• Mueller obtains "tens of thousands” of Trump transition emails
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[U][B]Mueller obtains "tens of thousands” of Trump transition emails[/B][/U] [url]https://www.axios.com/scoop-mueller-obtains-tens-of-thousands-of-trump-transition-emails-2517994590.html[/url] [QUOTE] Special Counsel Robert Mueller has obtained “many tens of thousands" of Trump transition emails, including emails of Jared Kushner, transition team sources tell Axios. * [B]Trump officials discovered Mueller had the emails when his prosecutors used them as the basis for questions to witnesses, the sources said.[/B] * The emails include 12 accounts, one of which contains about 7,000 emails, the sources said. * The accounts include the team's political leadership and the foreign-policy team, the sources said.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B]The twist: The sources say that transition officials assumed that Mueller would come calling, and had sifted through the emails and separated the ones they considered privileged. But the sources said that was for naught, since Mueller has the complete cache from the dozen accounts[/B][/QUOTE] [B]EDIT:[/B] Wondering why the GOP is acting so panicky about Mueller and supporting Team Trump? Well, wonder no more: [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7k9gnu/mueller_obtains_tens_of_thousands_of_trump/drcoq25/[/url] [QUOTE] [B]So... guess who else was part of the Trump transition team? Numerous GOP Congresspeople, including some on powerful House Committees:[/B] Rep. Devin Nunes House Intelligence (Chair) Rep. Trey Gowdy House Oversight (Chair) House Intelligence House Judiciary Rep Cynthia Lummis House Oversight Rep. Tom Marino House Judiciary Rep. Dennis Ross Sen. Tim Scott Rep Marsha Blackburn Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. Tom Reed Rep. Lou Barletta Rep. Chris Collins Rep. Sean Duffy [B]You know how GOP Congresspeople have been very active recently in attacking Mueller? I'm guessing that they've realized that Mueller's investigation has followed the trail to the point where he can credibly start questioning them about their own communications...[/B] [/QUOTE]
Just in time for a Christmas Miracle.
With regards to this 'twist', can it cause any legitimate legal problems for Mueller's team? He's run an extraordinarily tight ship so far, wouldn't be like him to get sloppy now.
[QUOTE=archangel125;52983579]With regards to this 'twist', can it cause any legitimate legal problems for Mueller's team? He's run an extraordinarily tight ship so far, wouldn't be like him to get sloppy now.[/QUOTE] Given [I]that[/I] it's Mueller's team: Nah. He wouldn't have used it if it exposed him or his cases to any problematic issues.
Sure hope so. If the best the Republicans can try to come up with to discredit him is a couple of FBI officials on his team sharing personal texts that they don't like Trump (How could they?! Trump's such a loveable guy!) then he's in pretty great shape.
I can't wait to see the movie based on Mueller's investigation that'll surely come out in a decade.
Trump fires. Mueller fires back. This news day went from bad to great.
"But what about the Emails?" Donald J Trump says. "We got them." Mueller replies, caressing Trump's cheek.
If emails are what brings down Trump's campaign, the irony will be nothing short of palpable.
[QUOTE=goluffy;52983610]I can't wait to see the movie based on Mueller's investigation that'll surely come out in a decade.[/QUOTE] Sooner than that I bet, wouldn't be surprised if it's already being talked about. [editline]17th December 2017[/editline] Alec Baldwin to play Trump
Wondering why the GOP is acting so panicky about Mueller and supporting Team Trump? Well, wonder no more: [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7k9gnu/mueller_obtains_tens_of_thousands_of_trump/drcoq25/[/url] [QUOTE] [B]So... guess who else was part of the Trump transition team? Numerous GOP Congresspeople, including some on powerful House Committees:[/B] Rep. Devin Nunes * House Intelligence (Chair) Rep. Trey Gowdy * House Oversight (Chair) * House Intelligence * House Judiciary Rep Cynthia Lummis * House Oversight Rep. Tom Marino * House Judiciary Rep. Dennis Ross Sen. Tim Scott Rep Marsha Blackburn Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. Tom Reed Rep. Lou Barletta Rep. Chris Collins Rep. Sean Duffy [B]You know how GOP Congresspeople have been very active recently in attacking Mueller? I'm guessing that they've realized that Mueller's investigation has followed the trail to the point where he can credibly start questioning them about their own communications...[/B] [/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;52983911]Wondering why the GOP is acting so panicky about Mueller and supporting Team Trump? Well, wonder no more: [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7k9gnu/mueller_obtains_tens_of_thousands_of_trump/drcoq25/[/url][/QUOTE] If that's true, how could this affect the GOP as a whole if Mueller's investigation is allowed to continue?
