Posted on 07/31/2018 5:01:54 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Special counsel Robert Mueller has referred a collection of cases to New York federal prosecutors concerning whether several high-profile American lobbyists and operatives failed to register their work as foreign agents, according to people familiar with the matter.
The transfer of the inquiries marks an escalation of Mueller's referrals to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York in the period since he turned over a case involving President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Since the spring, Mueller has referred matters to SDNY involving longtime Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta and his work for his former firm, the Podesta Group, and former Minnesota Republican Rep. Vin Weber and his work for Mercury Public Affairs, the sources said.
One source said that former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig, a former partner at law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is also part of the inquiry.
None of the entities involved have been charged with wrongdoing, and there is no indication the SDNY inquiry will result in criminal charges.
It's not clear whether they are considered one case or separate matters, these people said, though all involve inquiries into whether the men improperly performed work on behalf of groups associated with Ukraine without registering with the Justice Department as foreign agents.
Federal law requires that an entity representing a foreign political party or government file public reports detailing the relationship.
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Potemkin prosecutions.
I’m confused as to why they have to register at all.
Refers them to a different office, so that office can drop the cases.
Shield himself from the criticism of ‘you prosecuted Trump allies, but exonerated Clinton allies that did the same thing or worse’.
Mueller is even more corrupt than Comey.
Bill and Hillary ? Oh and now Obama?
Goes there to die I bet
But muh 40,000 sealed indictments!
Ukraine. It’s Russia to stupids.
Refers them to a different office, so that office can drop the cases.
As is typical with this “crime.” Mueller’s prosecution of Manafort on this issue is 1000% political.
this is Mueller’s way to get out of having to actually do anything against them. He wants to duck that at all costs, since he knows his allegations are bullsheet... and that ... to his tremendous surprise, they’ve stated they will come to USA to defend themselves (when Mueller thought they would never ever show up, undoubtably)
Well, can ya really blame the guy? Afterall, if he actually went after Podesta, the Clinton Crime Syndicate would have him whacked.
Well, can ya really blame the guy? Afterall, if he actually went after Podesta, the Clinton Crime Syndicate would have him whacked.
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Bingo!
Mueller is essentially functioning as the Attorney General.
Hey, how about Sid Blumenthal? The Benghazi weapons salesman!
He’s filled a void created by Jeff the idiot.
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) was enacted in 1938. FARA is a disclosure statute that requires persons acting as agents of foreign principals in a political or quasi-political capacity to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities. Disclosure of the required information facilitates evaluation by the government and the American people of the statements and activities of such persons in light of their function as foreign agents. The FARA Registration Unit of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) in the National Security Division (NSD) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Act.
I’m a senior.. i go back.. how has this happened to my country?! One man, mueller, one absent AG and they can do this to my country!! What happened to the balance that was supposed to check a coup or a hostile takeover. Are we that far gone?? How have we come to this?!
I thought "the Russians" were tampering in our FEDERAL elections.
How can Mueller refer this to a STATE court?
Could it have anything to do with the Southern District of New York court and how much it hates PDJT? Also, PDJT cannot pardon someone convicted in a state court.
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