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Mueller Scorches the Earth
National Revuew ^ | September 23, 2017 | Andrew McCarthy

Posted on 09/23/2017 4:31:50 AM PDT by BurgessKoch

Robert Mueller’s sprawling special-counsel investigation is playing hardball.

It was not enough to get a search warrant to ransack the Virginia home of Paul Manafort, even as the former Trump campaign chairman was cooperating with congressional investigators. Mueller’s bad-asses persuaded a judge to give them permission to pick the door lock. That way, they could break into the premises in the wee hours, while Manafort and his wife were in bed sleeping. They proceeded to secure the premises — of a man they are reportedly investigating for tax and financial crimes, not gang murders and Mafia hits — by drawing their guns on the stunned couple, apparently to check their pajamas for weapons.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: andymccarthy; blisteringarticle; manafort; mueller; muellerinvestigation; muelleroutofcontrol; sessionsgraphic; trumprussia
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To: Alberta's Child

Trump has looked at the 100’s of unjustified unmaskings and illegal leaks. I’m sure he is appalled as any American would be. Sessions and Coates just wrote a letter to Congress asking them to permanently reauthorize section 702. Part of MAGA is making sure the abuse doesn’t happen again. I’m not sure what this admin can do to prevent abuses in the future, but they have to do something.


81 posted on 09/23/2017 7:09:39 AM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: BurgessKoch

This use of force is prosecutorial misconduct. Find a judge to kick his butt and get him investigated for conflicts. Obviously he’s playing for the other team, probably having committed various use-of-evidence violations and document security felonies in the process.


82 posted on 09/23/2017 7:10:55 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: BurgessKoch
apparently to check their pajamas for weapons.

More like sexually assaulting his WIFE!!

83 posted on 09/23/2017 7:18:15 AM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: SamuraiScot

The federal judges are cowards.

They accept lies from the DO”J” every day
as they crush Americans and LET THE CORRUPT GO FREE.

If ANYONE expected Session or Trump to do anything
except grovel to the Swamp and DNC and corruption,
they better wake up and pay attention.


84 posted on 09/23/2017 7:18:29 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: BurgessKoch

85 posted on 09/23/2017 7:25:43 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Drone Soros and sons!!!)
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To: BurgessKoch

The larger unanswered question remains: Why is Trump allowing this witch hunt to continue?


86 posted on 09/23/2017 7:26:10 AM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: BurgessKoch

Official oppression.


87 posted on 09/23/2017 7:30:17 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: txrefugee

Still waiting for feminist outrage at such bullying, groping, disrespect, of women.


88 posted on 09/23/2017 7:31:29 AM PDT by odawg (WAE2 0)
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To: oldbrowser
I agree with your take on what Mueller is attempting to do. I see the whole legal process being turned upside down in an effort to build enough legal ambiguity to enable the democrats to obstruct justice. They will never spend a day in confinement at any facility for any crime. At the same time they are putting the full force of govt against President Trump at every level to find something, anything, that they can blow into a prosecutable offense. The end result will be a trade off where the criminals of the Obama administration will be off the hook for any legal consequence and America's legitimately elected President Trump will have been delegitimized as much as possible but remains standing. For the time being. The Republican party establishment is on notice that President Trump is the last hope for a two party system of govt. They will be gone if they continue to work against this president who has the support of millions of American voters.
89 posted on 09/23/2017 7:41:39 AM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: 60Gunner
"If the government won't do it, then why not an armed citizenry?"

Why indeed, but it would either need to be a very large group of citizens or a few who did not care about the consequences.

90 posted on 09/23/2017 7:45:39 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Starboard
Its clear that his mission (orders from the Swamp) is to get Trump

His mission, which is unquestionably from the Swamp, is to get Trump to fire him.

This will allow Ryan (Romney) and McConnell (Bush) to drop their masks and announce, "with a heavy heart", that Trump has to go.

91 posted on 09/23/2017 7:52:56 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: Liz

“THIS JUST IN-— Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley announced plans to subpoena two senior FBI officials..”

Grassley immediately followed this by saying, “after I check with Senator Feinstein”

If you are waiting for these subpoenas to be signed off by the ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, you’d better pack a lunch.


92 posted on 09/23/2017 7:56:01 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
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To: Jim Noble

A classic pincer attack. If Mueller can’t get him the GOP leadership will.


93 posted on 09/23/2017 8:05:19 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: BurgessKoch
SESSIONS: I have known Mr. Mueller over the years and he served 12 years as FBI director. I knew him before that. I have confidence in Mr. Mueller.

Transcript: Jeff Sessions' testimony on Trump and Russia

94 posted on 09/23/2017 8:36:57 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Truth29

Some pigs are more equal than others.


95 posted on 09/23/2017 9:07:04 AM PDT by JayGalt (Let Trump Be Trump)
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To: BurgessKoch

I remember when the the special prosecutor was named
Trump said he welcomed the chance to be proven innocent

Wonder how he feels now


96 posted on 09/23/2017 9:09:39 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: BurgessKoch

Mueller is out of control.

Rosenstein is a deep state plant.

5.56mm


97 posted on 09/23/2017 9:14:58 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: BurgessKoch

Karma will bite Mueller&Co you can’t bend the law as much as he has and not expect it.


98 posted on 09/23/2017 9:25:02 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: Liz; Whenifhow; LS; GregNH; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; White Bear; ...

ping


99 posted on 09/23/2017 10:02:20 AM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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To: Liz

http://ticklethewire.com/2017/09/21/senate-judiciary-committee-subpoena-2-fbi-officials-comeys-firing/


100 posted on 09/23/2017 10:05:32 AM PDT by bitt (The press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literal)
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