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Obama WH counsel faces possible prosecution in Mueller-initiated probe
Fox News ^ | 3/19/19 | Gregg Re

Posted on 03/19/2019 6:54:44 PM PDT by Revel

Former Obama White House Counsel and Clinton-linked attorney Greg Craig may soon be charged by the Justice Department for engaging in illegal unregistered overseas lobbying, in a case initially probed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller -- a development that would make him the first Democrat to face prosecution amid the long-running Russia investigation.

The case centers on lobbying work that Craig performed in 2012 for the Russian-backed president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, while Craig was a partner at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Craig allegedly never registered as a foreign agent under a U.S. law known as the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, which requires lobbyists to declare publicly if they represent foreign leaders, governments or their political parties.

FARA violations were only rarely prosecuted until Mueller took aim at Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, for his lobbying work in Ukraine. Manafort, who connected Craig with Yanukovych, has been convicted on numerous bank and tax fraud charges, and was separately accused of FARA violations as well. He was sentenced earlier this month to approximately seven years in prison.

Craig left Skadden last year as his work with Manafort became public. In January, Skadden agreed to cooperate with the DOJ's registration requirements and paid $4.6 million in a settlement to avoid a criminal prosecution. "We have learned much from this incident and are taking steps to prevent anything similar from happening again,”

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Separately, New York prosecutors are also looking into potential similar charges regarding another Clinton-connected Washington insider, Tony Podesta. In September, Manafort admitted to directing two firms -- Mercury Public Affairs and the Podesta Group -- to lobby in the U.S. on behalf of a Ukrainian political party and Ukraine's government, then led by Yanukovych, Manafort's longtime political patron.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 201809; 201901; 201904; gregcraig; jamescomey; lisapage; mueller; obama; peterstrzok; podesta; robertmueller; skadden; tonypodesta; ukraine; viktoryanukovych; yanukovych
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To: Revel

I thought for a moment it said he faced possible execution.


21 posted on 03/20/2019 12:26:35 AM PDT by BTerclinger (MAGA)
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To: BTerclinger

yeah,yeah. Some democrat MIGHT get charged with something.Never happen.


22 posted on 03/20/2019 1:26:09 AM PDT by pawpawrick (I had a life once but my job ate it)
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To: Revel

Barr needs to fire Mueller before he hands out any more immunity for Democrats. I’m sure thats why this is being prosecuted, to give immunity to the Podesta brothers and any others who need it on the dem side.


23 posted on 03/20/2019 3:40:23 AM PDT by cdpap
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To: Revel

He will be charged since he was doing what all Democrats do


24 posted on 03/20/2019 3:52:25 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Revel

Wake me up when they raid his house at 6am with guns drawn! I’ll be popping the corn and the corks on the champagne...


25 posted on 03/20/2019 4:52:38 AM PDT by DJ Frisat ( (optional, printed after my name on post))
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To: Revel

That’s ALL they got?


26 posted on 03/20/2019 5:58:29 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Revel

Greg Craig. Defence atty. for John W. Hinckley, Jr., William Kennedy Smith, and Richard Helms, the ex-director of Central Intelligence who was convicted of lying to Congress. Also worked for Ted Kennedy, Slick Willy, obama, and John Kerry. From Wikipedia. A true scumbag.


27 posted on 03/20/2019 6:21:28 AM PDT by shooter223 (the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
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To: goldstategop

looks like Barr told Mueller he better fess up and get some of the crooks indicted or he may be next..friend to friend


28 posted on 03/20/2019 7:35:59 AM PDT by aces
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To: Revel

We all know it was the clintons and obama and company.
Yet no arrests. I guess that Trump is afraid.


29 posted on 03/20/2019 12:08:49 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (My sister said the only thing that did not was the clock. GE has spare parts)
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To: Revel

Mueller won’t be prosecuting Greg Craig; he has way to much dirt on way too many people that are part of the Deep State, including Mueller himself.


30 posted on 03/20/2019 4:10:03 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: Cementjungle

Amen. Let me see one in an orange jumpsuit and behind bars.


31 posted on 03/20/2019 5:43:16 PM PDT by BradyLS (ODO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Revel
Yeah....not in my lifetime.

I've near ZERO confidence in any Clinton, Obama, OCA, MuleMan, Struck, Page....etc..etc...etc...going to jail.

Makes me sick...but that's how I feel about it all...

32 posted on 03/20/2019 5:49:02 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: Revel
Yeah....not in my lifetime.

I've near ZERO confidence in any Clinton, Obama, OCA, MuleMan, Struck, Page....etc..etc...etc...going to jail.

Makes me sick...but that's how I feel about it all...

33 posted on 03/20/2019 5:54:27 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: goldstategop

Mueller will suddenly become worse than Hitler.


34 posted on 03/20/2019 6:06:04 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Revel

Soetero is immune. Hillary is immune. Reading all this is similar to Don Quixote running around the countryside trying to kill windmills. Some of these folks are above the law.


35 posted on 03/20/2019 8:45:31 PM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Revel

They want to give the appearance of “fair and balanced” so they throw in ONE Leftist to investigate.


36 posted on 03/21/2019 7:42:16 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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