Posted on 02/11/2018 8:47:23 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
It is increasingly clear that President Donald Trump and the Republicans are engaging in a campaign to smear and discredit special prosecutor Robert Mueller. All of this is an effort to undermine an investigation into whether serious federal crimes occurred that potentially implicate individuals at the highest levels of the government, including Trump and members of his family.
The need for an independent criminal investigation is clear. Was there illegal collusion between Trump campaign officials and Russians? Has there been a cover-up that constitutes obstruction of justice? If so, who is responsible?
Contrary to the president’s assertion, this is not a partisan “witch hunt.” Already two individuals have plead guilty to federal crimes. George Papadopoulos plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his efforts, while a Trump campaign official, to set up meetings with Kremlin-connected sources who claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton. Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn plead guilty to “willfully and knowingly” making “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the FBI about communications exchanged with a Russian envoy shortly after Trump took office.
Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager for a time, and Rick Gates, his aide, have been indicted for the crime of “conspiracy against the United States.” They have been charged with operating as agents of foreign governments without registering as required by the law and laundering over $75 million in offshore accounts.
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Thanks. I’d love to see more outdoor threads — hiking, camping, backpacking, birding, wildlife viewing, photography.
I just got home from three great days on Mare Island, Skaggs Island, and Lynch County Park birding, hiking, listening to lectures, checking out new and old wildlife organizations, testing binoculars, and having great conversations with all sorts of interesting people.
The most hysterical conversation was between two men in my car — I drove a carpool through Skaggs Island and they were passengers. They were both dyed-in-the-wool socialists! Hate Trump, love Bernie and Warren, Love dictators all over the world, love free education and free health care, hate corporations. Did I mention Hate Trump? I just kept my mouth shut to enjoy listening to these two birds singing their socialist songs. It was a “WOW!” time. I’m mellowing out in retirement...I didn’t toss them out at the far end of the marsh...or worse.
This morning when I posted it there were zero comments which surprised me. I’ll go read them Thanks.
Amazing how that time period has caused so much pain in this country and some of the main players are held up as heroes.
Great idea!
Re: the guys in your car, what amusement to listen to these people.
According to evidence revealed so far the Leadership of the FBI,Justice and CIA have disgraced themselves.
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