Posted on 05/06/2018 9:49:18 AM PDT by Hojczyk
I don’t think anyone (including Mueller) anticipated that any of the defendants would appear in court to defend against the charges. Rather, the Mueller prosecutors seem to have obtained the indictment to serve a public relations purpose, laying out the case for interference as understood by the government and lending a veneer of respectability to the Mueller Switch Project.
Concord filed its response yesterday. Gerstein has obtained a copy and posted it here. Gerstein quotes this biting point: “[Concord] voluntarily appeared through counsel as provided for in [the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure], and further intends to enter a plea of not guilty. [Concord] has not sought a limited appearance nor has it moved to quash the summons. As such, the briefing sought by the Special Counsel’s motion is pettifoggery.”
It is no surprise that they have failed to respond to Concord’s discovery requests. They don’t even acknowledge Concord has appeared in the case to contest the charges. Gerstein reports that Judge Friedrich “sided with Concord and said the arraignment will proceed as scheduled Wednesday afternoon.” Gerstein also reports that “Concord intends to assert its speedy trial rights, putting more pressure on the special counsel’s office to turn over records related to the case.”
I wonder if the Russians might not be more clever than Mueller. For whatever reason, the Special Prosecutor is complicating the issue and seeking to protract the proceedings.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
The overwhelming majority of the American people of all political stripes are sick and tired of the failed DOJ/FBI leadership...who should all be fired immediately and thrown into jail....period. Mueller, Sessions, Rosenstein, Comey, etc. are hated by the American people from A-Z!!!
And from the other states, too.
Mueller must be kicking his own ass for this one. Desperation makes mistakes.
These are corrupt tactics routinely used by tinpot dictators and marauders in the Third World.
Not done in a free republic.
The deranged power-mad cabal listed above have the diseased Third World mindset. Maybe they got bit by a tse tse fly?
I do not think Mueller ever thought he would get caught. It does bring into question alll prior prosecutions he has prosecuted.
“who should all be fired immediately and thrown into jail.”
Pettifoggery; succinct...
Either Mueller is really STUPID or he is a CRIMINAL!!!
Wether properly served or not, if you show up in Court on the day ion question, BY LAW you are Deemed to have been served.
The Judge should Hold the prosecution in CONTEMPT for their filing alone questioning the service.
Mueller about to receive a lesson on how to play hard ball but he wants to play duck dodge and run.
Everything we have seen from Mueller so far falls into one of two categories. First, attempts to charge Trump associates with crimes to put pressure on them to turn on Trump. Second, To indict someone, whether for cause or not, with the intent of keeping the narrative going that there must be something there otherwise Mueller wouldn’t indict. The problem with both of these is that Mueller is not ethical and is as corrupt as Comey, McCabe and the rest. Look at Mueller’s actions in the past as FBI director and before that and you will see exactly what I am talking about.
I live in a super conservative, Christian area. The small local online news had an article stating there were TWO Republican candidates challenging Rep. Matt Gaetz in the upcoming primary. When I read the comment section, I was utterly shocked to see poster after poster totally convinced Gaetz, Nunes, and Pres. Trump were all that their media tell them they are, horrible, tying, deluded, etc.
This applies to other articles I have read in other local online news as well. I am literally stunned that in this area, 99% posters seem cemented and passionate in their delusions, and refer to Trump supporters as having “drunk the kool-aid”.
I shake my head in wonderment at how truly easy it was for the communists to brainwash Americans.
Mueller must be kicking his own ass for this one. Desperation makes mistakes.
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I do not think Mueller ever thought he would get caught. It does bring into question alll prior prosecutions he has prosecuted.
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That’s right. I’m not versed in legal terms but I know the meaning of “tainted” and “unlawful’.
I think Mueller is basically done for and he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
I wonder if the Russians might not be more clever than Mueller. For whatever reason, the Special Prosecutor is complicating the issue and seeking to protract the proceedings.
Mueller, DOJ, and FBI go after these 13 Russians for no reason whatsoever, except that she lost. Right? Mueller, et al, say that it was a coordinated effort to influence the election. Isn’t every campaign ad an attempt to influence the election? Anywho....
Tensions with Russia are growing. Let’s say that these 13 guys had absolutely no connection to Putin, in any way shape or form. I’ll be they do now. What better way for Putin to kick the US in the nuts, than to assist these 13 in their case. If Mueller, et al, are dirty from Uranium 1, is it possible that Mueller/Rosenstein opened up a can of worms they never saw before? There’s no telling what kind of dirt the Russians may have on any of these clowns.
Mueller, et al, thought they were so clever and their arrogance blinded them to this point. I think a very powerful storm is brewing and it ain’t looking good for Mueller.
This very probe is strengthening Russia’s hand and will undermine U.S. interests...that was already evident - the Russians wanted to undermine our confidence in our own systems and institutions - the rumors and hyperbole spread by the Democrats and the media accomplished that beyond anything Russia did or tried to do. Now this - bogus indictments designed just to create media buzz the defendants are actually going to contest.
Well put and right on.
That’s right. Another of their goals was to prevent a productive dialogue between Trump and Putin.
This case against the Russian company in St Petersburg (”Concord”) raises troubling issues concerning the crimes Mueller is trying to charge them with, some of which are probably illegitimate.
The charge that certain Russians engaged in identity theft under US law does seem legitimate.
But Concord’s role as alleged by Mueller is merely that Concord provided funding to those engaged in the identity theft. It’s not clear that that is enough to make Concord guilty of identity theft.
Beyond that, Mueller’s charges are problematic. He is charging people with “conspiracy to defraud the United States” in that they “impaired the lawful functions of the FEC, etc.”
This is a kind of totalitarian interpretation of the law that converts failure to file, say, a registration form with a government agency into a criminal conspiracy.
Let’s say you and your wife fail to get a license for your dog in your jurisdiction. Under Mueller’s soviet-like legal interpretation, you have just undertaken a criminal conspiracy to frustrate the lawful functions of the dog-licensing department by failing to license your dog.
I would be surprised if the Supreme Court ultimately were to allow these Orwellian legal theories to stand, even for an unsympathetic defendant like a Russian oligarch close to Putin.
Also, Mueller claims a general conspiracy to “interfere with US political and electoral processes.”
But like it or not, foreign persons do have free speech rights.
If say, the British prime minister while in DC during the election made a statement such as “I want Hillary to win. I encourage all Americans to vote for Hillary” then presumably under Mueller’s legal theory she is interfering with the election.
Or let’s say the British prime minister formed a Facebook group to encourage other foreign leaders to come out for Hillary. Would that really be illegal?
Beyond the allegations of identity theft, Mueller’s criminal charges against the Russians may be quite problematic and if they want to defend these, the litigation could go on for a long time and all the way up to the Supreme Court.
But isn’t that what Jarrett said they would do? Use our values against us?
Television is the problem. The “news” is simplistic, partly because it is geared toward the entertainment seekers. That simplicity also allows for an easy perpetuation of lies, agenda and brainwashing.
I haven’t watched television news in many years. When I do get a glimpse now and then I find it so shallow as to be offensive.
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