Sessions
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Deleted User 62
Re: Sessions
His replacement seems to have an idea of where this is going:
Last year, the new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, wrote a CNN opinion piece arguing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump “is going too far.”
“Mueller has come up to a red line in the Russia 2016 election-meddling investigation that he is dangerously close to crossing,” Whitaker wrote in the August 2017 piece.
He continued:
This information is deeply concerning to me. It does not take a lawyer or even a former federal prosecutor like myself to conclude that investigating Donald Trump’s finances or his family’s finances falls completely outside of the realm of his 2016 campaign and allegations that the campaign coordinated with the Russian government or anyone else. That goes beyond the scope of the appointment of the special counsel.
In fact, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s letter appointing special counsel Robert Mueller does not give Mueller broad, far-reaching powers in this investigation. He is only authorized to investigate matters that involved any potential links to and coordination between two entities -- the Trump campaign and the Russian government. People are wrongly pointing to, and taking out of context, the phrase “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation” to characterize special counsel’s authority as broad.
The word “investigation” is clearly defined directly preceding it in the same sentence specifically as coordination between individuals associated with the campaign of Donald Trump and Russia. The Trump Organization’s business dealings are plainly not within the scope of the investigation, nor should they be.
Last year, the new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, wrote a CNN opinion piece arguing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump “is going too far.”
“Mueller has come up to a red line in the Russia 2016 election-meddling investigation that he is dangerously close to crossing,” Whitaker wrote in the August 2017 piece.
He continued:
This information is deeply concerning to me. It does not take a lawyer or even a former federal prosecutor like myself to conclude that investigating Donald Trump’s finances or his family’s finances falls completely outside of the realm of his 2016 campaign and allegations that the campaign coordinated with the Russian government or anyone else. That goes beyond the scope of the appointment of the special counsel.
In fact, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s letter appointing special counsel Robert Mueller does not give Mueller broad, far-reaching powers in this investigation. He is only authorized to investigate matters that involved any potential links to and coordination between two entities -- the Trump campaign and the Russian government. People are wrongly pointing to, and taking out of context, the phrase “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation” to characterize special counsel’s authority as broad.
The word “investigation” is clearly defined directly preceding it in the same sentence specifically as coordination between individuals associated with the campaign of Donald Trump and Russia. The Trump Organization’s business dealings are plainly not within the scope of the investigation, nor should they be.
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Deleted User 62
Re: Sessions
Re: Sessions
I kinda love that you guys are reduced to defending J. Beauregard Sessions.
So much fun.
So much fun.
Imjustheretohelpyoubuycrypto
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Deleted User 62
Re: Sessions
yeah I dunno where DC came up with that either
Re: Sessions
Perhaps the most intriguing thing is, even if Trump did drop the sword on Mueller, by now Mueller’s likely 10 steps ahead and anticipated just such a thing.jeepinjayhawk wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:56 pmTrump wants someone friendly in the role. Mid terms are over, he can drop the sword on Mueller now.
Re: Sessions
Pretty sure I did no such thing.
Hey, look at that!
You gonna miss Sessions?
Hey, look at that!
You gonna miss Sessions?
Imjustheretohelpyoubuycrypto
Re: Sessions
If Trump fires Mueller, he gets what he deserves.ousdahl wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:43 pmPerhaps the most intriguing thing is, even if Trump did drop the sword on Mueller, by now Mueller’s likely 10 steps ahead and anticipated just such a thing.jeepinjayhawk wrote: ↑Wed Nov 07, 2018 2:56 pmTrump wants someone friendly in the role. Mid terms are over, he can drop the sword on Mueller now.
I don't think that's what's going on, but I guess time will tell.
Imjustheretohelpyoubuycrypto
Re: Sessions
Heard today that Whitaker could strangle this investigation by severely cutting back on its budget. But it does appear that most of the damage is already done.
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Re: Sessions
What damage? Like the Kavanaugh fiasco, this is a giant nothingburger designed to impede the immigration control measures at hand.
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