.

[@christaylor9095]

The problem is, that doesn't work for "regular" people. The "didn't know I was committing a crime" defense will be spectacularly unsuccessful for 99% of people.

[@brian130]

No. It was that the Trump Russian collusion story was in fact complete bullshit. It is now been totally proven that the Steele dossier was a total fabrication, and paid for by the Clintons. It has now always been totally proven that the phoney dossier was the key piece of "evidence" used to get the FISA warrant to spy on the Trump campaign. Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Democrat Party abused their power in the White House to spy on their political opposition. Not only totally undemocratic, but also treason. Ironic. The Democrats accusing Trump of the very crime they themselves committed.

[@larryalden79]

Ignorance of the law is not a legal defense, unless you're rich of course.

[@donaldsouthern5662]

Affluenza

[@couragekarnga8735]

I guess there's no such thing as an attempted crime anymore.

[@michaedove3562]

Its worked twice now recently. Hillary and use of private email for confidential materials and now Trump's team meeting with Russians for the expressed intent of getting dirt on Hillary. Laughable...

[@Greeezy]

@@michaedove3562 do Hillary supporters even give a fuck about her anymore? Or is it just trumpers that keep talking about her... Hmmmmm

[@Upsdriver234]

Yeah just ask Hillary clinton

[@mitchellk272]

11:55 "It's like Bar summarized the twilight novels as a girl from Flordia goes to third base with a Wookiee."

[@tygrahof9268]

His insults should be on billboards across the country. Pure gold! Or on bumper stickers.

[@TheMissingLink2]

Poor person: "I'd like to try this ignorance of the law with my taxes." IRS: "Bet"

[@carolinamurtha3102]

The Missing Link I just wanted to say that your KZbin name and image are AMAZING.

[@WordsofHarmony]

Bubbles McGee what are u, 5?

[@shivangpatel4640]

@Bubbles McGee What part of "poor person" do you not understand?

[@Gino007ish]

@Bubbles McGeeTop comeback - Are you saving your 'A Game chant' "Your face is a corrupt, narcissistic, racist, misogynist" for later?

[@JuQui228]

Bubbles McGee Trump does it

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

"We the rich and powerful have investigated ourselves and found that we have done nothing wrong." US gov. in a nutshell.

[@bowtiethirteentwenty8627]

Isn't that exactly what happened two years or so ago when the GOP House and Senate "investigated" ?

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The US has turned into a Corporatist Nation. Nazi Germany also was Corporatist, by the way...

[@josch5071]

@@davidhollenshead4892 That word does not mean what you think it means.

[@zdcyclops1lickley190]

All governments.

[@nameless9790]

Why have them waste millions on the investigation then if you know that nothing will happen

[@blindmorader]

It's like Arrested Development: Presidential Edition...

[@brokenoho]

I found this story to be extremely lacking, showing off just the comedy nature of the show and falling short of substance. Trying to damn a person or campaign for that matter because they were just too inept is terrible, scary and I thought it would have been against the spirit of this show. All that said, this comment was hilarious and I will remember this presidency as "Executive Arrested Development."and

[@VanessaLoveCounselor]

I'd watch it. I hope that Trump escapes to Mexico, too.

[@maryanneslater9675]

@@brokenoho - The important thing to remember is that they were inept at _trying to commit unethical and/or illegal acts._

[@kadellagroove]

lol. only if Steven Millers loses a hand and gets a hook. "I'm a monster!!!!!"

[@usam-zf6gc]

@@kadellagroove Sorry, Obama left and Hillary lost, so no, not arrested development

[@sorryclaire8920]

11:00 Joke finally paid off, 2 years later.

[@TheBoomFLY]

"oh sorry officer, I... didn't know I couldn't do that" "Well now you know, move it. Move it!"

[@lastfirst5238]

Chappells show!!

[@dorianj74]

Dammit, Chip .....

[@StaticShockNene]

😂 Long live Chapelle!

[@ninjaguysith]

Dave! Close your butt cheeks!

[@markysparkyandfriends]

Richard Torres i love that everyone replying this thread gets this obscure reference of Dave Chapelle

[@Haannibal777]

If this were a film, I would have stomped out of the cinema and cursed the writer for such a ridiculous plot.

[@shanelchamik2177]

It would probably be a comedy

[@victoriadelaney1123]

It's the scariest, funniest & stupidest reality show I've ever watched. And I've watched some shit. Watching the second season in horror praying it gets cancelled.

