Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump lawyer: Mueller improperly obtained transition documents in Russia probe
Fox News.com ^ | December 16, 2017 | John Roberts, Alex Pappas

Posted on 12/16/2017 1:42:20 PM PST by Kaslin

A lawyer for the Trump presidential transition team is accusing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office of inappropriately obtaining transition documents as part of its Russia probe, including confidential attorney-client communications and privileged communications.

In a letter obtained by Fox News and sent to House and Senate committees on Saturday, the transition team’s attorney alleges “unlawful conduct” by the career staff at the General Services Administration in handing over transition documents to the special counsel’s office.

Kory Langhofer, the counsel to Trump for America, wrote in the letter that the special counsel’s office is aware that the GSA “did not own or control the records in question.”

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: andrewweissmannn; corruption; documents; documenttheft; emails; fbi; gsa; langhofer; mueller; muellerinvestigation; muelleroutofcontrol; robertmueller; russia; trump; trumpforamerica; trumprussia; trumptransition; trumptransitionemail; weissmann
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-115 next last
To: Enchante; DoughtyOne
My understanding is that the Trump legal team expected a request from Mueller for these documents, and were prepared to turn them over when asked. However, during the questioning of WH personnel which took place this week, the Trump legal team discovered that Mueller was already in possession of documents, even ones that the Trump people considered privileged, and that the documents had been obtained by Mueller illegally from the GSA, on whose servers the transition teams emails had been hosted.

This is a big deal.

It also reeks of the tactics of Andrew Weissmann, one of crooked Mueller's chief investigators, who has a long history of prosecutorial misconduct.

61 posted on 12/16/2017 3:38:17 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: LouisianaJoanof Arc

Mueller has no authority.

Do not do what he says.

Any lawyer can prosecute him back.


62 posted on 12/16/2017 3:43:53 PM PST by TheNext (Fake Elections have no BALLOT PICTURES!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 34 | View Replies]

To: mojito; bitt; LucyT

Post 61 ....: bingo
Go to the corner and face the wall Mr . Mueller.


63 posted on 12/16/2017 3:46:35 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: FreeReign

Is there a poker party ?


64 posted on 12/16/2017 3:49:24 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies]

To: mojito

Mueller took illegal documents.

This is beyond a mere process crime of imperfection.


65 posted on 12/16/2017 3:49:46 PM PST by TheNext (Fake Elections have no BALLOT PICTURES!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: Southnsoul

President Trump should fire Mueller and Sessions.
Please add in The Snake Rosenstein.


66 posted on 12/16/2017 3:57:40 PM PST by magua
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: magua

Trump’s legal team needs to take a page out of the Dems playbook. Find a friendly judge and bring an action to have Mueller and his entire team kicked off this investigation for bias and illegal search and seizure.


67 posted on 12/16/2017 4:02:03 PM PST by littleharbour
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: littleharbour

I think Mueller is acting like a wounded animal. He is getting pounded day after day and the pressure in on. And Trump ‘s lawyer bringing this out into the open is more pounding. When we see leaking of the transition team’s emails we know just how wounded Mueller is.


68 posted on 12/16/2017 4:15:48 PM PST by magua
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 67 | View Replies]

To: mojito

Rosenstein needs to fire Mueller now. If Trump fires him he will take tremendous hits. If Rosenstein refuses, then Session’s must do it. Right? Wrong?


69 posted on 12/16/2017 4:32:06 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 61 | View Replies]

To: LouisianaJoanof Arc
I think the decision to fire Mueller would be up to Rosenstein but I think it would be smart to hold off on firing Mueller for the moment. I want to hear how Mueller obtained these documents, and who turned them over. Mueller is going to be forced to explain himself and divulge his methods. I think that's going to be extremely interesting.
70 posted on 12/16/2017 4:53:58 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 69 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

Mueller is begging to be fired. The question is why.

“Never do what your enemy desires, for this reason alone, that he desires it” - Napoleon


71 posted on 12/16/2017 4:56:58 PM PST by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Southnsoul

Don’t you realize that firing Mueller is what Ryan (Romney) is waiting for?


72 posted on 12/16/2017 5:02:27 PM PST by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: magua
The leaking has already started. There was a bogus story in the Compost on Friday about Jared Kushner hiring a “crisis” PR team, and some of the details appeared to be related to these transition emails.
73 posted on 12/16/2017 5:02:37 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: LouisianaJoanof Arc
If there is a problem with Mueller, Rosenstein is the one who needs to be fired.
74 posted on 12/16/2017 5:07:42 PM PST by rdcbn
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 69 | View Replies]

To: mojito

“I want to hear how Mueller obtained these documents, and who turned them over. Mueller is going to be forced to explain himself and divulge his methods. I think that’s going to be extremely interesting.”

Very good point.


75 posted on 12/16/2017 5:59:24 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies]

To: rdcbn

Thanks.......I agree..


76 posted on 12/16/2017 6:00:48 PM PST by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 74 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

When will this investigation ever end?


77 posted on 12/16/2017 6:28:29 PM PST by EdnaMode
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ptsal; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; ...

CONFUSED? SEE #61


78 posted on 12/16/2017 6:31:28 PM PST by bitt (The first to squeal gets the best deal.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: ptsal

SEE #61 AND THE WHOLE THREAD..


79 posted on 12/16/2017 6:41:11 PM PST by bitt (The first to squeal gets the best deal.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 63 | View Replies]

To: Kaslin

As Roger Stone said on Laura Ingraham’s show, “Trump’s lawyers are slow walking him to the gallows” by allowing this mueller coup to continue.

It’s months past time to fire everyone at the DOJ starting with that rat bastard Jeff Sessions.


80 posted on 12/16/2017 6:51:00 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America...Treat them accordingly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-115 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson