Techofog on Twitter posted this-you may find this interesting.
https://twitter.com/Techno_Fog/status/992801198829965314
Thank you very much! That was a great find, much much appreciated.
Very interesting reading. Thanks for posting.
I note that in addition to 2 letters, one of which was maybe after the fact of the raid, Rosenstein supposedly gave verbal instructions that would broaden the goals.
Yet the Manafort lawyer stated that he had worked with RR, and RR was a real stickler for making sure that instructions were in writing before action taken.
Two things I’d like to know:
Is SC misrepresenting what happened re: verbal instructions?
In Business Law, if there is a written contract, then any verbal discussion is moot - under the assumption that if it was important it would have been included in the contract.
Hence, the contract is it. What’s there is what can be considered. Only when it’s a handshake deal with nothing in writing, does the discussion come into play.
How does that work with respect to special counsel instructions?
If verbal instructions can be considered, will the judge call Mueller and RR to testify, and will they agree or disagree about those instructions?