[@360.Tapestry]

@Him Next Door you might have high blood pressure

[@Jack-Lack]

If you want to see a film like this, you should check out Burn After Reading or The Informant. Related: recent reality has caused me to rethink what should or shouldn't be considered bad, unrealistic writing.

[@antonbrakhage490]

@Cgi Dude You don't even joke about that shit. Comment reported.

[@angelafisher5726]

It is now July 2020.... how long ago this all seems.... and how MUCH has happened and changed since this... Just hearing live studio audiences for example.... thinking Trump couldnt get much worse... or thinking he could possibly get removed.... both grossly wrong thoughts.... Ohhh how I miss 2019. Lmao. . Heres hoping i NEVER miss 2020

[@--enyo--]

Angela Fisher I hope I never hear laugh tracks/live audiences again, however otherwise yeah. Damn. Remember how Trump was impeached for obstructing justice? Somehow so much shit has gone down I genuinely forgot.

[@mikelxanadu]

You were beyond foolish if you actually expected him to get removed from office

[@davidbrown8546]

Speaking from 2021, you ain't seen nothing yet

[@enterprise0987]

Can't say how much I love this show!!

[@laysonbrooks7658]

Trump's staff was playing "hot potato" with his orders😂😂😂

[@spg1794]

cant hire people who are TOO reliable when youre a complete crook

[@TheCountOfMommysCrisco]

Perhaps the most frightening part, is that he can bark an order at his staff, and they're pop-up, backs straight and saluting, and say "Yes, sir! Right away, sir!" and then turn around and, ya know, not do it... And they know they can get away with it, because he has the attention span of a fucking goldfish. Donald J. Trump is psychologically inept for office, long before the moral and legal questions even arise.

[@silverblue73]

Where the potato represents a flaming shit

[@tomsenft7434]

I want a refund for my share of taxes that paid for Sanders' salary. I don't pay her to lie to me.

[@zorktxandnand3774]

Holy shit! This may mean that it is totally possible that Donald gave 1 or multiple orders to Nuke (insert random country he is now mad at for whatever reason), and the order was ignored. I hope they have a script for this. If order=WW3 then ignore Else, also ignore

[@someone890]

Still definitely not a guy exploding through a table.

[@moniquebell8191]

It would've been such a great show if it was.

[@MoniqueHardie]

Thanks for saving me the click 😂

[@DavidVT23]

That snake was fine: "Red touches black, you're okay Jack. Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow."

[@jaibhimadevi5805]

Rod Rosenstein *never blinks* in those clips of Barr's press conference; great deer-caught-in-the-headlights impression, Rod! *(O_O)*

[@serafinhikes]

Unknowingly breaking the law doesn't absolve someone of culpability.

[@007kingifrit]

it does in many cases actually, many laws start with "whosoever knowingly" for example; many people accidentally aid foreign spies.....but its only illegal if you KNEW YOU WERE DOING IT

[@Malcadon]

Unless you are rich as shit, with an army of lawyers.

[@dirtbikemike150]

Tell that to Hillary Clinton

[@willtheprodigy3819]

Incorrect. Many laws stipulate intent. Murder, for instance, has different levels based on intent.

[@terrencelockett4072]

@@willtheprodigy3819 But doesn't that also sometimes help lawyer-ed up murderers go free. So an actual murderer saying they were found innocent of the crime they were charged with doesn't give you the nuances of the court case or the law.

[@KhashayarRahimi]

I love how John Oliver team digs into such stories. Great journalism work to experience on TV.

[@drumraider]

Yeah, and his team and him do most of it through a massively biased lens, so it's not what I'd call "journalism." Esprcially when he's interrupting every 2 minutes with a childish joke or making fun of someone.

[@KhashayarRahimi]

@Eromanga Sensei I know, I have seen that episode too. But his work is far more "journalistic" than the other shows.

[@KhashayarRahimi]

@@drumraider I see your point.

[@aiwash2766]

Marvin less biased than most everything is biased nowadays

[@xXghostdog77Xx]

@@NoobNoobNews Do you have any specific examples of him being wrong or lying? If so please link it. Because everything I've seen him do is top notch and concise work.

[@peterfox6159]

This video needs to go VIRAL as f***!!!

