There’s a lot of noise out tonight, in regards to the Mueller investigation into President Trump.
The media is making a big deal about revelations that Mueller impaneled a grand jury, as if it meant he was going to charge Trump or his associates with a crime. Truth is, grand juries are necessary vehicles to subpoena documents for investigations.
It was also revealed that Trump Jr is to Ben called to testify, which isn’t much of a surprise.
Mueller seems to be expanding his investigation away from Russian meddling and into Trump’s business empire. Thus far, according to Trump’s attorneys, zero documents have been requested.
In response to this CNN story, the President’s attorney, Jay Sekulow, said, “President’s outside counsel has not received any requests for documentation or information about this. Any inquiry from the special counsel that goes beyond the mandate specified in the appointment we would object to.”
According to CNN, thanks to leaks out of team Mueller, the special counsel are reviewing financial records for the Trump Organization, Trump, his family, a son well as associates.
They’re sifting through shell companies, Trump’s real estate properties, as well as his tenants reaching back six years.
Anyone with a Russian last name, literally, is being investigated.
Sounds like a witch hunt.
Mueller’s team consists of three dozen attorneys, investigators and support staff — domiciled in a non descript DC office.
Lastly and probably most importantly, two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are proposing a bill to ‘protect’ the special counsel against potential firing from the DOJ, at the behest of Trump.
In a bipartisan show of support, Sen. Tillis (R) and Sen. Coons (D) intend to introduce the bill tomorrow, which will permit the special counsel, incredulously, to challenge its removal by the DOJ in court, spearheaded by a three judge review panel.
“It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations,” Tillis said in a statement. “A back-end judicial review process to prevent unmerited removals of special counsels not only helps to ensure their investigatory independence, but also reaffirms our nation’s system of check and balances.”
Mueller has unlimited resources, bipartisan support, and now will be immune to firing, all for the purposes of removing Trump from the Presidency.
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When for first time in history. Decrepit geriatrics get tarred and feathered. Gonna be strange. Fucking old people. Getting what they deserve. 2017. Why not.
Imagine if this sort of investigation had happened to Abraham Lincoln. As an Attorney in Illinois, one of his clients was Thomas Durant who was involved in a railroad dispute. After becoming President, Thomas Durant was a founder of Credit Mobilier, the construction company for the Union Pacific Railroad. It would later emerge that Credit Mobilier would bribe 15 DC politicians, but not Lincoln.
But what I am getting at is that with a Mueller-type investigation of Lincoln he would not have survived. In fact no President could survive.
Any investigation should be of Congress – not Trump. That’s where the real corruption can be found.
Mark Levin said Trump has the power to fire Mueller regardless of that fag Coons (that prick really triggers me).
That point was made several weeks ago (meaning Mark Levin is no proprietary genius source) More in the last few weeks have been saying it indeed should be done. (doesnt really matter, they are progressing on trump ouster regardless)
Trump’s one major legislative accomplishment so far: signing a Russian sanctions bill. Dude’s got pee pee on his hands and we all know it
You: would certainly flunk journalism freshman year
Have you ever tried the: buy and hold strategy? Pretty sure you’d do better old sport
Can’t stay on topic I guess?
Could talk about pee pee all night dog. Just hitting where it counts.
Correct me if I am wrong but a grand jury is where the prosecutor presents evidence from an active investigation (material / witnesses through subpoena) to a jury to decide if a indictment is issued. True discovery won’t happen until an indictment is issued, so a grand jury probably isn’t needed to get at Trump’s financial documents.
TL;DR – I don’t think Trump’s attorney would necessarily get requests from investigators for documentation until a grand jury hands up an indictment.
More from CNN:
Over the decades, the Trump real estate business and its financial dealings have come under scrutiny by the FBI and the Justice Department multiple times.
In some cases, the FBI was pursuing others who did business with the Trump organization, including alleged mobsters who controlled key contractors used by many real estate developers in New York during the 1980s. The flow of Russian money in real estate — and concerns that some buyers were making the purchases to illegally launder money — had also drawn some attention by US authorities to the Trump business.
Here's some of what Mueller might look at if he investigates obstruction
Here’s some of what Mueller might look at if he investigates obstruction
The international real estate business is a part of the global economy where foreigners can still use cash with fewer questions asked about the sources of money. Terrorism financing concerns long ago put more stringent rules on banking and other businesses. But the rules are looser in the business of buying and selling high-end real estate, US officials say.
Investigators are looking both at whether financial laws were broken and whether there are any dealings that could put the President or his associates in a compromising position.
“There’s always been a concern about his exposure to blackmail in his financial dealings,” says the person briefed on the investigation.
Nice, Mueller’s team of three dozen mostly democratic attorneys, investigators and support staff. Nothing wrong with that, no conflict of interest, zippo.
Actually to clarify now that the dust has settled, Mueller has not impaneled a Grand Jury. He has gone to an existing Federal Grand Jury to to argue his case to try to get subpoenas. These relate primarily to information on retired General Flynn.
Apparently these Federal Grand Jurys are set up for about 18 months duration and they hear hundreds of cases. So nothing new here, move along.
Somehow this Fake News about ‘Impaneling’ got into the ethosphere wrongly and has spread like wildfire.
Keep an eye on Rosenstein. This guy is dangerous – a very long line of connections to the Bush family.