Q Anon: 01/07/19 Trust Trump's Plan

Anyone know if Surber’s statement is true? “Lying to feds is not a crime in this case because it is nobody’s business what Manafort and Kilimnik discussed.”

https://donsurber.blogspot.com/2019/01/mueller-grasps-at-another-straw.html

Mueller grasps at another straw

Don Surber

The Washington Post: “Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with Russian employee, according to court filing” !!!

The New York Times: “Manafort Shared Trump Campaign Data With Russian Associate, Prosecutors Say” !!!

The Guardian: “Manafort accused by Mueller of sharing 2016 polling data with Russian linked to Moscow intelligence” !!!

So?

Is this illegal?

No.

Is the man a spy?

No.

Hillary hired a firm that worked with Kremlin officials and Russian spies to get dirt on The Donald.

That Russian Dossier is the basis of Bungling Bob Mueller’s witch hunt.

Guess what? The Washington Post shared polling data with Russian spies and anyone else with access to its web site. Ditto the Times and the Guardian.

Manafort is not charged with sharing polling data with anyone.

He is charged with lying to an increasingly Soviet-style investigation by one of the worst public officials in American history.

Bear in mind, taxpayers paid $5.8 million to settle out of court BBM’s 5 1/2-year harassment of an innocent man in the anthrax case.

The Associated Press report noted, “The filing says Mueller has accused Manafort of lying to investigators about sharing the data with Konstantin Kilimnik, a business associate who was indicted last year on charges that he tampered with potential witnesses.

“Kilimnik has denied ties to Russian intelligence and is not in U.S. custody.”

It was legal to talk to and share any legally obtained data with him. Lying to feds is not a crime in this case because it is nobody’s business what Manafort and Kilimnik discussed.

Wrap this embarrassment up already.

1,021 posted on 01/09/2019 8:01:23 AM PST by mairdie (http://www.henrylivingston.com/theman/atlocustgrove/medical/electricity/pp096-7.htm)

What is RV?

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I don’t know, smiley..

1,022 posted on 01/09/2019 8:02:26 AM PST by bitt (forget the electric chair..we're gonna need electric bleachers!)

when in doubt, bring a mirror an a hat pin.

1,023 posted on 01/09/2019 8:03:59 AM PST by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)

I’ve not yet made the same mental connection myself but an anon today believes that the Manafort “redactions” suggest that Manafort was pimping himself to Russians that were hired by Fusion GPS and HRC to feed “dirt” to Steele ... TBD ;)

1,024 posted on 01/09/2019 8:05:16 AM PST by Steven W.

Rosenstein, who picked Mueller, plans to leave Justice Dept. shortly after Barr confirmed

By Laura Jarrett and Evan Perez

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, whose office manages the Russia investigation, is planning to leave the Justice Department shortly after William Barr, the President's nominee for attorney general, is confirmed, a source familiar with his thinking said.

The source said Rosenstein is not being forced out, and he has conveyed his thinking to the White House. The move may be the clearest signal to date that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is close to wrapping up.

The deputy attorney general has become a household name given his management of Mueller's work and has signaled to other officials that he would leave when he was satisfied that Mueller's investigation was either complete or close enough to completion that it was protected.

When exactly Rosenstein leaves could shift depending on the timing of Barr's confirmation and the naming of a new deputy attorney general. An official briefed on the discussions said Rosenstein wants to ensure a smooth transition, which includes the Mueller investigation.

Barr's Senate confirmation hearing begins January 15, which means a confirmation vote, at the earliest, could occur in mid-February.

A source told CNN that Barr made it clear to the White House that he wanted his own deputy -- a request that was honored the last time he served as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush.

"The attorney general's balls are in the deputy attorney general's pocket, and I'm not putting my balls in anyone's pocket I don't know," Barr recalled saying in a 2001 interview with the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters Wednesday that she hadn't spoken to the President about Rosenstein's plans but said the deputy attorney general is "doing a great job."

"I know that deputy attorney general had always planned to stay around two years. He would like to help with the transition of bringing the new attorney general in. We hope that happens relatively soon," Sanders said. "I know he wants to allow him to build a new team. He's doing a great job and we'll let him make any further announcements on that from here."

Rosenstein's plans were earlier reported by ABC News. If confirmed, Barr would then oversee the Russia investigation. In a June 2018 memo to senior DOJ officials, Barr reached a decisive and controversial conclusion that President Donald Trump's interactions with ex-FBI Director James Comey would not constitute obstruction of justice. He defended Trump's firing of Comey and called the special counsel's obstruction inquiry "fatally misconceived." It was Rosenstein who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to investigate any coordination between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russians who sought to influence the outcome of the election after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe, citing his own role in Trump's presidential campaign. Rosenstein then oversaw the special counsel's investigation.

Trump has frequently criticized Rosenstein and called the Mueller investigation a "witch hunt."