[@angelchase7857]

Ignorance of the law excuses no one.

[@hazukichanx408]

Just so. It's the responsibility of each person to learn enough of the law to avoid breaking the law. And in this day and age with the internet and KZbin and all these people speaking their minds and sharing not only ideas but sources and information, the whole law thing is even beginning to apply to rich people! O.o

[@oscarmccormack1611]

Not sure, but I believe that the legal definition of collusion (or similar) requires intent. Still doesn't excuse obstruction of justice.

[@Dj_DookieFumes]

Except Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Barrack Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein and on and on. The politicians of this country are America's royalty and as long as they have all the money, they'll never see a day in jail.

[@curioussoul6059]

Except for the ultra-rich folks, apparently :P

[@curioussoul6059]

@@Dj_DookieFumes Yeah, all those right-wingers and centrists did a lot of criming. I wonder if we'll ever have left-wing representatives... probably not, one of the pre-requisites of becoming a politician is getting funding.. and how would someone get funded by someones with loads of cash if their campaign includes taxing people with loads of cash to help out the entire rest of society?

[@bakarenibsheut12]

I seriously think John Oliver's secretly creating a Roombaverse with these videos - there's at least one Roomba joke in nearly each one.

[@sarahlongstaff5101]

"being angry is not the same things as being innocent." Yup.

[@BaaByBoOoM]

in most cases being angry even emphasizes that you are guilty

[@DanSk451]

@A Very Large Rock Then why avoid answering questions? "I don't remember...I don't recall" from the 'greatest memory" is just a chickenshit cop out.

[@DanSk451]

@A Very Large Rock You should just listen to the man then, he tells you himself. There is no need to have "the media" interpret anything he says. If the crime never happened why is he so scared of anybody saying anything under oath? He says the report clears him, then why not have Mueller go and confirm this? You may say you're biased but the world sees you as a cult victim very similar to the Jim Jones Peoples Temple victims. Denying reality and what is right in front of you because a lie is repeated over and over is exactly how Jim worked.

[@hazukichanx408]

See also the tragistupid case of Brett "If you look closely you can see I'm not _actually_ crying" Kavanaugh.

[@ilikepeople1795]

Except when youre found innocent then you were rightfully angry

[@josephmort4039]

Remember when we thought this would amount to... anything?

[@Sem5626]

remember when this was the worst thing he did?

[@Anvilman]

I remember when people (including myself) were naive enough to think Republicans in Congress might actually try to hold Trump accountable for his misdeeds.

[@josephmort4039]

@@Anvilman Oh my sweet summer child...

[@Anvilman]

@@josephmort4039 Alas, we're long past that point.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

I have been waiting for this more than I have for Christmas, ever in my life.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Specifically, this video

[@leetraviusmckay314]

Cohen was the only one who followed Trump's orders and looked what happened to him

[@omarious]

Look, not looked!

[@lordadmiralbokbok3499]

funniest thing is by cohans own admition it was never a direct order, just a suggestive nod lol

[@Thumbsupurbum]

Yea, he's been given the ability to tell the government when he's going to start his prison sentence.(which he still hasn't started btw) Instead of the other way around. And I'm using the term prison very loosely, because he's not really going to prison. He's going to some cushy bed n breakfast, just like Martha Stewart did.

[@Seth9809]

Huh.

[@alexandercanella4479]

@@Thumbsupurbum well he did have surgery and required physical therapy and has more hearings. He'll be in prison by the middle of May.

[@spg1794]

i aint got no fancy law degree or but I dont think that lack of knowledge of a law means you're allowed to break it

[@BrynnBeverly]

SPG especially if you're a gov official

[@allisontallantmcculley1047]

“Your honor I didn’t know stabbing him 87 times was against the law, please don’t send me to jail”

[@tomrecane6366]

Sure it is! That’s why I skipped drivers ed. Now the cops can’t touch me.

[@shawnjavery]

@@allisontallantmcculley1047 it's hardly comparable. That's a violent crime compared to a failure to comply with a regulation.

[@allisontallantmcculley1047]

Shawn Javery Twas a joke my guy

[@jonathansanders5308]

since when was not knowing something was illegal stopped it from being illegal to do...

[@brain_apostrophe_t]

“I’m sorry officer... I didn’t know I couldn’t do that....”

[@nulnoh219]

So, despite Russians wanting to help, The Campaign was too dumb to work with. Despite THIS, he got elected anyway. This is how dumb this whole thing is.

