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Mueller is now asking Barr to order him not to go beyond the 4 corners of the report
Should certainly be the START of changing the game. But you wonder if the Dems are setting themselves up for failure. They shouldn't presume they can't get Mueller beyond the 4 corners of the report before they even start https://t.co/5BHTxXW05g
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) July 23, 2019
Congress Already Has Evidence Trump Lied Under Oath to Robert Mueller
Democrats Are Setting Themselves Up to Fail on Mueller Hearings
From Hope Hicks' testimony to House Judiciary last month: @JacksonLeeTX18 – "Were you ever present when Trump and Cohen
discussed Stormy Daniels?"
Hicks: "No, ma'am." pic.twitter.com/xWCTZ5vna8— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) July 18, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/new-revelation-in-trumps-involvement-in-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payoff-is-an-impeachable-offense-cnn-panel/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://twitter.com/NatSecGeek/status/1151836572872073216
Misguided "Mueller worship" is glossing over how he dropped the ball on the campaign finance case against Don Jr for the Trump tower meeting, and the strong evidence of conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Wikileaks. https://t.co/K7h6P2Rjyy
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) April 19, 2019
Great statement from Ron Klain in a Mueller preview: the MR was constructed to minimize Trump’s wrongdoing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-communicated-repeatedly-with-cohen-aides-amid-scramble-to-pay-stormy-daniels-court-documents-show/2019/07/18/e9ee9c50-a969-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html?utm_term=.f6183ea12349
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/house-judiciary-investigating-hope-hicks-after-new-documents-reveal-she-may-have-lied-to-congress-report/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://www.alternet.org/2019/07/trump-and-hope-hicks-spoke-to-michael-cohen-prior-to-stormy-daniels-hush-money-payments-unsealed-court-records/?utm_source=push_notifications
But Bob Barr shutdown SDNY
#hopehicks convo w/ Cohen 'keep praying' underscore fact that Cohen committed crimes at direction of 'President Trump' yet while Cohen is in a prison cell, Trump is hailed as 'Mr President' and the opposition party votes to table an impeachment inquiry https://t.co/QkMDhlQnIR
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) July 18, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/keep-praying-hope-hicks-texted-michael-cohen-to-ask-god-to-make-the-porn-star-payoff-scandal-go-away/?utm_source=push_notifications
BREAKING: Roger Stone has been ordered to stop posting on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter — on any subject — after a judge found he violated her previous order limiting what he could say publicly about his criminal case https://t.co/7GUYrgTO6V
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 16, 2019
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/robert-mueller-report-encyclopedia-reference.html
On CNN’s WikiLeaks Exclusive: Remember the Other Document Dumps
The documents — hundreds of surveillance reports and visitor logs — build on the possibility that couriers brought hacked files to Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy, a possibility raised by special counsel Robert Mueller in his report on Russian meddling. https://t.co/OqC9GBsIKl pic.twitter.com/Dqh6jbXWrF
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) July 15, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/michael-flynns-former-business-partner-set-for-trial-on-charges-of-illegal-lobbying-for-turkey/2019/07/15/63e6e900-99dd-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html?utm_term=.cab10aaab987
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/michael-flynn-turned-combative-after-mueller-report-release-and-now-his-plea-deal-may-implode-report/?utm_source=push_notifications
The U.S. government has extensive evidence that the Turkish government attempted to influence Trump's 2016 campaign through Michael Flynn, according to a statement read in Alexandria federal court. https://t.co/JvqKgKNN2p
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2019
Interesting question-as if I have time for that!