In September, reports emerged that Rosenstein discussed wearing a "wire" to record conversations with Trump and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, according to sources familiar with memos authored by former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe documenting the discussions. Rosenstein strongly denied the report and Trump had maintained he had no plans to fire Rosenstein.

Nevertheless, in November, the President tweeted out a picture of Rosenstein behind bars.

Rosenstein remained in his role as deputy at the Justice Department when Matt Whitaker was tapped as acting attorney general after Sessions was forced out. Whitaker took on overseeing the Mueller investigation, but Rosenstein's office still manages it day-to-day.

1,025 posted on 01/09/2019 8:07:20 AM PST by mairdie (http://www.henrylivingston.com/theman/atlocustgrove/medical/electricity/pp096-7.htm)

To: mairdie; JockoManning

I was hoping he had videos of those who were for the wall before they were against it.
It would have taken the wind out of the knuckleheads rebuttal.

I read this yesterday and wonder, if true, if it might have affected his approach ?

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maggie-haberman-trump-didnt-want-to-give-oval-office-speech-and-thinks-trip-to-border-is-waste-of-time/

1,026 posted on 01/09/2019 8:09:58 AM PST by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)

1,027 posted on 01/09/2019 8:11:55 AM PST by neal1960 (D m cr ts S ck. Would you like to buy a vowel?)

Apparently the media are giving Chuck & Nancy a mulligan - they’re going to be making another joint appearance shortly ...

1,028 posted on 01/09/2019 8:12:20 AM PST by Steven W.

1,029 posted on 01/09/2019 8:12:57 AM PST by Bigg Red (The USA news industry, the MSM-13, takes a machete to the truth. {h/t TigersEye})

1,030 posted on 01/09/2019 8:12:57 AM PST by Bigg Red (The USA news industry, the MSM-13, takes a machete to the truth. {h/t TigersEye})

>>Manafort

When you need to build a large organization, some of it is going to end up there for their purposes rather than yours. But Trump is used to that. He seems well able to handle sucking in large numbers of people for needed purposes, and spitting out the ones that don’t fit his taste. In business, that was just day to day accepted.

He didn’t seem to really understand that normal life isn’t normal in politics. Everything is examined for potential negative spin and, if you don’t make perfect decisions every time, you’re not allowed to forget it and it becomes future attack points. But a lifetime of working a particular way means he’s unlikely to change for the attackers.

1,031 posted on 01/09/2019 8:14:30 AM PST by mairdie (http://www.henrylivingston.com/theman/atlocustgrove/medical/electricity/pp096-7.htm)

Kellyanne on FNC saying that she’s been in meetings with POTUS and RR and they have good repor. His resignation coming along with the Manafort “plant” redactions and the SCOTUS subpoena review still leave me perplexed as to what the true + full role of RR and the Mule are. Continuing events and revelations always prove inconclusive IMO. What a movie!

1,032 posted on 01/09/2019 8:17:03 AM PST by Steven W.

>>wonder, if true, if it might have affected his approach?

Would make yesterday’s drab performance completely understandable. Many thanks for that link.

1,033 posted on 01/09/2019 8:17:14 AM PST by mairdie (http://www.henrylivingston.com/theman/atlocustgrove/medical/electricity/pp096-7.htm)

still doesn’t live up to the Bobby Jidal rebuttal.

1,034 posted on 01/09/2019 8:18:02 AM PST by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)

1,035 posted on 01/09/2019 8:18:50 AM PST by Steven W.

To: JustSurrounded

Agree. What is important is that this isn’t a “one-time” marketing effort. It is a series of events. Examples:

1. Trump did the great press corps troll when he had several border agents interrupt a press briefing to make the case for a border barrier.

2. Trump tweets (multiple)

3. Oval Office aka Winning Office address

4. Headed to the border (Thurs)

Each of these build on each other to cement public’s perception that Trump is correct. In addition, any and all crimes committed by illegals in the news (Cpl. Singh) further move the needle in our favor.

The Donkeys have to battle a losing perception/persuasion battle but also battle an increasingly hostile government employee interest group. The longer the shutdown lasts, the more pressure is put on the Donkeys, not the GOP.

Patience is a virtue.

1,036 posted on 01/09/2019 8:19:00 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year)

To: little jeremiah; bitt

>What is the RV<

My guess is Recreational Vehicle, to get away if there is unrest.

1,037 posted on 01/09/2019 8:19:48 AM PST by Darnright (We live in interesting times.)

1,038 posted on 01/09/2019 8:19:49 AM PST by Bigg Red (The USA news industry, the MSM-13, takes a machete to the truth. {h/t TigersEye})

POTUS needs to request WEEKLY, IN PERSON meetings with ALL SC justices. That will confirm their physical “status”.

1,039 posted on 01/09/2019 8:21:06 AM PST by Kalamata (How to interpret The Revelation: http://bibleresearchtools.com/bible-study-video-series/)

1,040 posted on 01/09/2019 8:21:09 AM PST by Steven W.

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