Mueller submits report to AG Barr

Discussion in 'Politics' started by WeToddDid2, Mar 22, 2019.

  1. kingjelly

    kingjelly

    I was never for impeachment, people knew who they voted for. I'm sure there are some financial crimes in his business or whatever, but no one cares, probably is in every person who makes it to president save maybe Obama. Unless there is a new amendment that allows impeachment for retardation, just beat him at the polls.
     
    #11     Mar 22, 2019
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  2. Yeh, a surprising number of people - such as Schumer and Pelosi- are suddenly saying that too.

    Regular viewers, however, know that I have always been for it.

    Go for it. You need help in getting that out of your system? Fine, I feel your pain. Giddy-up. Let's go.
     
    #12     Mar 22, 2019
  3. kingjelly

    kingjelly

    The difference is you can go back and look at mine and see it's consistent if you like. They are just lying.
     
    #13     Mar 22, 2019
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  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Breaking News - Special counsel Robert Mueller is not recommending any further indictments, a senior DOJ official says (ABC)
     
    #14     Mar 22, 2019
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  5. So, the dems have encouraged us to interpret that to mean that if Mueller does not recommend any indictment for the president- which would be contrary to departmental rules- then they will have to proceed via impeachment.

    I will be sure to pay my cable bill so that I can watch that on my TV (just regular size, not large-screen).

    There may be some more indictments coming: Of FBI officials.
     
    #15     Mar 22, 2019
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  6. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    huffpost.com
    The Mueller Report Is Done, But The Investigations Into Trump Aren't Over



    After months of speculation and dozens of indictments, special counsel Robert Mueller finally wrapped up his investigation on Friday evening. As Mueller delivered his report to Attorney General William Barr, he ended a crucial phase in the incredibly contentious probe into the president and Russia.

    But even though Mueller’s investigation into 2016 U.S. election interference is over, there are several different ways inquiries into President Donald Trump, the Trump Organization and the Kremlin will continue. Here’s a look at what’s next for investigators.

    Campaign Finance Investigations

    Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York have been working parallel to the special counsel’s team for some time, and are now set to take over as the most prominent investigators targeting Trump. A primary subject of their investigation is the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal to keep the women quiet about their alleged sexual affairs with Trump.

    These payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, could mean the president committed campaign finance violations during the 2016 election race. Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen already pleaded guilty last year to campaign finance violations related to the $130,000 payoff to Daniels and has told investigators and Congress that he made the payment on Trump’s orders.

    Cohen is reportedly continuing to provide SDNY federal prosecutors information on the case, but he’s not the only Trump associate who is cooperating with investigators. The SDNY’s prosecutors also reached a non-prosecution agreement in December with American Media Inc., which owns the National Enquirer. AMI admitted to prosecutors last December that it worked with the Trump team to pay McDougal $150,000 as a means of suppressing her story and bolstering Trump’s election chances.

    The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, has also been cooperating with the SDNY since last August, leading to speculation that he could become an important figure in any future indictments.

    Whether these payments constituted campaign finance violations will hinge on proof that they were specifically intended to influence the election, not because of ”personal reasons,” as Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claims.


    Congressional Investigations
    The House Judiciary Committee opened up a wide-ranging corruption probe into Trump in early March and sent document requests to 81 individuals, agencies and entities connected to the president.

    The investigation is set to focus on whether Trump was involved in any campaign finance violations, obstructions of justice or abuses of power such as misuse of pardons. It will also further investigate possible criminal conspiracy between Trump and Russia, as well as efforts to cover up any potential conspiracy.

    Many former and current members of Trump’s staff and family received document requests, including the president’s sons Eric and Don Jr. and his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. The details of each document request vary based on the recipient, but range from audio and video recordings to personal diary entries that relate to the president.

    Leading the investigation is House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a former attorney and congressman from New York. The White House and many Trump allies appear to be stonewalling Nadler’s document requests, however, and only eight of 81 requests for documents were returned by the deadline. Nadler expects that more individuals will eventually comply, but the White House has already rejected requests for certain materials, such as those related to Trump’s meetings and phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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    One problem for the House Judiciary Committee is that Trump and the White House may find it much easier to denigrate the Democrat-led probe as a leftist political attack on the president, as opposed to federal investigations that receive more bipartisan support. The congressional investigation is likely to continue on into the 2020 election race, which will also intensify pressure on the probe to produce results.

