Posted on 08/06/2018 6:07:54 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A judge agreed to appoint an independent “firewall” lawyer to review pretrial evidence related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s case against Russians who allegedly interfered in the 2016 election.
The evidence will be screened for possible national security issues before it is turned over to a Kremlin-linked defendant, Bloomberg News reported Monday.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich approved the request for the counsel because Mueller is concerned with providing evidence to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy Russian businessman and longtime associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Department of Justice’s legal team warned against Prigozhin gaining access to “sensitive” evidence.
That evidence would include details about the government’s investigation, identities of people and companies that are cooperating and personal information on Americans who were victims of identity theft, the outlet noted.
Prigozhin and his firm, >B>Concord Management and Consulting LLC., were indicted as part of Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling during the presidential election.
Concord, through attorney Eric Dubelier, pled not guilty to one count of defrauding the U.S. government. It is the only Russian entity — out of three — to respond to the charges filed by Mueller's team earlier this year.
The company provides food services to the Kremlin and Putin reportedly frequents other restaurants he owns.
The Russian businessman has been dubbed “Putin’s chief.”
Because this protocol has worked so well up to this point.
American courts resemble star chambers now, not courts that afford due process to criminal defendants.
Mueller is full of Mustard with a knife in the Dining Room....
Hopefully the “firewall” lawyer truly is independent and not another Deep State flunkie from the DoJ.
You are on trial but the evidence against you is secret.
My understanding is that the guy is top-notch, with many years of government service behind him. Mostly recently he served as Dianne Feinstein's driver.
Wait a damned minute. They sued this Russian. He is entitled to FULL discovery minus PRIVELEGED material. What is this crap?
Uhh, yeah, well, uh, thanks for reassuring me! I was worried for a minute there.
you left out the word, COMRADE at the end.
This is why spies are arrested then traded to get our spies back.
The $3 trial.
“Hopefully the “firewall” lawyer truly is independent and not another Deep State flunkie from the DoJ.”
You know full well that it will be a “Deep State flunkie from the DOJ”.
The fix MUST BE IN.
Hopefully the “firewall” lawyer truly is independent and not another Deep State flunkie from the DoJ.
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Have you been smokin’ that stuff again? Of course that’s not gonna happen.
Irrespective of this particular case, I have lost almost all my faith in the US legal system. I have little respect or trust for the legal system, at all levels. Intellectually vapid, and with few if any ethics.
Here we go! Discovery will be thwarted.
Trust us. The evidence that you can’t see proves you are guilty.
So one is charged with a crime, but has no clue what the evidence is against the charged person!!!
It’s a sad situation.
Too bad Sessions is not woke to the issues of his Dept.
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