NOW a bonus question could be: ARE there certain policies that can only be achieved if you totally trash the process? Interesting question…
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) July 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/NLong72/status/1149479582149439490
NEW: House Intelligence Committee met today with David Archey, a senior FBI official on Mueller’s team, behind closed doors, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The committee is reviewing counterintelligence gleaned from Mueller probe. w/@jeremyherb
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 11, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/heres-the-damning-evidence-of-felony-coordination-between-trump-campaign-and-russians-that-the-mueller-report-overlooked-report/?utm_source=push_notifications
House to vote next week on criminal contempt against Barr and Ross – POLITICO https://t.co/xZP5m36SC7
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) July 11, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/flynn-testimony-turkey-lobbying.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-house-panel-disputes-former-trump-associate-sater-s-claim-of-full-cooperation/30046953.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/09/felix-sater-house-panel-obstruction-1404624
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-trump-business-partner-felix-sater-meets-with-house-intelligence-committee/2019/07/09/ec29cb1c-a251-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html?utm_term=.37600c82e70b
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1U410I
https://www.emptywheel.net/2019/07/08/the-steele-dossier-and-the-mueller-investigation-michael-cohen/
The Steele Dossier and the Mueller Investigation: Carter Page
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/putins-america-the-internet-reacts-to-disturbing-images-of-tanks-rolling-into-dc-for-trumps-parade/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/house-democrats-ratchet-up-battle-against-trump-with-new-lawsuit-to-obtain-presidents-tax-returns/?utm_source=push_notifications
‘The enigma of the entire Mueller probe’: Focus on origins of Russian investigation puts spotlight on Maltese professor https://t.co/L3kC2GmDU5
— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) July 1, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/slew-of-russians-cited-in-mueller-investigation-caught-on-camera-during-trump-inauguration-events-report/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://twitter.com/thespybrief/status/1145300018812903425
http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2019/images/06/27/tillerson.transcript.interview.5-21-19.pdf
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/trump-shrugs-at-vladimir-putin-and-says-dont-meddle-in-the-election/?utm_source=push_notifications
Questions for Robert Mueller (and His Prosecutors) that Go Beyond the Show
This is pernicious and foolish advice, based on a total misconception of the special counsel’s role (as contrasted with the role of an FBI Director or ordinary prosecutor), and thankfully too silly to influence Mueller one bit. https://t.co/E3RZvoAWBN
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) June 26, 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/damning-new-details-emerge-on-letter-trump-drafted-that-explicitly-linked-comeys-firing-to-russia-probe/?utm_source=push_notifications
UPDATE: This was a year before the release of the Mueller Report.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, discussed pardons for Paul Manafort and Mike Flynn with their lawyers last summer as Mueller was building cases against them. w/@MarkMazzettiNYT @Jo_Becker @maggieNYT @adamgoldmanNYT https://t.co/TokFLIAmfm
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) March 28, 2018
With news that Mueller will testify in open session on Wednesday, July 17 (h/t @NatashaBertrand)
Here's what I wrote with @AshaRangappa_ @jgeltzer:
"What Congress Should Ask Robert Mueller When He Testifies"https://t.co/8BDvHh39ln#MuellerHearing
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) June 26, 2019
UPDATE: The Mueller Report reveals that both Bannon and Prince destroyed evidence regarding the Seychelles meeting. There are already so many questions for Mueller but here’s another: why not charge them for destroying evidence? Would a more aggressive prosecutor have so charged them?
With Mueller now set to testify before Congress next month that’s two of about 800 questions the Dems need to ask him:
- Was Manafort’s texts about Kushner being in danger of being charged correct?
- If so for what?
- If so how did Manafort know? Was it related to the fact that both of them were present at the Trump Tower Russia meeting of June, 9, 2016?
- If so why was Kushner ultimately not charged? Is it largely due to Manafort’s own misleading statements? Ie did Manafort’s lies save Kushner?
End of UPDATE
(THREAD) This feed has since 2016 been focused on rule of law issues, not public policy debates—on making the nation safe from a common danger (a compromised POTUS), not on the sort of partisan bickering that pre- and post-dates Trump. I'm redoubling my efforts to stay focused.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 21, 2019
NEW: It’s not just Mueller. Democrats want to hear from his deputies too —like Andrew Weissman, Andrew Goldstein, Jeanie Rhee and Michael Dreeben. Expect some of them to join Mueller on the hill next month.
