Gagging for it (SCO Thread v. 29) Update Mueller Report Released

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MicroBrew said:
Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steel was responding to Scarborough's below comment:

Scarborough:
“Paul Manafort was more than a useful idiot for (Vladimir) Putin and the Russians,” Scarborough said. “I want to be careful with the word because I’m sure whatever word I choose will be freighted with legal significance, but he’s an agent for them.”


“Technically was not, I know, but certainly was a promoter of Putin and Russia’s interests actively,” he added.

Steele:
What he brought into the campaign, and the fact that he had connections that reached a lot further than we thought in terms of the relationships in Russia, as well as the influence on the campaign,” Steele said. “We saw it play out, Joe.”

“I remember being on the show back when the RNC changed its platform to sort of reflect this sort of Russian influence,” Steele added. “This is all part of a strategy, as indicated in the reporting to get friendly players inside government, to carry the water on behalf of Russia — and one of the key operatives of that was Paul Manafort.”

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https://www.salon.com/2018/07/03/morning-joe-says-paul-manafort-is-as-russian-agent_partner/
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So do we have a final verdict on this dude yet?
 
waiguoren said:
Homer is one of them. He bet me that Trump would be removed from office on or before Dec 31, 2019.
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And you're the guy who made confident claims, asking for bets, then left for months to have sex with your wife when your shit was pushed in.
 
Evan Perez reported AG now possesses Honorable Mueller's report. Don't blink.

AG teasing possible conclusions to pass along to Congress this weekend.
 
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waiguoren said:
Ex-FBI Official: Fusion GPS Founder Tried To ‘Elevate’ Dossier By Spreading It All Around Washington

  • In congressional testimony in 2018, former FBI general counsel James Baker said that the bureau was aware that the founder of Fusion GPS was shopping the infamous dossier around Washington, D.C., prior to the 2016 election.
  • Baker also said that his friend, the liberal reporter David Corn, was “anxious” to provide him with the dossier, which was funded by the Clinton campaign and DNC.
  • Baker’s testimony reveals new details about the full court press to put the unverified dossier onto the FBI’s radar.

    https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/22/james-baker-fbi-dossier-simpson/
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When you stop posting Daily Caller stories, I'll stop telling you you're a disingenuous hack who smells of grape juice.
 
GSP_37 said:
Evan Perez reported AG now possesses Honorable Mueller's report. Don't blink.
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Yeah, I just heard,

I guess I'm glad no one took my bet. If the report is to be made public, I doubt it will take a further 10 days at this rate.
 
WSJ says it's done, and the DOJ has the report.
 
So.....

We coming up with any drinking games since it is Friday..
 
Uh oh.







He's in trouble now.
He's in trouble now.
HE'S IN TROUBLE NOW!!!
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I've been refreshing my news tabs every 30 seconds for the last 2 years. Coincidentally, by pure happenstance, I came across this strange story:

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mu...ted-russia-probe-report-to-justice-department

Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department

Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted to Attorney General Bill Barr his long-awaited report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates.

Several lawmakers, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., received a letter about the report's drop


“Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has concluded his investigation of the Russian interference in the 2016 election and related matters," the letter said.

Barr also said that he “may be in a position to advise you of the Special Counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend.”

It’s not clear how much, if any, of the report will be made public or provided to Congress. None of Mueller’s findings were immediately released.

The president has repeatedly decried Mueller’s probe as a “witch hunt,” emphatically denying he or his campaign colluded with Russia to undermine Democrat Hillary Clinton’s chances in the 2016 race. The president has alleged a slew of internal “conflicts of interest” from Mueller’s team and has previously said his legal team is drafting a “major counter report” in response to its findings.

Mueller’s investigation, which was initially ordered to look into the 2016 election in May of 2017, has gone on for almost two years. It has expanded to probe financial crimes of Trump associates before the election, conversations Trump’s national security adviser had with the Russians during the transition and whether Trump obstructed justice with his comments and actions related to the probe.

Mueller, the former director of the FBI under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was appointed special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in May of 2017. In his order, Rosenstein directed Mueller to investigate any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign, as well any other matters that arose from the investigation.

“If the Special Counsel believes it is necessary and appropriate, the Special Counsel is authorized to prosecute federal crimes arising from the investigation of these matters,” Rosenstein wrote to Mueller.

Since then, Mueller’s team has indicted, convicted, or won guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies as part of an investigation that has also probed issues unrelated to the 2016 campaign.

Twenty six Russian nationals and three Russian companies have been charged with interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

But none of the Trump associates connected to Trump have been charged with crimes related to collusion, though Mueller’s team charged former Trump associate Roger Stone in January with lying about his communications with WikiLeaks, which published hacked Democratic emails during the election.

Other convictions include: former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who both pleaded guilty to making false statements in 2017.

Former campaign adviser Rick Gates in 2018 pleaded guilty and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted and later pleaded guilty in a separate financial crimes case dating back before the 2016 election.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements in a case brought by Mueller in November.

Alex van der Zwaan, a London-based lawyer, pleaded guilty to making false statements this year, and Richard Pinedo, a California man, pleaded guilty to identity fraud in 2018.

Mueller has also looked at actions taken by Trump after sworn in as president, like his firing of FBI director James Comey and his ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Sessions, once one of President Trump’s most loyal and trusted advisers infuriated Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation. In March 2017, Sessions announced his plans to recuse himself after reports surfaced detailing undisclosed conversations with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the campaign.

At the time of his recusal, Sessions said he met with the “relevant senior career department officials” to discuss the issue.

“Having concluded those meetings today, I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States,” Sessions said.

Rosenstein, Sessions’ number two at the Justice Department, then took control of the investigation and decided to appoint Mueller to take over the probe – an investigation Trump has repeatedly lambasted as a “phony witch hunt.”

Rosenstein said at the time, “What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command.”

Mueller said in a statement, upon his appointment: “I accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability.’’

Rosenstein later ceded oversight to then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker when he took over for Sessions. But the report was submitted to Barr, who was confirmed in February by the Senate as attorney general.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Fox News' Jake Gibson contributed to this report.
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Here's a Law and Crime article on it for good measure:
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Read William Barr’s Letter to Congress, Confirming the End of Mueller’s Investigation
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And so it was written.

Literally, it was written, and it's now it's been submitted.

Looks like this is the end of any "Russian Collusion" allegations. ...Or is it?

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Discuss.

EDIT: Here's AG Barr's official letter (PDF) to Congress's judiciary committees notifying them of Mueller's completed investigation.

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MY TAKE: If Mueller's conclusions fail to corroborate the "Russian Collusion" allegations against Trump, the focus will now shift to the progenitors of the investigation (i.e., Strzok, Page, Comey, McCabe, Rosenstein, Ohr, Simpson, Steele, etc.). While many have suspected that "Crossfire Hurricane" and the resulting Mueller probe were baseless from inception, it would be very difficult to take adverse action against the people involved if the allegations turned out to be true.

The real wild card here is AG Barr. He's the guy in a position to drop the hammer. He's already written critically of the Mueller probe, and his stance likely won't soften if it turns out to be a "nothing burger." After all, the allegations Strzok, Page et al. made against Trump were very serious, and anything less than rock-solid, iron-clad, smoking gun evidence is clearly insufficient to justify initiating a divisive Special Counsel investigation.

This is likely where the investigations make a full U-turn. There is nothing Schiff, Pelosi, or Nadler can do.
 
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I guess I'll be glued to CNN on HDTV this weekend.
 
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