[@Kevin-iu8hl]

It's like a racist Mr. Magoo accidentally became president

[@europeansovietunion7372]

So Trump is guilty of being innocent?

[@RevanLaughs]

Han O'Neem asking people to do illegal things and either failing out of ineptitude or refusal doesn’t make him innocent. Did you happen to be someone dumb enough to vote for the orange turd by chance?

[@kahvakuula8050]

Yeah but russians hacked DNC servers, got Clintons emails, manage to create huge following via social media and created Trump rallies from dust...and rigged the poles in few states?

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

@@kahvakuula8050 Clinton basically bought the primary, she was running the DNC from her office and rigged everything against the more popular candidates. Also Clinton was colluding with the Saudis, so both general candidates were corrupt and playing dirty.

[@arthenosthefirst8176]

I thought ignorance of the law was not considered a reason to be innocent.

[@unironicallyslappingknees]

perhaps in a just system, but a just system we do not have

[@trenauldo]

Technically, ignorance of the law is not a defense and therefore cannot be offered up in court proceedings as such.

[@mojoman2001]

There are some crimes where specific intent is required. Sure, for running a stop sign, no intent is required. For murder, intent to kill is required. It depends on the definition of the crime in the applicable statute. Crime is just a definition of behavior.

[@Pringlesman]

@-- Killing without intent is manslaughter.

[@bluewinterstorm]

@-- it a matter of manslaughter (accident) vs. Murder (planned). The latter has a longer maximum sentence, but both will put you in jail.

[@alexanderk7422]

Unfortunately, Mueller was right not to have recommended any charges on Trump because that is beyond the scope of the powers of his office AND would be a conflict of interest... it is actually best that he conducted his investigation and left the conclusion to the AG and Congress. Mueller should have filed charges against more Trump campaign/cabinet members to include Donald Jr. This situation, at the very least, begs for us to review and revise a slew of legal questions as well as to seriously consider limiting Presidential powers of appointment as well as te overall scope of Presidential authority.

[@susanrolstad9338]

True but i think mueller did i this way because Trump as long as president could pardons don Jr. Or others. Trump needs to be out of office before the axe falls

[@Actinuon]

@@susanrolstad9338 He wasn't asked to investigate actions of the president due to the investigation. In my eyes the president hung himself with his actions due to the investigation, but that's left for another probe. And that probe probably won't happen because the first probe failed to bring a conclusion.

[@alexanderk7422]

@@susanrolstad9338 Great point. Ultimately, impeachment of the President requires an act of Congress and is clearly not within the scope of duty of the Justice Department. Handing the findings of the unredacted DOJ investigation over to Congress is the right thing to do. The President cannot pardon himself so, tactically speaking, if any charges are to be filed the best course of action seems to start from the top down. Technically, the President could pardon anyone whose name appears in the Mueller report from federal charges at any time except himself. Personally, I think there is not enough evidence to win a criminal conspiracy case against the President but there may be grounds to impeach. "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." - US Constitution ^^^ Bribery is a key issue. The potential bribe paid to Stephanie Clifford aka Stormy Daniels is an impeachable offense. The original case seems to have merely been incorrectly filed in federal court rather than state court so it was thrown out on the rather arbitrary grounds of subject matter jurisdiction. I think this rule of jurisdiction was used as a means to avoid hearing the case altogether. Clifford was also ordered to pay Trumps legal fees. I beleive such a Judicial order, especially against a plaintiff who poor compared to the defendant and had a legitimate claim regardless of the improper legal procedure that got the case thrown out, seems punitive in nature. I would argue such a ruling may have been an effort to deter further legal action by Clifford against Trump. But, congress can still demand investigation and impeach... especially with the information we now know about Cohen. This is like Watergate and the Clinton/Lewinsky scandals rolled into one.

[@alexanderk7422]

@@Actinuon I agree. I think obstruction is still on the table as well.