Story w/ @dsamuelsohn https://t.co/dqKAjhWvFn
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 26, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mueller-to-testify-to-congress-in-open-session-about-his-investigation/2019/06/25/dde8c95a-975b-11e9-916d-9c61607d8190_story.html?utm_term=.141dce77ae95
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/finally-muellertime-internet-celebrates-muellers-upcoming-public-testimony-on-russia-investigation/?utm_source=push_notifications
Augment? This was from March 20, 2018
Maddow pointed out the historical analogy last night
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/here-are-5-questions-robert-mueller-must-answer-during-his-congressional-hearings/?utm_source=push_notifications
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-lawyers-have-turned-over-documents-to-mueller-with-hopes-of-limiting-interview-scope/2018/03/19/9174cd54-2b9f-11e8-b0b0-f706877db618_story.html?utm_term=.ec24ed6c454c
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/24/mueller-report-secrets-1376690
The docket files @kpolantz liberated yesterday show that the FBI "maintained" Paul Manafort's dmpint email address when they got a warrant for it in August 2017 (maybe to thwart his foldering habit?). https://t.co/prp75h2QuH
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 25, 2019
https://time.com/5610317/mueller-report-myths-breakdown/
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/ag-bill-barr-killed-7-robert-mueller-investigations-10-days-after-he-submitted-his-report/?utm_source=push_notifications
Paul Manafort Seemed Certain Mueller Would Indict Jared Kushner
Manafort Told Hannity Gates Was in for the Long Haul after Discussing Pardons with Him
NEW: 50-plus pages of Paul Manafort-Sean Hannity text messages from 2017-2018 have been placed in the public record. Here's a link: https://t.co/dLCDMtywAN pic.twitter.com/r57UR2WoAI
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) June 21, 2019
But there are moments for calculation. For prudence, compromise and the careful weighing of competing interests. And there are moments for clarity and conviction. This is such a moment. /3
— Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@jahimes) June 24, 2019
Remember when everyone in the MSM assumed Bannon had no Russian exposure? https://t.co/2ltSlOFKjJ
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) June 21, 2019
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/HJU170550%20Hicks%20interview.pdf
https://twitter.com/qjurecic/status/1140729823196864513
What’s going on now is unlike anything in this country’s past The POTUS is an asset of multiple foreign powers, most of the HOD’s in the Exec Branch are in open defiance of the Constitution & the Senate is solidifying rule by minority for several decades by hijacking the courts.
— Spongebob’s Abrasive Side (@peecheykeen) June 17, 2019
This just in from the strategy team: "go yell at McConnell."
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) June 17, 2019
UPDATE: Stone actually asked Corsi about the deleted Clinton emails
In a Sept. 18, 2016, message, Mr. Stone urged an acquaintance who knew Mr. Assange to ask the WikiLeaks founder for emails related to Mrs. Clinton’s alleged role in disrupting a purported Libyan peace deal in 2011 when she was secretary of state, referring to her by her initials.
“Please ask Assange for any State or HRC e-mail from August 10 to August 30–particularly on August 20, 2011,” Mr. Stone wrote to Randy Credico, a New York radio personality who had interviewed Mr. Assange several weeks earlier. Mr. Stone, a longtime confidant of Donald Trump, had no formal role in his campaign at the time.
Mr. Credico initially responded to Mr. Stone that what he was requesting would be on WikiLeaks’ website if it existed, according to an email reviewed by the Journal. Mr. Stone, the emails show, replied: “Why do we assume WikiLeaks has released everything they have ???”
In another email, Mr. Credico then asked Mr. Stone to give him a “little bit of time,” saying he thought Mr. Assange might appear on his radio show the next day. A few hours later, Mr. Credico wrote: “That batch probably coming out in the next drop…I can’t ask them favors every other day .I asked one of his lawyers…they have major legal headaches riggt now..relax.”
So you can add Stone to the Trump campaign crusade to obtain Clinton’s emails. Stone claims he never spoke to Peter Smith but states Corsi did-thereby throwing him under the bus.
