Thread: Mueller's Russian Interference investigation

Originally Posted by misskit

Trump is complaining about Jeff Session's recusal from the Russia investigation. Also speaking badly of Rosenstein and threatening to fire Mueller.

he's painted himself into a corner....

If Sessions resigns, Rod Rosenstein is acting AG. Does Trump want him to resign too? Then it would be Rachel Brand. She's no puppet, either.

And good luck, Mr. President, in getting your new AG nominee through the Senate. Moderate Republicans would feel a lot more pressure this time around. Remember who introduced Sessions at his confirmation hearing? Susan Collins. 1 out of 3 senators who could easily vote against confirming a new AG.

Lastly, what would all the other AG nominees do? And US attorney nominees? It would be a political disaster.

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Originally Posted by raycarey

Originally Posted by jamescollister

Don't want to burst your happy bubble, but Deutsche bank is German, subpoenas only work in the USA, fake news.

quite frankly, this is one of the stupidest posts i've ever read on this forum...and that's no small feat.

congrats, james.

So you believe a US subpena is a world wide court order, that's how all the drug lords, arms dealers and dictators have had thier money confiscated, NOT, all out of business now, get real.

Sure if Trump was getting kick backs from the Ruskies, he would not have had transfers to through US banks.

You have little idea about how the world works and the simple answer for you, it's all Trumps fault.
Get a life.

james,

the veils have been lifted and i can see now that you're actually a really bright individual. the forum benefits immeasurably from having someone as intelligent as you posting here. in fact, we all owe you a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid, but let me be the first to express my sincere thanks.

i can only hope that you'll continue to share your knowledge and insight.

Originally Posted by raycarey

he's painted himself into a corner....

What is it with you and spamming the thread with axios. And you cocksuckers go into complete meltdown with infowars & brietbart

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Originally Posted by jamescollister

Don't want to burst your happy bubble, but Deutsche bank is German, subpoenas only work in the USA, fake news.

Next you will be saying Mueller’s called Putin to testify, you really don't have a clue, do you.

Don't want to burst your bubble, but I would seriously get checked for dementia.

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P.S. If you think Deutsche Bank could get out of this with a fire sale, no fucker will touch them with this hanging over their heads.

his orange head is going to explode...

Mueller reportedly looking into Trump's family business as part of probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is examining a broad range of transactions involving President Donald Trump's businesses and those of his associates, a person familiar with the investigation told Bloomberg.

Investigators are examining Russian purchases of apartments in Trump buildings, Trump's involvement in a New York development with Russian associates in SoHo, the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow and Trump's 2008 sale of a Florida mansion to a Russian oligarch, according to the Bloomberg report published Thursday morning.

They are also looking into the Bank of Cyprus, where Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross served as the bank's vice chairman before taking his current role. Trump's son-in-law and aide secured financing for some of his family's real estate properties through the bank, someone familiar with the inquiry told Bloomberg.

Mueller's investigation is said to have stemmed from a money laundering investigation started by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who Trump fired in March, Bloomberg reported.

Mueller looking into Trump Organization as part of Russia probe

the noose is tightening....

a few more details on that noose...

The three prongs of the Mueller investigation: Trump's finances, direct election interference and hacking, and the actions of Michael Flynn.

What Mueller has his eyes on: Trump's interactions with Russian businessmen seem to be the biggest focus, including the Agalarov-funded Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013 and the Russian ties to the development of the Trump SoHo hotel.

Also on the table: Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Wilbur Ross' ties to the Bank of Cyprus — a prime destination for Russian money laundering — are reportedly of interest.

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Originally Posted by raycarey

Trump's 2008 sale of a Florida mansion to a Russian oligarch

And I bet Treasury are having a fucking good look at that one as well.

Result!

Meanwhile, Exxon is fined $2 million for violating sanctions against Russia by sneaking behind the government's back to sign agreements with it.

Now a quick quiz question:

Which current US Secretary of State was CEO of Exxon when this took place?

Another.
Which is the most corrupt special interest loaded administration of all time?

Trump team seeks to control, block Mueller’s Russia investigation

Some of President Trump’s lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort.

Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people. A second person said Trump’s lawyers have been discussing the president’s pardoning powers among themselves.

Trump’s legal team declined to comment on the issue. But one adviser said the president has simply expressed a curiosity in understanding the reach of his pardoning authority, as well as the limits of Mueller’s investigation.

“This is not in the context of, ‘I can’t wait to pardon myself,’ ” a close adviser said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...7e5_story.html

The Washington Post 'breaking' headline: Trump lawyers exploring pardoning powers and ways to undercut the Russia investigation, people familiar with the effort say

Will likely weigh on USD/JPY

It hasn't hit Bloomberg nor Reuters as far as I can see ... the newspaper's page is reporting that headline only (the one I have in italics above)

OK, here we go, more:

• Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president's authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort.
• Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people.
• A second person said Trump's lawyers have been discussing the president's pardoning powers among themselves.
• Trump's legal team declined to comment on the issue. But one adviser said the president has simply expressed a curiosity in understanding the reach of his pardoning authority, as well as the limits of Mueller's investigation."This is not in the context of, 'I can't wait to pardon myself," a close adviser said.