[@js66613]

"A dog man falls in love with a baby" should be the synopsis for the whole Twilight Saga. "Edgy teenage girl overthrows OCD government and falls in love with a noob" might summarise Hunger Games. "Evil overlord gets beaten up by an edgy teenager, a coward and a nerd" summarises the Harry Potter series. And the news headline for a review on the Divergent series reads "series of books fucks up ending of a story about another girl rebel... but don't worry, we saw it coming." Warrior Cats should be "a Shakespearean tragedy featuring cats done in the style of Harry Potter. Expect character death and poorly developed romance." The Pegasus series could be summarised as: "Ice-cream eating horse with wings falls on roof. Divine and government shenanigans ensues." The Inheritance Cycle could be reviewed in the papers under the following title: "How To Train Your Dragon: If Hiccup Chose Toothless Over Astrid." The Guardians of Childhood Series should be re-titled: "A Band of Mary Sues Fight Powered Hitler, Because Now Suddenly Hitler Supports the Rights of Wolves. Don't Worry, Band is Led By Slavery Supporter." Unless you want me to shut up, I have more. Feel free to use them or trash them.

[@ravenrose5712]

Got anything for Guardians of Ga'Hoole?

[@js66613]

@@ravenrose5712 I think I might: "Thor: Age of Owls - Now Includes Child Exploitation & Snakes Where Snakes Shouldn't Be." Hmm... that didn't come out so well... Also, I actually like some of those movies/books.

[@a.h.s.3006]

Lord of the Rings?

[@acciousername6776]

Maximum Ride series...

[@liamodahl1205]

You seem too fond of the word "edgy" and seem to not completely comprehend its use.

[@josetheragood3213]

I can't help but picture Jared Cushner trying to collude with Russia and being foiled every time by a moose and squirrel that only he can see.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Is that a reference to something?

[@notarobot6742]

@@couragekarnga8735 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGLMaGmHhMitjKM

[@priscillajimenez27]

@@couragekarnga8735 Boinkal?

Thanks, Jose. Now the only think I want is to see a series about that.

[@BradGryphonn]

That's Gold.

[@HyperLuigi37]

Stupid Watergate was shockingly accurate. And it’s sad.

[@couragekarnga8735]

And it keeps getting dumber.

[@vetobandito2635]

"Its sad our president isnt a Russian agent" xD

[@bobrolander4344]

More than we thought.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

@@vetobandito2635 "Its sad our president tried to be a Russian agent" xD FIFY

[@luciuspaullus1948]

You’ve been fed lies and don’t care.smh

[@Veritas-ug3pi]

"Never fully understanding how a guy with a full-time job as a press secretary can also be such a max jacked certifiable meat king." 😂😂😂

[@charliegoodwin1933]

It wasn’t the end, but now it is

[@mmhoss]

Since when is ignorance of the law valid reason for breaking it?

[@generalpopcorn6427]

Certain laws have a clause that requires knowing intent on the part of the accused. Most of the laws that people deal with on a daily basis do not require that intent be proven in order to secure a conviction, but some do. The records-keeping law that Hillary Clinton was accused of violating regarding using a private email service to conduct government business required intent, for example. This meant that since she didn't know that the law forbade what she was doing, then she didn't technically violate the law.

[@tError4O4]

I didn’t know I was speeding.

[@generalpopcorn6427]

@@tError4O4 That's not one of those laws that requires the government to claim intent.

[@loganboehnlein2738]

Dave Chappelle: "Sorry Officer I uh, I didn't know I couldn't do that." Cop: "Well now ya know, just get the fuck outta here!"

[@ryans2318]

When you're rich, you're basicallly allowed to do whatever you feel like, i guess

[@renatgal2946]

Dmitriy Klokov was a secretary of energy minister! Energy is power! So he has to lift. That's totaly makes sence.

[@ililililliil]

Reps for Putin

[@miagi1337]

Dmitriy Klokov should be the POWER!-Minister and scream POWER! all day like Terry Crews.

[@AnotherPanther]

Power!

[@MegaPompoen]

Plot twist: the guy lifts weights using nuclear power

[@Suja_Varghese]

Energy isn't power exactly. Power is energy per unit time. So energy is power times times.

[@spookyrosev6467]

“Where a dogman falls in love with a baby” It’s funny because he’s not making it up and that shit really really does happen in Twilight

[@SeamusGleason]

The number of similarities to the Iran-Contra scandal is shocking...

[@Hyperdragon1701]

So youre telling me that Russia was trying to influence the elections but the white house was literally to dumb to do so? Oh the irony.

[@nonyabizness.original]

no. mueller proved that russia DID influence the election, and the trump campaign knew it was happening. these are facts. mueller said he could not prove beyond a doubt that trump worked with russia to make it hapoen.