As Marcy Wheeler argues this actually puts Stone’s efforts in an even worse light
“In other words, Stone may not have exhibited foreknowledge of the Podesta dump. By all appearances, he seemed to expect that WikiLeaks would publish emails obtained via the Peter Smith efforts — efforts that involved soliciting Russian hackers for assistance. That actually makes Stone’s foreknowledge more damning, as it suggests he was part of the conspiracy to pay Russian hackers for emails they had purportedly already hacked from Hillary’s server and that he expected WikiLeaks would be an outlet for the emails, as opposed to just learning that Podesta’s emails had been hacked some months after they had been.”
But it also makes the October 11 email — which was shared with still unidentified recipients via foldering, not sent — reported by WSJ the other day all the more interesting. The email seems to suggest that on October 11, the “students” who were really pleased with email releases they had seen so far were talking about the Podesta emails.
“[A]n email in the ‘Robert Tyler’ [foldering] account [showing] Mr. Smith obtained $100,000 from at least four financiers as well as a $50,000 contribution from Mr. Smith himself.” The email was dated October 11, 2016 and has the subject line, “Wire Instructions—Clinton Email Reconnaissance Initiative.” It came from someone calling himself “ROB,” describing the funding as supporting “the Washington Scholarship Fund for the Russian students.” The email also notes, “The students are very pleased with the email releases they have seen, and are thrilled with their educational advancement opportunities.”
In a follow-up, WSJ confirmed the identities of three of the four alleged donors (they’re still trying to track down the real ID of the fourth).
He reached out to businessmen as financial backers, including Maine real-estate developer Michael Liberty, Florida-based investor John “Jack” Purcell and Chicago financier Patrick Haynes. They were named in an email reviewed by the Journal as among a group of people who pledged to contribute $100,000 to the effort, along with $50,000 of Mr. Smith’s own money.
If the Smith conspirators were referring to the Podesta emails stolen by GRU in the same breath as a funding solicitation for Clinton Foundation ones, it suggests that whoever Smith’s co-conspirators were, as late as October 11, they were referring to the Podesta emails in the same breath as the Clinton server ones they were still hunting for.
https://twitter.com/Budz442Bud/status/1140375271863988224
Mueller's investigators say they weren't able to access some evidence from individuals associated with the Trump campaign because they "deleted relevant communications" or used apps that featured encrypting. https://t.co/JB5cvZ7ZoG
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 18, 2019
Meanwhile Pelosi sends McConnell another messaging bill
A source close to McGahn responds: “Anyone who believes Trump wasn’t telling Don to get rid of Mueller using these conflicts is just stupid or believes in the tooth fairy.” https://t.co/L9WBInpJXF
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) June 14, 2019
I finally wrote my 1st piece on the Mueller investigation. This should have happened months ago, but the tragedy of my mother's cancer and her passing prevented me from posting on my page on The Maven, a great site I've been cooperating with. I now start.https://t.co/oFNF4Zjooh
— Ale (@aliasvaughn) March 23, 2019
In his letters to Flynn and Gates, SCHIFF emphasizes that both have committed to cooperate with the government. Though that typically means prosecutors, he's suggesting that judges may look favorably on any decision to aid Congress.https://t.co/M3lp8WrJZT
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 13, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hed-consider-accepting-dirt-from-foreign-governments-on-his-opponents/2019/06/12/b84ba860-8d5c-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html?utm_term=.6949cb8f18d4
Meanwhile, while FBI was investigating Manafort, he continued his crime spree, in part to sell access to Trump to carry out millions in bank fraud, and in part to hide his influence peddling w/Ukraine.https://t.co/SofyGPYg6a
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 11, 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-calls-john-dean-a-sleazebag-ahead-of-his-congressional-testimony-on-the-mueller-report/2019/06/10/dc22f960-8b71-11e9-adf3-f70f78c156e8_story.html?utm_term=.f3d8e9235dee
Thank you Mr. Dean-push the Dems advocate for impeachment
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) June 10, 2019
How about Constitutional Underreach? There has been 1 public hearing in six months. Pelosi has already taken impeachment off the table https://t.co/h9VZycWTeo
— Expand the Court (@ProChoiceMike) June 10, 2019