    Trump, Deutsche Bank And The Buffalo Bills
    A New York state attorney general investigation is looking into Trump’s dealings with Deutsche Bank, including his failed 2014 attempt to buy the Buffalo Bills football team. In early March, The New York Times reported that the attorney general’s office subpoenaed Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank for records related to the Bills deal, as well as other Trump Organization plans.

    Although the banks are the primary target of the subpoenas, the investigation is yet another way Trump’s businesses and associates are coming under the microscope. Deutsche Bank loaned Trump at least $2 billion over recent decades despite other banks cutting him off for his financial instability.


    Investigation Into Trump’s Inaugural Committee
    Federal investigators have also had their eye on Trump’s inauguration committee for potentially committing illegal acts such as fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and a host other crimes. The inauguration raised an unprecedented $107 million dollars and spent exorbitant amounts on expenses such as makeup and rooms in the Trump International Hotel.

    Federal prosecutors subpoenaed the inaugural committee in February for documents on how it spent the $107 million, requesting a wide range of materials that include records of payments to the Trump International Hotel or Trump Organization. It also singled out one donor by name: venture capitalist Imaad Zuberi, who donated $900,000 to the committee via a private equity company.

    The subpoena was the most revealing incident to date related to the investigation and indicated that investigators are looking for a wide range of possible crimes. It’s likely that the SDNY, which issued the subpoena, will take the lead in the probe. Much like the other inquiries into Trump’s operations and inner circle, there’s no immediate end in sight for the investigation.
     
    #16     Mar 22, 2019
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  7. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/01/politics/chris-christie-trump-sdny-trump-cnntv/index.html

    Chris Christie says Southern District of New York should concern Trump more than Mueller probe


    Washington (CNN) Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie argued that the Southern District of New York -- and not the special counsel's Russia investigation -- presents more of a "problem and a threat" to President Donald Trump.

    "I always said that (special counsel) Bob Mueller is not what should concern the President or the White House. That's the Southern District of New York," Christie, who led Trump's transition team, told CNN's Chris Cuomo Thursday night.

    Christie, a former federal prosecutor, argued that the SDNY has no limit on the scope of their investigation, unlike Mueller's investigation.

    He also told CNN that Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen and Trump's deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, who pleaded guilty to two criminal charges in Mueller's investigation, could serve as "two tour guides that can take them through the Trump business and personal life."

    Christie pointed to Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday in which Cohen said he was in "constant contact" with the SDNY "regarding ongoing investigations."

    Christie said he's confident that the SDNY is building a case to go after those around Trump who may have committed crimes and against Trump himself for when he leaves office.

    "Statute of limitations on most of this stuff, my guess is, would not run," Christie told Cuomo.

    The former Republican governor added that he does not believe the SDNY has a case against the President "at the moment."

    During his hearing Wednesday before the House Oversight committee, Cohen suggested the SDNY is examining a conversation he had with Trump in spring 2018, within two months of the FBI having executed search warrants on Cohen's home, hotel room and office.

    He was also asked whether he was aware of any other wrongdoing or illegal acts regarding Trump that hadn't been discussed yet.

    "Yes, and again those are part of the investigation that's currently being looked at by the Southern District of New York," Cohen said.

    CNN previously reported that federal prosecutors in New York were known to have been examining whether any Trump Organization executives violated campaign-finance laws as part of the scheme to reimburse Cohen for payments and had been conducting an investigation of the Trump inaugural committee.
     
    #17     Mar 22, 2019
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  8. clacy

    clacy

    LOL what a joke. Total nothingburger.

    ZERO charges. ZERO evidence of collusion.

    Total waste of time and money.

    They tried to set him up. He didn't take the bait. They never thought she would lose. She did. Their "insurance policy" was a bogus investigation into Russian collusion that never happened.
     
    #18     Mar 22, 2019
  9. clacy

    clacy

    #19     Mar 22, 2019
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  10. TJustice

    TJustice

    just in case there really are no more indictments... mueller.

    I would just like to commend Tony and the left (in advance) for showing such good sportmanship right in front of the leaks. what great citizens of their home countries...
    Comrades in arms... I'd say.





     
    #20     Mar 22, 2019
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