[@Tustin2121]

Nonya Bizness - not for lack of trying, is what the report concluded...

[@sealand000]

Obama was in the White House at the time.

[@tetsuzhanshi242]

I like how they don't add the context of when he said im f*** even slightly. As in can't get anything done, because tainted by investigation.. like wow.

[@nonyabizness.original]

@@Tustin2121 yeah, and the fact that mueller states that he thinks that a sitting president cannot be charged with a crime anyway... which is the ONLY reason WHY he could not prove trump to have committed conspiracy to defraud an election: because according to the rules as mueller interprets them, he was not ALLOWED to find trump guilty of a crime. otherwise YEAH, trump is an obvious criminal, many times over, for decades.

[@safir2241]

At this point I believe that, even if the report said he had a threeway with Putin & Kim, people would vote for him.

[@danile5285]

Because even though he is a shit candidate, he is a lot better than the alternative, he's crimes don't even come close to Hillary Clinton

[@safir2241]

DANII シ He WAS alot better than the alternative. Clinton was a cunt as well as Trump Now we’ve got some good guys so

[@bellabrodie4740]

You're saying he hasn't?

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

@@safir2241So yes, anyone voting Trump in 2020 is a real piece of shit. He's got a track record of corruption and moral bankruptcy, so nobody has any excuse in voting the next time around.

[@MattCasters]

Not an American so not an involved party but correct me if I'm wrong when I say that Trump does not have a track record of corruption and that in fact anyone's inability to prove that he did something wrong isn't proof that he did. I'm sure even in the US you have this thing called "innocent until proven guilty", right?

[@aussieamon]

I now want to see a movie about Nicolas Cage's personal assistant having to deal with the weirdness that is Nicolas Cage.

[@Chris_KAy]

Best episode so far ^^ we pray for you America

[@SRFriso94]

The most damning thing I think the LWT team missed is Mueller's statement at the beginning of the report which stated all but explicitly that they were never going to find the President guilty of crimes, because he would be incapable of being judged in a fair trial while he is the President because of Executive priviledges. Therefore, Mueller's conclusion could never say 'guilty', only either 'not guilty' or 'it's up to Congress and the Attorney General', the latter of which he stated. LegalEagle did a great video on this. I also think it's important to mention that William Barr's definition of obstruction of justice, as he has stated in the past, is extremely narrow and supported by virtually no one in the legal system, mostly because it completely omits criminal intent, which there definitely was here.

[@vigorouslethargy]

And on the flipside, so many Trump supporters only see "not guilty of collusion" and say the whole investigation was a failure, completely ignoring the, what, 34 people that were either sentenced, set for trial, or deported for their illicit activities during the campaign and during the investigation itself. It pisses me off to no end that there are actual humans this shortsighted.

[@mkjk2534]

feeziep Because the whole point of the investigation was to determine whether Trump colluded or not.

[@supasaiyajinjay5387]

No, it wasn’t. The word collusion doesn’t even appear in Mueller’s appointment letter. The point of the investigation was to investigate any connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government along with any crimes that may arise as a result of the investigation AND determine to what extent Russia interfered in the election. Collusion was not “the whole point”.

[@vigorouslethargy]

@@mkjk2534 That's like entering a raffle with the objective of winning a yacht, instead winning $80,000 cash, and saying it was a waste of time and a failure. My whole point is that there are legions of people *ignoring* all the really terrible shit this investigation brought to light because hearing "Trump didn't directly collude" is more important to them. This is what pisses me off. That people care more about being able to say "lol those libtards were full of shit the whole time" than they do about serious breaches of national security. It's absolutely maddening how little the general populace is willing to actually *think* nowadays.

[@qv43v]

@@mkjk2534 Um...it wasn't.

[@GardEngebretsen]

Imagine being this incompetent. And still winning the Presidency. The United States truly is a magical place.

[@bestleesinna7702]

or that's what they want you to think...

[@wiseguy1512]

Kevin Prima dude how do you think I feel I’m born and raised in Nebraska... I am friends with our governors son and I.... listen its like trying to explain quantum physics to a brick wall.

[@brasticus]

I feel better telling my kids they can be anything they want to be now.

[@isaiclevinstein7910]

@Kevin PrimaThe problem in america is that everyone despite, level of education and beliefs, is allowed to vote? What exactly are you advocating for?

