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MUELLER WOULD PREFER NOT TO
Powerline ^ | May | Scott Johnson

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.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
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To: Zhang Fei

I, for one, would like to have Mueller serve a life term. In solitary.

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Not only Mueller, but all involved.

This coup is totally and equivocally unacceptable and must be dealt with in such a brutal and just way that no one will ever attempt such a thing again.


21 posted on 05/06/2018 10:30:08 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: abclily

But isn’t that what Jarrett said they would do? Use our values against us?

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That’s right. They all believe in and practice that.


22 posted on 05/06/2018 10:33:42 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: abclily
She sure did.


23 posted on 05/06/2018 10:37:40 AM PDT by Liz ((Our side has 8 trillion bullets;the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.))
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To: Hojczyk
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.”
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Wow....just WOW!! The significance of this cannot be overstated. Mueller and his criminal enterprise associates are, AT LONG LAST, being legally required to PUT UP OR SHUT UP.

The next steps are TIMELY DISCOVERY against Mueller. Mueller’s tactics of saying “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” are following on deaf ears.

THANK GOD FOR THE SPRINKLING OF HONEST, COURAGEOUS AND CAPABLE JUDGES STILL STANDING.

24 posted on 05/06/2018 10:40:02 AM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: LostInBayport

Right on. For those who have not been away from TV, they don’t know how low it is. I cannot really even watch a newscast anymore. Even my best friend, a very good committed Christian man, confronts me with SNL parodies every Sunday, like it is news.

Read, read, read. Read your views and opposing views, you will be much better off.


25 posted on 05/06/2018 10:40:56 AM PDT by taterjay
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To: laplata

“Not only Mueller, but all involved.

This coup is totally and equivocally unacceptable and must be dealt with in such a brutal and just way that no one will ever attempt such a thing again.”


They’ll try again. Asking liberals not to do this is like asking a lion not to hunt.


26 posted on 05/06/2018 10:45:39 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.)
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To: laplata

Executions.

Can’t afford to have them pardoned.


27 posted on 05/06/2018 10:51:19 AM PDT by rwilson99 (How exactly would John 3:16 not apply to Mary?)
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To: Hojczyk

Now that Mueller looks wounded you can bet that defense lawyers are working like crazy on aggressive briefs all weekend


28 posted on 05/06/2018 10:56:02 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Liz

And this quote is from 1977 even! She has been working against this nation for a long time. Thanks for posting this.


29 posted on 05/06/2018 10:59:07 AM PDT by abclily
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To: Hojczyk

I think this Russian troll farm indictment is likely a dead end and was just used as a lame attempt to provide legitimacy to the SC investigation. If there was true counterintelligence value the troll farm indictment would never have happened. It would have been redacted out of existence...


30 posted on 05/06/2018 11:22:43 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: Just mythoughts

>>It does bring into question all prior prosecutions he has prosecuted.<<

That sound you hear is that of all the appeals being typed in prisons around the country. All will contend that the government withheld evidence.


31 posted on 05/06/2018 11:32:30 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Hojczyk

Courts do not like it when you drag your feet in your own case. Mueller revealed himself to be unprepared and to be posturing. If he doesn’t proceed the court eventually will dismiss the case. And Mueller is beginning to reveal he thought the justice system is his to play with which it’s not.


32 posted on 05/06/2018 11:36:09 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: abclily

That’s why she had secret service protection and then moved in with zero to keep it up. She deserves Mussolini treatment.


33 posted on 05/06/2018 11:48:24 AM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (WWG1WGA!)
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To: All
OK, admit it, who else had to look it up...:^)

verb (used without object), pettifogged, pettifogging.

1. to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.

2. to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.

3. to practice chicanery of any sort.

I vote for both 2 and 3.

34 posted on 05/06/2018 11:49:25 AM PDT by az_gila
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To: Zhang Fei

They’ll try again. Asking liberals not to do this is like asking a lion not to hunt.

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That’s right...they’ll never give up. But make it extremely costly for them and make it so they have to decide if they individually want to suffer the consequences.


35 posted on 05/06/2018 11:54:53 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: rwilson99

Yes. That’s why I said “brutal”.


36 posted on 05/06/2018 11:56:27 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Empireoftheatom48

She deserves Mussolini treatment.

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Absolutely.


37 posted on 05/06/2018 11:58:43 AM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Hojczyk

It all about keeping the clown show going thur the midterms. They really think this idiocy is helping them with voters.


38 posted on 05/06/2018 12:07:04 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Meet the New Boss
"But like it or not, foreign persons do have free speech rights."

Those of us who also frequent other sites like "Breitbart" have encountered many individual commentators who claim to be from other countries and are trying to interfere with American politics via their comments. Many other posters who don't admit to it might also be from other countries, and some may be bots generated by individuals or agencies based in foreign countries.

Since the Internet is kind of a borderless, international forum, I'm not sure if any of this should be considered illegal.
39 posted on 05/06/2018 12:21:11 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Kalamata

We here on FR live in a bubble.

We seem to think that the Media has no effect on our fellow Citizens because they can see through it.

We give People credit for being intelligent enough to see through the Propaganda as we do.

I fear we are mistaken, but I continue to hold on to hope..


40 posted on 05/06/2018 12:23:05 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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