Posted on 03/12/2018 3:51:12 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Special counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors have invoked an unusual conspiracy to defraud the government charge to ensnare a Russian cyber network and could use the same legal strategy to go after President Trump and his associates, even if the conspiracy is not linked to a criminal act.
Although the president constantly denies any wrongdoing, Mr. Muellers 10-month long investigation has become the heart of the Trump-Russian election meddling saga, dominating headlines and leaving the White House tangled in conflict and controversy as additional charges have also been filed against four of his close associates with further indictments likely.
Last month, Mr. Mueller, a Republican and former FBI director indicted 13 Russian nationals connected to the Internet Research Agency (IRA) Russian troll farm, accusing the IRA of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by spreading fake news stories through U.S. social media. The same approach was employed in securing a plea deal last month with Rick Gates, the aide for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.
What has attracted attention in legal circles is the underlying legal theory behind the indictments, accusing the Russians of essentially committing a crime by preventing agencies of the U.S. government from carrying out the duties. Mr. Mueller appears to be leveraging the theory into a powerful instrument with respect to both foreign and domestic actors, according to a recent article on Lawfare, a national security blog by the Lawfare Institute and Brookings Institution.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Mueller you’re not going to convince anyone with your idiotic conspiracy theories that ‘will get’ Trump. You see what is clear is that Hillary is a walking, spewing, non-indicted felon who belongs in jail. Give it up fool.
I had to re-read the article. I can’t believe they said that! How can they assert such a claim when everyone he hired is a Democrat/Clinton supporter?
I had to re-read the article. I can’t believe they said that! How can they assert such a claim when everyone he hired is a Democrat/Clinton supporter?
conspiracy to defraud the government aka beating Hillary.
Thin gruel indeed.
But it’ll be FUN watching Dims try to explain what the crime was lol
And it will be even more fun watching Conservatives make the case that darn near every US Citizen is guilty of the same thing.
“Martha and Bob took their new camper to Yosemite. They reserved the site 14 months ago. When they arrived, there had been a snowstorm and the park was thinly populated.
So they took the spot along the Merced River instead of the one they rented.
Martha and Bob conspired to defraud the US Government by deceiving the National Park Service, keeping them from properly allocating camp sites at Yosemite National Park”.
He/They will not rest until they take him/us down.
It is time to remove Mueller and ALL the rest of the traitors. Delay gets more dangerous day by day.
The Patriot Act gives the President the power to identify anyone as a threat and have him dealt with. He can start with Soros. Long overdue.
He better enjoy this, because that is it, no reputable firm would even consider this guy now.
But itll be FUN watching Dims try to explain what the crime was lol
So anyone who “helped” a Russian troll farm is somehow guilty. Probably including people who answered their poll questions. Good grief.
Or taking a long lunch.
“There is NOTHING unusual about conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government charges!”
There is when there is no underlying crime being charged.
The charge boils down to deceiving a Federal Government employee, even if the reason for, the object of the deceit does not constitute a crime.
Any employee of any agency. Not just Law Enforcement.
And prosecuted as a Federal Crime.
I’d say it’s unprecedented in the history of the US.
Mueller is a domestic enemy of the USA. He should be in Guantanamo.
Mueller better roll it up before he is charged with conspiracy to commit sedition...
The first count is a pure conspiracy count, with NO underlying crime. None of the activity described is criminal, per se. The perps participated in 1st amendment activities.
The DEMS are now demanding the US work harder to extradite these perps, including involving INTERPOL.
After Putin Cites Jews, Democrats Implore Trump to Extradite Russians - NYT - March 12, 2018
Top Democratic leaders in the House and Senate implored President Trump on Monday to employ "all resources available" to extradite 13 Russians charged last month with subverting the 2016 presidential election after Russia's president raised the possibility of Jewish involvement. ...The Democratic letter outlines several steps that the Justice and State departments could take to try to force their extradition, such as pressing Interpol to issue what is effectively an international arrest warrant and using existing diplomatic channels, including raising the issue directly with Mr. Putin.
I'd love to see Mueller forced to prosecute under this indictment. All he really has is FARA and FEC violations; and those are on the minuscule end of the spectrum.
That’d be: “Seditious Conspiracy” to you, sir:)
No underlying crime? Every Mueller indictment I’ve seen starts with other charges and throws in the defraud as an afterthought.
In fed cases I’ve seen, sometimes a defendant pleads down to only the defraud charge, but that’s to avoid more complicated convictions.
(I used to do legal research)
Really?
You think these are righteous charges warranted by the underlying “crime”?
Bizarre.
If that isn't "conspiracy to defraud the United States," I don't know what is!
That's what it looks like to me too. Maybe some tax law violations. It's essentially a PR bluff.
LANGUAGE WARNING - Loads of F-bombs and other cursing.
It's an awesome dissection in spite of the language.
The Mueller Indictments Are A F**king Joke & It's Dangerous [Web Exclusive] (15:09)
The bottom line is this company in Russia is a click-bait farm. They had no interest in interfering with our election or creating any chaos here.
It exists to make money by selling the cyber equivalent of client lists.
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