[@21rhocke]

Now imagine losing to someone so incompetent. Oh wait, you don't have to.

[@rocketpower420]

I love John Oliver so much

[@jtszabo1691]

William Barr looks like Fred Flintstone

[@hamobu]

"Obstruction of justice " is upper income version of "Resisting arrest."

[@Seth9809]

Aren't people arrested for crimes?

[@MuzzyBarker]

People are arrested when police decide to arrest them.

[@michaeladkins6]

@@MuzzyBarker Mueller was following the Dept. of Justice guidelines about indicting a sitting president. Which sucks because this administration doesnt follow any guideline or law.

[@newerest1]

@@michaeladkins6 why did Mueller not recommend to indict

[@nonyabizness.original]

normal people get charged with obstruction hundreds of times a day across the country, for little sh*t like refusing to give a name or showing id or answering questions. for us normal folk, the definition of obstruction of justice is not cooperating with police by doing what we're told. people get charged and convicted of this even when they have done NOTHING WRONG, committed no crime. resisting arrest is not standing still to be cuffed, or arguing that you did nothing wrong, or running from the cops. so obstruction is not the poor man's resisting arrest. they are both a crime for the masses, and neither ever applies to the rich and connected. just like most laws.

[@matthewdavis3014]

Obstruction of Justice does not require that the obstruction is successful. The mere attempt falls within the category. It's about intent, not results.

[@MySOAP12]

exactly right. but there is no evidence of intent

[@natemullikin]

No. There is no evidence that would stick to a unique office that is historically immune from prosecution.

[@stephenpena7813]

EXACTLY!!

[@wirelesmike73]

@@MySOAP12 You are so full of shit.

[@GannerRhysode]

wirelesmike73 anyone looking at this debacle can see Trump doesn’t see his actions through a legal lens. Trump obviously wasn’t trying to obstruct justice because in his mind he was being investigated for nothing, so him trying to interfere wasn’t intent to obstruct but rather a temper tantrum

[@adam346]

Too incompetent to be useful, too dumb to be followed... That is one special president. Wonder where they park the short bus.

[@sirtoby4939]

1600 Pennsylvania avenue

[@wonderbugone]

The audience was real energetic in this one 😂

[@IAmSuzyQ]

Thank you, Your honor. I'd like to plead "Too dumb to know it was a crime" . Why not? Crazier things have happened. Remember the "Affluenza" case, when that kid was too rich to know any better? He basically walked after having killed a handful of people while driving drunk. Sickening.

[@artembentsionov]

That’s why America isn’t really a meritocracy. Being born rich is treated the same as being born an aristocrat. In a better system, the judge and the jury would ignore how much money someone has when deciding guilt or innocence.

[@grimreaper3780]

Worked for HRC too

[@mauricobian]

Or the college kid that raped a girl and got like a week in jail.

[@Buttercup697]

Joe Roberts HRC WASN’T born rich you twit. She WORKED her way up to her position and her wealth.

[@megaray9999]

To make it even worse you left out the part where the Affluenza kid ended up violating his agreement with the judge after getting away with it and was recorded drinking at a party. He then fled the country with his mother to avoid going to jail. 😑

[@hl5273]

This the most succinct explanation of Mueller's findings to date. Thank you.

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

@ULGROTHA dude the redacted information would be people's names and addresses and to release that info would basically be doxing all those people and allowing lefties to attack them.

[@matthewflorio2705]

In my opinion, this is one of Mr. Oliver's best pieces.

[@tntcheats]

Didn't notice "William Goat" the first time watching (chief of staff). 10/10

[@cc2cc1cc]

Every American needs to see this

[@MarcofKenya]

Me: *enjoying music* John Oliver: it’s time my child

[@B_Skizzle]

Same here, except I was watching the Classic Tetris World Championships.

[@allykat760]

Same lol

[@anchorbait6662]

@@B_Skizzle where do i find such a thing?

[@DippKlippGuy]

Praise be, praise be

[@MarcofKenya]

Robert McDaniel jeez 😂😅

[@McSpinkles]

At 7:50, I really wish John said “that means the baby has Herculean strength” considering the baby killed the snake

[@bluesmamarara9213]

What happened to the adage that ignorance of the law is no excuse, and when it comes to conspiracy, one hand doesn't have to know what the other is doing to be complicit, and thus, guilty.