WaPo report: Trump said to ask about pardon power for aides, family, himself

will manafort flip?

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller for possible money laundering as part of his investigation into Russian election-meddling, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. The Journal reported both the Senate and House intelligence committees are also investigating Manafort for money laundering. Manafort worked for years as a political consultant for a pro-Russia party in Ukraine, and led Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Ex-Trump adviser Paul Manafort investigated for possible money laundering: report - MarketWatch

Originally Posted by raycarey

will manafort flip?

Magic 8 ball sez definitely ......in exchange for a deal

Originally Posted by raycarey

will manafort flip?

He seems to be sending a strong signal that pardons are in the offing for everyone involved. That would provide a lot of incentive for not cooperating or even perjury.

if you type the following into google...

"can pre"

the first auto-complete is

"can president pardon himself"

Originally Posted by raycarey

if you type the following into google...

"can pre"

the first auto-complete is

"can president pardon himself"

lol.....the second was 'can pregos eat tuna'

^ Perhaps this info was leaked by Trump to speed up Sessions departure.

Originally Posted by misskit

Perhaps this info was leaked by Trump to speed up Sessions departure.

The WAPO has been working on this story for months. They released it because they sensed Sessions was on the way out.

I almost feel sorry for the racist, poisonous, little dwarf. Oh no my bad, that was just some indigestion. Fuck him.

It does all remind me of some bit I read a while back though about how Trump has a tendency to use/abuse and burn through people who are close to him like Sessions was once they're no longer of use to him.

Originally Posted by misskit

^ Perhaps this info was leaked by Trump to speed up Sessions departure.

perhaps.

i think the possibility that this could be part of a russian misinformation campaign should be considered. the russians know that their communications are being monitored, so why would they openly talk about this?

something seems off about this....maybe like the fake NSA docs that were shopped around a few weeks ago...an attempt to discredit the news media.

Trump Jr. and Manafort reach deal with Senate panel to avoid public hearing
By Miranda Green and Manu Raju, CNN
Updated 0159 GMT (0959 HKT) July 22, 2017

Washington (CNN)The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have cut a deal with President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort to avoid being subpoenaed for a high-profile public hearing next week, with the two men agreeing to provide records to the panel and to be privately interviewed ahead of any public session.

In a joint statement, panel Chairman Chuck Grassley and ranking member Dianne Feinstein said, "(W)e will not issue subpoenas for them tonight requiring their presence at Wednesday's hearing but reserve the right to do so in the future."
Feinstein tweeted later Friday evening, "The Judiciary Committee will talk to Trump Jr. & Manafort before they testify in public, but we will get answers."
Last week, Trump Jr. told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would testify under oath about his recently revealed 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians, where he attempted to get dirt on Hillary Clinton.
But after the Senate Judiciary Committee invited him to attend a public hearing, the President's eldest struck the agreement to avoid it, instead going behind closed doors.
Sources familiar with the matter say no date has been set for his and Manafort's private interviews with the committee.
A source familiar with the committee's thinking says there was incentive among the committee to make the agreement with Manafort and Trump Jr. because there was a recognition that they were unlikely to appear in a public session.
But the threat of trying to force them to appear publicly and to issue a subpoena was enough to get agreement from the two to provide records and to interview them quicker than they otherwise would have liked, a source familiar with the discussion says.
The threat of subpoenas for the two is still very real, two sources familiar with the committee's thinking say.
The committee has issued a subpoena for Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of Fusion GPS, the political firm that compiled a dossier of unverified information compiled for Trump's political opponents.
Attorneys for Simpson say he will not accept the committee's invitation to testify Wednesday.
Grassley and Feinstein said in their statement: "Glenn Simpson, through his attorney, has declined to voluntarily attend Wednesday's Judiciary Committee hearing regarding compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Therefore, a subpoena has been issued to compel his attendance. Simpson's attorney has asserted that his client will invoke his Fifth Amendment rights in response to the subpoena."
The subpoena was served by email Friday afternoon.
Also on Friday, the House intelligence committee announced it will interview Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner on Tuesday as part of its probe into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. Kushner is being interviewed by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday.
CNN's Evan Perez contributed to this report

Trump Jr. and Manafort reach deal with Senate panel to avoid public hearing - CNNPolitics.com

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

It does all remind me of some bit I read a while back though about how Trump has a tendency to use/abuse and burn through people who are close to him like Sessions was once they're no longer of use to him.

Sessions showed disloyalty to the SCROTUS by recusing himself. Nothing unexpected. Just ask the former head of the FBI.

Trump relishes fights, and creates plenty of them. But now he's in a real one, with special counsel Bob Mueller signaling that he plans an expansive, exhaustive investigation aimed at Trump, his relatives, and current and former political lieutenants.

One West Wing confidant says Trump really might dismiss Mueller. So POTUS needs "a group that can fight through what could end up being something quite amazing."

"We're going to see out-and-out political warfare, and not over ... Medicaid," the confidant said.

As Matt Miller, the MSNBC contributor and former Obama Justice Department official, tweeted after the revelation that Trump was digging dirt on Mueller and contemplating pardons: "Takeaway from the Post & NYT pieces is we are headed for certain crisis. Trump just will not, cannot allow this investigation to go forward."

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