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First Charges Filed in Mueller Investigation

This is his modus operandi. Though incomplete due to Republican obstruction, our investigation did reveal worrisome contacts between the Russians and candidate Trump, his family, his businesses, and his campaign. Yet every time we sought to learn more, we were blocked.

We sought to test witnesses’ accounts by subpoenaing third-party records such as cell phone, bank and travel records. Republicans refused to allow it.

To arrange the infamous June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting, Donald Trump Jr. called his Russian contact, then called a blocked number, and then called his Russian contact back. We had evidence from other witnesses that Donald Trump used a blocked number. Republicans refused to pursue whether it was the same number.
 
I wouldn't be shocked if Mueller's team is going into high gear to distribute evidence and cases to other federal and state offices to avoid being shut down.
 
Newenglanddeac said:
This is his modus operandi. Though incomplete due to Republican obstruction, our investigation did reveal worrisome contacts between the Russians and candidate Trump, his family, his businesses, and his campaign. Yet every time we sought to learn more, we were blocked.

We sought to test witnesses’ accounts by subpoenaing third-party records such as cell phone, bank and travel records. Republicans refused to allow it.

To arrange the infamous June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting, Donald Trump Jr. called his Russian contact, then called a blocked number, and then called his Russian contact back. We had evidence from other witnesses that Donald Trump used a blocked number. Republicans refused to pursue whether it was the same number.
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"But we really got them dims, so who cares?"
 
RJKarl said:
I wouldn't be shocked if Mueller's team is going into high gear to distribute evidence and cases to other federal and state offices to avoid being shut down.
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Agreed. We know he referred the Cohen case to SDNY. And then isn’t the Eastern District of VA handling other parts? Or was Manafort just tried in the EDVA?
 
That's why Trump is trying to change the rules so he can't be prosecuted at the federal and state levels.
 
Given Trump's recent attacks on Sessions and the entire Justice Department and FBI, and Kavanaugh getting onto the Court, I think it's likely Trump will fire Sessions and Rosenstein after the midterms, and will at least try to shut down Mueller's investigation completely. And, if the GOP retains control of Congress, it's obvious at this point that they won't do a damn thing, other than the usual suspects (Collins and Sasse) whining and complaining about it on a few talk shows, and doing nothing of substance. It makes the midterms even more important, as the Democrats simply must win control of at least one House of Congress to provide Mueller with some cover and keep an investigation going. If they fail, then Mueller's investigation will probably go nowhere in a GOP-controlled Congress, no matter what he finds on Trump & Company.
 
Yep.

And Pubs not only do nothing, but say “yea”.


Because they long ago quit caring about anything more than “winning”, or power.

Truth? Honor? Dignity? Good governance? Pft. They don’t even understand or care.

What do “libs” want? We want the opposite. That’s really about the extent of their brain trust anymore.
 
GOP Operative Secretly Raised at Least $100,000 in Search for Clinton Emails

WASHINGTON—A veteran Republican operative and opposition researcher solicited and raised at least $100,000 from donors as part of an effort to obtain what he believed to be emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, activities that remain of intense interest to federal investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office and on Capitol Hill.

Peter W. Smith, an Illinois businessman with a long history of involvement in GOP politics, sought and collected the funds from at least four wealthy donors as part of the plan to obtain Mrs. Clinton’s stolen emails from hackers just weeks before election day in 2016, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Smith’s effort to find what he believed were some 33,000 deleted emails Mrs. Clinton said were personal was first reported by the Journal in a 2017 story, but the extent of his planning went far beyond what was previously known. Mr. Smithdied 10 days after describing his efforts to a reporter for the Journal newspaper.

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ConnorEl said:
Yep.

And Pubs not only do nothing, but say “yea”.


Because they long ago quit caring about anything more than “winning”, or power.

Truth? Honor? Dignity? Good governance? Pft. They don’t even understand or care.

