Sealed DC court case suggests Mueller has subpoenaed Trump
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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/10/31/has-robert-mueller-subpoenaed-trump-222060
The evidence lies in obscure docket entries at the clerk’s office for the D.C. Circuit. Thanks to Politico’s Josh Gerstein and Darren Samuelsohn, we know that on August 16th (the day after Giuliani said he was almost finished with his memorandum, remember), a sealed grand jury case was initiated in the D.C. federal district court before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. We know that on September 19, Chief Judge Howell issued a ruling and 5 days later one of the parties appealed to the D.C. Circuit. And thanks to Politico’s reporting, we know that the special counsel’s office is involved (because the reporter overheard a conversation in the clerk’s office). We can further deduce that the special counsel prevailed in the district court below, and that the presumptive grand jury witness has frantically appealed that order and sought special treatment from the judges of the D.C. Circuit—often referred to as the “second-most important court in the land.”
The parties and the judges have moved with unusual alacrity. Parties normally have 30 days to appeal a lower court action. The witness here appealed just five days after losing in the district court—and three days later filed a motion before the appellate court to stay the district court’s order. That’s fast.
The appeals court itself responded with remarkable speed, too. One day after getting the witness’s motion, the court gave the special counsel just three days to respond—blindingly short as appellate proceedings go. The special counsel’s papers were filed October 1.
At this point an unspecified procedural flaw seems to have emerged, and on October 3, the appeals court dismissed the appeal. Just two days later, the lower court judge cured the flaw, the witness re-appealed, and by October 10 the witness was once again before appellate court. Thanks to very quick action of all the judges, less than one week was lost due to a flaw that, in other cases, could have taken weeks or months to resolve.
Back before the D.C. Circuit, this case’s very special handling continued. On October 10, the day the case returned to the court, the parties filed a motion for expedited handling, and within two days, the judges had granted their motion and set an accelerated briefing schedule. The witness was given just 11 days to file briefs; the special counsel (presumably) just two weeks to respond; and reply papers one week later, on November 14 (for those paying attention, that’s 8 days after the midterm elections). Oral arguments are set for December 14.
At every level, this matter has commanded the immediate and close attention of the judges involved—suggesting that no ordinary witness and no ordinary issue is involved. But is it the president? The docket sheets give one final—but compelling—clue. When the witness lost the first time in the circuit court (before the quick round-trip to the district court), he unusually petitioned for rehearing en banc—meaning he thought his case was so important that it merited the very unusual action of convening all 10 of the D.C. Circuit judges to review the order. That is itself telling (this witness believes his case demands very special handling), but the order disposing of the petition is even more telling: President Trump’s sole appointee to that court, Gregory Katsas, recused himself.
That seems like a somewhat weak basis to make the conclusion, but at this point I'll take any reason to get hype.
It's one piece of the puzzle, along with the case seemingly getting fast-tracked and a Trump-appointed judge having to recuse
so all of this took place about the exact time Mcconnell demanded that the GOP fill the scotus seat immediately without delay....
just another brick in the wall.
I don't think you can prove anything jay sekulow has said is truthful
Gotta water it down a little or you'll end up with a pot of burnt plot.
To be honest, I'm kinda with Ken Dilanian on this one, I'm not sure any of Trumps opposition would have let this fly under the radar if it happened.
I mean there hasn't been an all-caps unhinged twitter rant so it's probably not true.
Is there a chance a lot is going to happen after the mid terms?
It’ll all happen after the midterms. I don’t think mueller wants to seem like he’s trying to throw off the election. That’ll be good fuel for the republicans to cry foul play.
There are a lot of indications some big stuff may happen after them, as Mueller has gone quiet in the run up to the election as is typical good practice.
this is the wh where everything the media or journalists write is autimatically salacious and completely false
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