[weston]

This judge really raked team Mueller over the coals.
I thought the most interesting point he brought up was that the Manafort case did NOT ARISE FROM THE SPECIAL COUNSEL INVESTIGATION. Instead they just picked up an existing case on Manfort in order to get at Trump. The Special Counsel’s authorization says they can prosecute crimes that might arise as a result of their investigation.

[Cboldt]

Mueller is going after Manafort in two venues. EDVA and DC. Something makes me think the DC judge ruled on a similar motion to dismiss, in Mueller's favor. I don't see such an order in the docket though. The motion to dismiss, and opposition, those filings are available.

[Cboldt]

-- I thought the most interesting point he brought up was that the Manafort case did NOT ARISE FROM THE SPECIAL COUNSEL INVESTIGATION. Instead they just picked up an existing case on Manfort in order to get at Trump. --

The superceding indictment is by Mueller, signed personally by him, dated Feb 22, 2018. But for Mueller going after this case, where would it be? IOW, what exactly do you mean by "picked up an existing case?"

[RitaOK]

You got it. Looking forward to Sessions pulling this back in, right?

Rubenstein needs to be fired, when his purpose for the appointment of Mueller included the “public interest”.

We too have “public interest”, in an OUTSIDE prosecutor investigating the investigators.

We get *nothing* towards repair. No “public interest” for us.

We get one more insider prosecutor assigned under the cover that he is... wait for it.. from Utah, while the president meanwhile drowns in bad press from the Media Complex and not one single peep favorable to TRUMP comes from the Justice Department.