‘We are done here’: Twitter reactions to the redacted Mueller report’s release
In a matter of minutes after its release, the redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report had dozens of people on Twitter using their lunch hour to scour the details of the more than 400-page document.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr released the report at 11 a.m. Thursday, weeks after Mueller concluded his investigation.
The primary finding from the report is that Mueller and his team considered President Donald Trump’s written responses to queries concerning the Russia probe to be inadequate. However, the team decided not subpoena the president because that move would delay the investigation.
Many Twitter users expressed their perspectives on the findings. Some found issue with the amount of redacted segments in the 400-page report.
I must say that this makes the #MuellerReport much easier to speed read. pic.twitter.com/XjKvVcjy8g
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) April 18, 2019
#BarrCoverUp #MuellerReport pic.twitter.com/5p4jInmB3U
— Monica (@xPiya) April 18, 2019
This is "lightly redacted"? #MuellerReport pic.twitter.com/JAa5GnMPoE
— Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) April 18, 2019
Others felt that the report would be the end of Trump’s presidency. Some social media users considered the evidence overwhelming that the president colluded.
#MuellerReport first page - “Russians interfered in the election in a sweeping and systematic fashion” pic.twitter.com/zAu8YDU5Qz
— ✨The Upthegrove Music School & DreamCycle✨ (@LUpthegrove) April 18, 2019
Everyone is soooooooo .... done .... (maybe well probably not)#BarrReport #AGBarr #BarrCoverUp #Trump #MuellerReport #WeAreDoneHere pic.twitter.com/urQQBREyOT
— K.Z.Z.A (@THA_KZZA) April 18, 2019
Dear @SpeakerPelosi
— GTFO (@GTFOakaFOD) April 18, 2019
As an American taxpaying, voting, citizen, I authorize the Democratic Congress to #Impeach Donald Trump upon evidence in the #Muellerreport of Obstruction of Justice
And everyone retweets this agrees. https://t.co/0wUiaiBlVZ
Several tweeted about the reported direct quote from Trump regarding the investigation. On page 290, a quote from Trump reads "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm (expletive)."
The report, for some, was more of a confirmation that the investigation had more to do with politics than wrongdoing by the president.
Weren’t y’all #Democrats sick of the #birthcertificate nonsense? It went on for a little while, didn’t it? Yeah, that’s this #MuellerReport #COLLUSION business. It’s a bad joke, an overplayed gag that’s gone on for way, waaay too long. It’s over. Only fanfiction will appease you.
— Joe Michael (@supasaiyajoe) April 18, 2019
WH ATTORNEY: Thanks to AG Barr’s unprecedent actions, we have a week to prepare a strong legal response to the #MuellerReport before it goes public. What should we do?
— waitwait (@waitwait) April 18, 2019
TRUMP: I want a dank meme. The dankest.
WH ATTORNEY: Sir?
TRUMP: Dab on my haters
WH ATTORNEY: Uhh... pic.twitter.com/i9szynCyJH
#MuellerReport Russians interfered in the campaign in sweeping & systematic fashion, Manafort gave Russians polling info and identified PA, MI, WI as targets.
— May Brian (@mabri1741) April 18, 2019
Would the press be contacting any candidate other than Hillary for comment? Their bias is astounding and sad.
The hashtag #collusiondelusion was used by some who believed the report exonerated Trump.
Hey Democrats...#Trump2020 #NoRussiaCollusion #AmericaFirst #CollusionDelusion #DemocratsHateAmerica pic.twitter.com/mCx4xfMY2r
— jeff (@SmokedVanilla) April 18, 2019
An absolute travesty what you and your family have been put through. And also tens of millions of tax payer dollars wasted on what they knew was a hoax and a coverup of THEIR crimes. I hope Justice comes a knocking very soon for all of them. #CollusionDelusion #NoCollusion https://t.co/aAUJ9neFCL
— 🇺🇸M⭐️A⭐️G⭐️A🇺🇸 (@cindellis70) April 18, 2019
For a few commentators, the report was deemed as a document that wouldn’t sway the public one way or the other.
Doesn’t matter what the #MuellerReport says. Many people had their minds made up long ago that Trump is guilty and should be impeached, whether there’s evidence to support it or not. This changes nothing for them.
— Mike Richardson (@RFIMike) April 18, 2019
My humble, naive hope for today:
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 18, 2019
That everyone pays attention to what the Mueller report actually says, not what partisans SAY it says...https://t.co/GRUnG6JdnB
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