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Breaking! GOP Reps Submit Resolution for Second Special Counsel into FBI Election Meddling
Breitbart ^ | May 22, 2018 | Joshua Caplan

Posted on 05/22/2018 9:28:37 AM PDT by Proud White Trump Supporter

Seventeen Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), submitted a resolution Tuesday demanding the appointment of a second special counsel to probe “misconduct” by Justice Department and FBI officials during the 2016 presidential election.

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The 12-page resolution requested the Justice Department to appoint a second special counsel to probe matters associated to three topics: the ending of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s personal email server, the progress of the Trump-Russia investigation from its “origins through the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel, and abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) during the warrant application process.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; brennan; carterpage; cia; comey; corruptdems; fbi; fisaabuse; georgepapadopoulos; gop; lynch; meadows; mueller; samclovis; specialcounsel; stefanhalper; trump; trumpwiretaps; uniparty; zeldin
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

Only way to know is to ask.


61 posted on 05/22/2018 2:36:26 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: chris37

“We don’t have time for interminable investigations with no actual results.”

Exactly. Empanel a Grand Jury, NOW. Get things moving. Arrest about 25 people before Halloween. Another SC could possibly be worse than Mueller and it would drag out for two more years.


62 posted on 05/22/2018 2:49:25 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Yep.

Grand jury right damn now.

Enough of this sh*t!


63 posted on 05/22/2018 3:08:30 PM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

What I see in s a likely troll.


64 posted on 05/22/2018 3:10:27 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: Jim 0216

I believe it’s trivial exercise that they do. It’s not an explicit enumeration but it seems certain that more would agree it is an implicit right. Congress can delegate,but it can’t give up any of its rights and responsibility. It always owns the product.


65 posted on 05/22/2018 3:17:25 PM PDT by Fhios (Mr. Magoo or Rip Van Sessions?)
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To: Lisbon1940

Back your accusation with specific evidence!


66 posted on 05/22/2018 3:36:56 PM PDT by Proud White Trump Supporter
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To: Fantasywriter

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/turley-sessions-using-utah-federal-prosecutor-much-better-trump-2nd-special-counsel/


67 posted on 05/22/2018 3:40:36 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: Lurker

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/turley-sessions-using-utah-federal-prosecutor-much-better-trump-2nd-special-counsel/


68 posted on 05/22/2018 3:41:55 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/turley-sessions-using-utah-federal-prosecutor-much-better-trump-2nd-special-counsel/

Looks to me like Sessions is already on top of this.


69 posted on 05/22/2018 3:45:14 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: Reno89519

Read this:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/31/turley-sessions-using-utah-federal-prosecutor-much-better-trump-2nd-special-counsel/


70 posted on 05/22/2018 3:46:08 PM PDT by upsdriver
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To: Fhios
I believe it’s trivial exercise that they do. It’s not an explicit enumeration but it seems certain that more would agree it is an implicit right. Congress can delegate,but it can’t give up any of its rights and responsibility. It always owns the product.

Although they've been doing it for way too long, Congress, the legislative branch, cannot constitutionally commandeer or delegate its rights and responsibility to another branch, in this case, the DOJ, part of the executive branch. It denies the clear constitutional intent of separation of powers.

The issue is not that a "special counsel" must be an expressed enumerated power - there are lots of constitutional federal acts and personnel not expressed as an enumeration of power - only that they are "necessary and proper" (N&P) to carry out those enumerated powers. This "special counsel" is not one of those N&P acts IMO because among other things it violates separation of powers and also allows Congress to do what they do best - skirt the politically-volatile issue issue and leave it to some unelected someone in another branch.

The proof of these extra/un-constitutional federal moves is in the pudding in the extraordinary conflict of interest that immediately arises when the DOJ investigates itself.

71 posted on 05/22/2018 3:52:39 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

Yes a good idea.

Duel or more investigations going at the same time against the deep state. The IG, Special Prosecutor(s), Huber, Congress, and the kitchen sink too. They can compare notes so that they don’t miss nothing.


72 posted on 05/22/2018 3:52:48 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

Guy signs up with an offensive screen name and immediately begins posting items with altered headlines into Breaking News. Suspicious behavior.


73 posted on 05/22/2018 3:54:05 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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To: upsdriver

I’m well aware of Turley’s position. I’ve also done a fair amount of reading about Huber. I’m keenly underwhelmed.


74 posted on 05/22/2018 3:56:00 PM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: chris37

Yes.
The Dems and Deep State will have run out the clock by the midterms if Dems take the House.

A potential “someday” special counsel is like we heard about Bill & Hillary in the 1990s-—just any minute now the big revelations will result in bombshell indictments of them. Arkansas State Trooper eyewitness accounts, college student who had a job shredding the subpoenad Hillary Rose Law firm records, and on and on.

SO frustrating.

Only if WE are still playing by the rules.

They aren’t.


75 posted on 05/22/2018 3:57:58 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorhip or we're finishid.)
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To: Lisbon1940

Interesting!

How is being proud, White, and a Trump Supporter offensive?


76 posted on 05/22/2018 4:06:31 PM PDT by Proud White Trump Supporter
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To: FR_addict

There is a prosecutor working with the IG. His name is Huber and he is out in Utah, well away from the DC swamp.


77 posted on 05/22/2018 4:09:30 PM PDT by expat2
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To: Jim 0216
Although they've been doing it for way too long, Congress, the legislative branch, cannot constitutionally commandeer or delegate its rights and responsibility to another branch, in this case, the DOJ, part of the executive branch. It denies the clear constitutional intent of separation of powers.

I think you are mistaken delegate with relinquish. I believe that Congress can decide to and exercise its action through action and inaction. That's a negative affirmation interpretation. If Congress fails to act, then they are in effect delegating authority to the executive branch.

However in the end Congress owns the product and use its power to nullify and fix.

78 posted on 05/22/2018 4:17:19 PM PDT by Fhios (Mr. Magoo or Rip Van Sessions?)
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WTF is Sessions waiting for??!!!

Sessions is part of the Swamp!!!!

79 posted on 05/22/2018 5:28:22 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: Proud White Trump Supporter

Why don’t you address how you just showed up yesterday?


80 posted on 05/22/2018 6:57:37 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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