[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;52983926]If that's true, how could this affect the GOP as a whole if Mueller's investigation is allowed to continue?[/QUOTE] It won't affect the party, only those currently in office. There is much, much of America that will always vote Republican regardless. Even if their current senator or congressman is shit, they'll opt for the 2nd GOP candidate in the primary rather than the democrat.
How in the fuck did david nunes get put in charge of the fucking house investigation if he was a member of the trump transition team, and he hasn't actually recused himself from the fucking investigation
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;52983911]Wondering why the GOP is acting so panicky about Mueller and supporting Team Trump? Well, wonder no more: [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/7k9gnu/mueller_obtains_tens_of_thousands_of_trump/drcoq25/[/url][/QUOTE] Genuinely wouldn't be surprised at all if numerous GOP politicians end up getting charged/arrested for collusion with Russia/other crimes also.
Interestingly enough, the Special Counsel's Office's spokesperson has finally commented on something besides responding with "no comment": [media]https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/942275677922975745[/media]
[I]Appropriate criminal process[/I] meaning justified warrants. Ooooooh mama.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52984117][I]Appropriate criminal process[/I] meaning justified warrants. Ooooooh mama.[/QUOTE] God knows Trump did not consent
[Media]https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/942221228483469312[/media] Interesting thread.
[QUOTE=BryndenRivers;52984145][Media]https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/942221228483469312[/media] Interesting thread.[/QUOTE] Trey Gowdy is one of the people the letter is sent to, complaining about Mueller getting into emails by the transition team. Gowdy was on the transition team. Gowdy must recuse himself from any House activities relating to Trump-Russia. But he won't. The letter cries and complains that they're private correspondence, but, uh, well [media]https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/942232688265715713[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/942150550006784000[/media] The spin on Fox News that fixes everything: Executive privilege! But wait, there's a problem here. [media]https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/942200569678258176[/media] [media]https://twitter.com/matthewamiller/status/942231484215300098[/media] They're panicking. :v:
So, when [I][B]Hillary's[/B][/I] emails are leaked during the campaign, the questionable context that they were retrieved in was irrelevant as long as the emails showed damning information on Hillary. All that mattered was the content of the emails, not the source of the emails, nor the source's ulterior motives. But, when [I][B]Trump's[/B][/I] emails are provided to Mueller, we're supposed to disregard the contents of Trump's damning emails and treat them as irrelevant because of the allegedly [I]"illegal"[/I] context in which they were retrieved? (The "illegality" of which was already disputed with the Tweets above?) :thinking:
"According to our findings... everyone's done something jail-worthy. It'd be easier to just burn congress down and start from scratch."
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;52984195]So, when [I][B]Hillary's[/B][/I] emails are leaked during the campaign, the questionable context that they were retrieved in was irrelevant as long as the emails showed damning information on Hillary. All that mattered was the content of the emails, not the source of the emails, nor the source's ulterior motives. But, when [I][B]Trump's[/B][/I] emails are provided to Mueller, we're supposed to disregard the contents of Trump's damning emails and treat them as irrelevant because of the allegedly [I]"illegal"[/I] context in which they were retrieved? (The "illegality" of which was already disputed with the Tweets above?) :thinking:[/QUOTE] This is why I hate whataboutisms and the other shit involved with this. Throw the book at the bastards, and let them feel it.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;52984209]"According to our findings... everyone's done something jail-worthy. It'd be easier to just burn congress down and start from scratch."[/QUOTE] It would be amazing if Donald Trump's presidency did actually "drain the swamp", albeit not in the way he wanted or expected :v:
Talking about Hillary's emails, shit's pretty fucky here, too. So, we know Devin Nunes was on the Trump Transition Team. [URL="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/was-rudy-giuliani-at-the-center-of-an-fbi-trump-campaign_us_585ad14ce4b014e7c72ed993"]NY FBI members very likely committed Hatch Act violations by indirectly blackmailing Comey into publishing the infamous letter to Congress detailing how the investigation into Hillary's email server was reopening.[/URL] (Incidentally, [URL="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/939432544008921088"]the detailed backstory to the fake news site[/URL] that acted to push Comey is insane by itself, [URL="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/939903988228608000"]part 2[/URL]) Congress immediately leaked the letter from Comey, and this news is considered to have been a deciding factor that swung the race away from Hillary. And who leaked Comey's letter? [B]DEVIN NUNES[/B] Who is complaining about the FBI in an attempt to undermine Mueller's investigation? [B]DEVIN NUNES[/B] BTW, [URL="https://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521776396/trump-supporter-or-investigator-5-problems-for-devin-nunes-and-the-trump-white-h"]Nunes was complaining back in March that he had seen evidence that the Trump transition team had been scooped up in incidental surveillance.[/URL] Now it's more than just incidental, honey. :v:
And what's really great is, if you read that giant NYT article about Trump/Russia as well as Trump's daily habits a short while back (the one where it talks about his diet cokes, 8 hours of TV, massive McDonald's meals, etc), you will recall a part where it mentions that Team Trump got the impression that they were vindicated from the "lack of progress" into the investigation, as the questions they were being asked about were of a "general nature" that suggested that the team was "only just getting started" and "trying to fish around for places to start". [B]But, in light of today's news, it very will likely means that Team Mueller actually was [I][U]much[/U][/I] further into the investigation and that they were just being thorough to catch Team Trump in as many lies as they could, as well as using the inconsistencies to be pointed towards where else to look.[/B] [B]Keep in mind this is [I]also[/I] with various Trump members being wiretapped as far back July[/B], and then keep in mind how much more Mueller knows that the public does not. With all of these developments, it's no wonder that Trump must be shitting bricks in fear right now. If the traditional GOP establishment members on Trump's transition team are also implicated in this, it also explains why the GOP establishment is working with Trump to conceal the investigation. Trump's affiliates, team members, etc are likely to have been [B]caught [I]on record[/I] [U]lying to the FBI.[/U][/B] :goodjob:
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;52984231]And what's really great is, if you read that giant NYT article about Trump/Russia as well as Trump's daily habits a short while back (the one where it talks about his diet cokes, 8 hours of TV, massive McDonald's meals, etc), you will recall a part where it mentions that Team Trump got the impression that they were vindicated from the "lack of progress" into the investigation, as the questions they were being asked about were of a "general nature" that suggested that the team was "only just getting started" and "trying to fish around for places to start". [B]But, in light of today's news, it very will likely means that Team Mueller actually was [I][U]much[/U][/I] further into the investigation and that they were just being thorough to catch Team Trump in as many lies as they could, as well as using the inconsistencies to be pointed towards where else to look.[/B] [B]Keep in mind this is [I]also[/I] with various Trump members being wiretapped as far back July[/B], and then keep in mind how much more Mueller knows that the public does not. With all of these developments, it's no wonder that Trump must be shitting bricks in fear right now. If the traditional GOP establishment members on Trump's transition team are also implicated in this, it also explains why the GOP establishment is working with Trump to conceal the investigation. Trump's affiliates, team members, etc are likely to have been [B]caught [I]on record[/I] [U]lying to the FBI.[/U][/B] :goodjob:[/QUOTE] People keep saying Trump woulnd't be stupid enough to fire Mueller/the GOP wouldn't be stupid enough to back him up on it but depending on how bad things are for how many people they might actually do it as a last resort It won't end up working but the sheer weight of how much is potentially on the table here, they might be in a position where they'll do anything to stop this no matter how blatantly blatantly corrupt they're required to act because what other choice do they [I]have[/I]
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52984228]Talking about Hillary's emails, shit's pretty fucky here, too. So, we know Devin Nunes was on the Trump Transition Team. [URL="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/was-rudy-giuliani-at-the-center-of-an-fbi-trump-campaign_us_585ad14ce4b014e7c72ed993"]NY FBI members very likely committed Hatch Act violations by indirectly blackmailing Comey into publishing the infamous letter to Congress detailing how the investigation into Hillary's email server was reopening.[/URL] (Incidentally, [URL="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/939432544008921088"]the detailed backstory to the fake news site[/URL] that acted to push Comey is insane by itself, [URL="https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/939903988228608000"]part 2[/URL]) Congress immediately leaked the letter from Comey, and this news is considered to have been a deciding factor that swung the race away from Hillary. And who leaked Comey's letter? [B]DEVIN NUNES[/B] Who is complaining about the FBI in an attempt to undermine Mueller's investigation? [B]DEVIN NUNES[/B] BTW, [URL="https://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521776396/trump-supporter-or-investigator-5-problems-for-devin-nunes-and-the-trump-white-h"]Nunes was complaining back in March that he had seen evidence that the Trump transition team had been scooped up in incidental surveillance.[/URL] Now it's more than just incidental, honey. :v:[/QUOTE] Holy shit, I never heard anything about True Pundit. The fucking rabbit hole never ends with this fucking election
Oh now they're claiming executive privilage? Lets see how did that go last time a sitting president refused to turn over something..... Oh ya the scotus said thats bullshit and nixon was forced to turn over the tapes causing his resignation
Plus, executive privilege only applies to those in government, not when you're on a transition team. Fucking amateurs. They're screwed.
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