What do “libs” want? We want the opposite. That’s really about the extent of their brain trust anymore.
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Trump - MAGA - Winning. Gargle and repeat
 
Newenglanddeac said:
GOP Operative Secretly Raised at Least $100,000 in Search for Clinton Emails

WASHINGTON—A veteran Republican operative and opposition researcher solicited and raised at least $100,000 from donors as part of an effort to obtain what he believed to be emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, activities that remain of intense interest to federal investigators working for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office and on Capitol Hill.

Peter W. Smith, an Illinois businessman with a long history of involvement in GOP politics, sought and collected the funds from at least four wealthy donors as part of the plan to obtain Mrs. Clinton’s stolen emails from hackers just weeks before election day in 2016, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Smith’s effort to find what he believed were some 33,000 deleted emails Mrs. Clinton said were personal was first reported by the Journal in a 2017 story, but the extent of his planning went far beyond what was previously known. Mr. Smithdied 10 days after describing his efforts to a reporter for the Journal newspaper.

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100% Grade H Horse Squat
 
More from the WSJ article:


The documents and people familiar with the matter depict a veteran political operative with access to wealthy donors and deep connections in Republican politics on a single-minded quest to find incriminating information about Mrs. Clinton even after government officials warned of Russian involvement in U.S. politics. People familiar with the investigations described Mr. Smith’s activities as an area of expanding interest.

Mr. Smith went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the privacy and secrecy of his projects, according to emails and court records reviewed by the Journal and a person familiar with the matter.

One email showed the anti-Clinton funds referenced as donations that were to be sent to a Washington, D.C.-based scholarship fund for Russian students.

Mr. Smith often communicated with associates using a Gmail account under the name “Robert Tyler” that both he and several others had access to, according to emails and a person familiar with the matter. He sometimes asked associates to communicate with him by writing a note and saving it the draft folder of the account, according to correspondence reviewed by the Journal.

He also had one phone number that he used for sensitive matters and a commercially available encrypted email account. Hard drives that Mr. Smith’s estate turned over to federal investigators were also encrypted, according to people familiar with the matter.

According to an email in the “Robert Tyler” account reviewed by the Journal, Mr. Smith obtained $100,000 from at least four financiers as well as a $50,000 contribution from Mr. Smith himself. People familiar with Mr. Smith’s financial transactions confirm there were donations.

The email, dated Oct. 11, 2016, in the “Robert Tyler” account, included the subject line “Wire Instructions—Clinton Email Reconnaissance Initiative” and was addressed to Mr. Smith. The writer, who identified himself as “ROB, ” said: “This $100k total with the $50k received from you will allow us to fund the Washington Scholarship Fund for the Russian students for the promised $150K.” The Journal couldn’t determine if such a fund actually exists.

“The students are very pleased with the email releases they have seen, and are thrilled with their educational advancement opportunities,” the email read. Because multiple people had access to the “Robert Tyler” email account, it couldn’t be determined who sent the email to Mr. Smith.

The email about obtaining the pledges came just days after WikiLeaks and the website DCLeaks began releasing emails damaging to Mrs. Clinton’s campaign and four days after the U.S. government publicly warned that Russia was attempting to interfere in the U.S. election through the hacking and release of stolen emails and doing so at the direction of the Kremlin’s “senior-most officials.” Russia denies interfering in the election.
 
The activities of Mr. Smith—who died in May 2017 at 81—remain an active area of interest to investigators, according to people familiar with the investigation. An autopsy report said he had killed himself in a Minnesota hotel room.Mr. Smith left behind carefully prepared documents including a statement, which police deemed a suicide note, that read: “NO FOUL PLAY WHATSOEVER,” according to the Chicago Tribune.
 
birdman said:
Let's just simplify the tunnels...you can just copy and paste this every time you feel the urge to post. It will be easier on everyone.
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Like anybody reads his cut and paste diatribes
 
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