Mueller's investigation

[RTH10260]

I wonder what the reply from Mueller will be, to have documents that are the basis for his investigation freely available. How can he prosecute when any potential jurors already know all details from the media?

[TexasFilly]

I wonder what the reply from Mueller will be, to have documents that are the basis for his investigation freely available. How can he prosecute when any potential jurors already know all details from the media?

Surely you jest. Most Americans don't have any idea who Carter Page is, nor will they give a rat's ass. I see this more as another vindictive move to end the career of Bruce Ohr.

[Turtle]

[much ado]

So exactly what happens if the red line is crossed?

[Turtle]

So exactly what happens if the red line is crossed?

Much disappointment and concern

[Sunrise]

Much disappointment and concern

Um, is that anything like thoughts and prayers?

[NMgirl]

Much disappointment and concern

Um, is that anything like thoughts and prayers?

Thoughts and prayers AND a sternly-worded letter.

[kate520]

You beat me to it, NM.
Those sternly worded letters...

[woodworker]

It means that to the small extent that the intelligence community has not completely leaked anti-Trump crap, they now will. And they will cover their asses on every single issue they face by papering everything to the White House so that when bad shit happens, they can leak the warnings they sent to the White House, which of course the White House will have ignored.

Trump wants to keep bragging about his success with North Korea. So the intelligence community leaks the satellite photos of North Korea upgrading new nuclear facilities, etc. IMHO, the spooks know where ALL the bodies are buried.

[fierceredpanda]

It means that to the small extent that the intelligence community has not completely leaked anti-Trump crap, they now will. And they will cover their asses on every single issue they face by papering everything to the White House so that when bad shit happens, they can leak the warnings they sent to the White House, which of course the White House will have ignored.

Trump wants to keep bragging about his success with North Korea. So the intelligence community leaks the satellite photos of North Korea upgrading new nuclear facilities, etc. IMHO, the spooks know where ALL the bodies are buried.

[Lani]

Ken Dilanian
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@KenDilanianNBC
In this Sept 13 speech, Nunes said the declassification Trumo ordered tonight was necessary so Republicans can campaign on the issue of Democrats 'corrupting" the DoJ and FBI.

Ken Dilanian
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@KenDilanianNBC
Rep. Devin Nunes, who chairs the intelligence committee, says the Democrats have “corrupted” the Justice Dept. and FBI. https://youtu.be /JtSL9vdq24E via @YouTube
1:13 PM - Sep 17, 2018

[Chilidog]

...IMHO, the spooks know where ALL the bodies are buried.

They also know who is having sex with those dead bodies (figuratively speaking (at least I hope so)).

[tek]

I'm hoping this results in an even more spectacular backfire then the previous "releases" ...

[Kendra]

JUST IN: Asked for the actual presidential directive(s) referenced in the White House declassification-related statement, @PressSec Sanders told @BuzzFeedNews, "There isn't anything else, just the statement."

[Chilidog]

Does this deserve its own thread?

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

I'm hoping this results in an even more spectacular backfire then the previous "releases" ...

The Nunes axiom: If Nunes thinks it helps Trump look innocent and anyone else look bad or guilty, then Trump will look bad or guilty.

[Mr Pfister]

...IMHO, the spooks know where ALL the bodies are buried.

They also know who is having sex with those dead bodies (figuratively speaking (at least I hope so)).

Stormy may have felt like she was having sex with a dead body ...

[Addie]

New York Times

Trump’s Growing Legal Team Has a Problem: It’s Operating Partly in the Dark

WASHINGTON — Nearly a dozen lawyers now assist President Trump in contending with two federal investigations, one in Washington and one in New York, that could pose serious threats to his presidency and his businesses. But the expanding legal team is struggling to understand where the investigations could be headed and the extent of Mr. Trump’s legal exposure.

The lawyers have only a limited sense of what many witnesses — including senior administration officials and the president’s business associates — have told investigators and what the Justice Department plans to do with any incriminating information it has about Mr. Trump, according to interviews with more than a dozen people close to the president.

What is more, it is not clear if Mr. Trump has given his lawyers a full account of some key events in which he has been involved as president or during his decades running the Trump Organization. ...

The sense of unease among the president’s lawyers can be traced, in part, to their client. Mr. Trump has repeatedly undermined his position by posting on Twitter or taking other actions that could add to the obstruction case against him. But those close to the president also blame the strategy pursued by the first head of his legal team, John Dowd, to cooperate fully with Mr. Mueller while negotiating few concessions.

[Notorial Dissent]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

[Kendra]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/18/us/p ... wyers.html

[AndyinPA]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

The new lawyers haven't yet learned the lesson that lawyers for him did in business: always meet with him in pairs, never alone, since he lied so much.

[Notorial Dissent]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

The new lawyers haven't yet learned the lesson that lawyers for him did in business: always meet with him in pairs, never alone, since he lied so much.

I can't imagine what good meeting in pairs would do, he lies, he lies a lot and continually, he can't not lie, he also can't keep his lies straight. I wonder, too, also, if they were smart enough to get paid up front.

[AndyinPA]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

The new lawyers haven't yet learned the lesson that lawyers for him did in business: always meet with him in pairs, never alone, since he lied so much.

I can't imagine what good meeting in pairs would do, he lies, he lies a lot and continually, he can't not lie, he also can't keep his lies straight. I wonder, too, also, if they were smart enough to get paid up front.

[Sam the Centipede]

And the other lesson: get paid up front, or the dishonest shitbag will stiff you.

[SLQ]

I think one absolute certainty in all that is that his lawyers are totally in the dark and that LaRump hasn't been even remotely honest with them, for one thing, I don't think he is even capable of doing so.

The new lawyers haven't yet learned the lesson that lawyers for him did in business: always meet with him in pairs, never alone, since he lied so much.

I can't imagine what good meeting in pairs would do, he lies, he lies a lot and continually, he can't not lie, he also can't keep his lies straight. I wonder, too, also, if they were smart enough to get paid up front.

It’s not to make trump tell the truth. It’s to protect the attorneys from liability for the lies. Another lawyer in the room can testify that they warned him to tell the truth.