[@blitzkrug]

No smoking gun, but sure is a lot of empty shells, and gunpowder residue

[@EMcL88]

@@mondoshredder5783 and were only .22 caliber

[@americancitizen748]

Kind of like in the O.J Simpson case, eh?

[@blitzkrug]

@@americancitizen748 exactly! You ask one side, hes innocent. Ask the other side, hes guilty AF

[@friedlish]

You seem to have misspelled "smocking gun". 😉

[@toruno7710]

Fortunately thar was the last investigation! Oh wait...

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Who remembers the "Quiet Resistance in the Whitehouse" op-ed from 2018? This had to be what they were speaking of... Ultimately, did they save us, or did they save Trump? ... ...

[@trinitydraco1]

I was thinking the same thing. In the end I consider that passive resistance to have been a success as we at least HAVE the report, insomuch as it was able to be investigated and released. If Trump had his way we would know nothing but his narrative, so for that I am grateful.

[@guillermolozano8461]

If they carried out his orders, we might have something substantial to charge him on but whoever carried out the request might also be implicated. Guilty by association. I'm just guessing though.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

@@trinitydraco1 I didn't think of that, in full. Had he been obeyed, he'd have ended the report. Had he been obyed, he'd have committed more crimes, but they would have stayed a secret...

[@je7055]

Bob Woodward wrote quite a bit about it in Fear, also. Trump's cabinet taking documents off his desk and the like to prevent him from randomly scuttling our trade agreement with South Korea for no reason, which (on top of fouling our relations with Seoul, one of the most important alliances in the world) would jeopardize our national security given that the agreement is what allows us to use a missile detection system there that would detect a launch from NK in seconds, as opposed to 15 minutes without it. That's why so many people come and go from his cabinet, their job basically becomes a stressful nightmare of continually defying Trump's orders and misleading him so he doesn't do anything catastrophically reckless. That's why it's concerning that he's finally cycled through enough people to find a crew of yes men that are mostly willing to go along with him. Oliver touches on it offhand in the video but he really should've stressed it more. So as for the question of whether they were saving us or Trump, it was probably both. Saving us from his reckless impulses, and saving him from, well, himself.

[@jonm7888]

Who cares, impeach him and we get Pence for a year. Focus on progressive policies, that are proven to be popular.

[@vhr]

Holy shit this was quite overwhelming for someone (like me) that didn't follow any of this in the news.

[@dereksmith4791]

What a great summation Mr Oliver!!! Can only guess how many people are behind a presentation like this (not the effects/setup but the topics&words) but this is fantastic am going to try sharing this to the handful of people who I know who like trump, always love when there's clearly-bad things I can link because their responses are always just great (the dancing/gymnastics to get-around acknowledging things like "clearly guilty/dodgy behavior" in this context, for example!) Thanks HBO for being cool enough to share these!!!!!!

[@themuffinman737]

Who watches Last Week Tonight with John Oliver at 3am?? Me: *OH BOY Its 3am!*

[@bari6708]

Is that a motherfucking spongebob refrence

[@UofMMan357]

@@bari6708 Yes, yes it is 😂

[@roccoricigliano2853]

2:55 Rochester New York

[@frozenfrosty00]

You posted this at 2:35 am dork

[@bryannaroditskiy9984]

This oddly accurate.

[@ikasugami]

"Kellyann Conway died many years ago and is now a skin suit occupied and operated by 300 rats who evolved the ability to lie." 🤣

[@jayarcher3259]

Wow

[@brainflash1]

Her doctor said she was only 239 rats.

[@liddz434]

that's offensive! ...(to RATS!)

[@MrSKINFLICK]

.....and I thought Kellyanne CONway at 12:39 had undergone plastic surgery after she survived a hard drug withdrawal or was an alien with a very thick make-up, created by the evil alien Dr. Trump...!

[@letthesunshinethru2355]

Her husband has had it with those trolling rats and is about ready to turn them in.

[@MrScotchcrotch]

Mr. Oliver, Please tell us you are already working on a full reading of the Mueller Report. Suggestions for possible narrator(s) are as follows: Sam Elliott, Morgan Freeman, Sir David Attenborough, Graham Hancock, Christopher Walken, Andrew Dice Clay, James Spader, to name a few. Thank you for your consideration.

[@KevinP32270]

I enjoyed watching this AGAIN lolol