Posted on 01/22/2019 12:16:18 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let an unidentified foreign government-owned company appeal under seal a grand jury subpoena possibly related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, and the firm said a ruling against it would “wreak havoc” on American foreign policy.
The case has remained a high-profile mystery, with the Supreme Court and lower courts declining to identify the company, the country that owns it or the purpose of the subpoena.
The company is facing a daily fine of $50,000 imposed by a U.S. federal judge in Washington for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued in the unidentified investigation.
Lawyers for the company urged the Supreme Court to take up the case, saying in the court papers that the lower court ruling it is contesting “would wreak havoc on American foreign policy - possibly alienating U.S. allies, undermining diplomatic efforts, and inviting reciprocal treatment abroad for American agencies.”
The legal question is whether the company is protected under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a law that allows foreign countries to avoid being sued in U.S. courts but does not cover commercial activities.
In the redacted court papers, the company said the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act protects it not just in civil cases but also in criminal cases. The company also argued that foreign countries are immune from contempt findings.
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Russia, Russia, Russia.
The SCOTUS operates in secrecy now?
Anyone speculation on who the firm is? Sounds like they are trying to avoid having to testify.
My bet is the company is a UK intelligence front used for the coup attempt.
We really need to get around to nuking London one of these days - they came closer to destroying the United States than any enemy ever has.
Fusion or some other firm?
Fusion GPS is a US company so that’s not the one. Probably some throwaway shell company nobody has ever heard of is the case here.
Well, we know a Russian government-owned company owns a bunch of America’s uranium mining...
If it was anyone or any business that could even spell Trump it would be out in the open in a minute.
Must be someone tied to the democrats to get that kind of special privilege.
China, China,China
(Huawei?)
The Boris and Natasha Import, Escort Service, Barski & Grillski. NYET!!
Dr. Sebastian Gorka likely knows which corporation it is. PDJT also likely knows.
That would be my second guess.
But since Mueller is listed as a possible .....
That's not a bad guess. A few thoughts on this:
1. If that company is fighting a subpoena, then it seems like they are on the other side of a legal battle where the U.S. Dept. of Justice is taking the side of the "white hats" in trying to expose foreign meddling in the 2016 from allied nations -- no?
2. This company is making all the same arguments the DOJ makes when it tries to keep the evidence of the DOJ/FBI/CIA wrongdoing in the FISA cases redacted. Doesn't that seem odd?
The CFO of Huawei is under house arrest in Canada pending an extradition application hearing by the US DOJ.
The reason is that Meng Wanzhou violated sanction agreements China signed against doing business with Iran.
1. Great Britain
2. Australia
3. Israel
4. Saudi Arabia
5. China
I left Russia off this list because after all the silly indictments against those Russian characters, I don't think a Russian government-owned company would try so hard to fight a legal battle like this in secret. If anything, they'd want it played out in a public courtroom.
My thought:
“the company is UK intelligence.....”
“We really need to get around to nuking London one of these days.”
You mean: “Teheran on the Thames!”
Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine...Podesta, Podesta, Podesta
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