Robert Mueller just made it impossible for Trump to call the special counsel probe a 'total hoax'

CNN ^ | February 16, 2018 | Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large

[mdittmar]

(CNN)On Friday afternoon, the Justice Department announced that special counsel Robert Mueller had indicted 13 Russian nationals for their roles in attempted meddling in the 2016 election.

Most of these people do not live in the United States, and you can bet your bottom dollar that Russia won't be extraditing them any time soon. But that's not the point.

The point is this: The indictments of a baker's dozen of Russians gives us a very clear window into not only the depth and breadth of the Mueller investigation, but also makes crystal clear what the Russians wanted in the 2016 election and the elaborate measures they undertook to make it happen.

This paragraph stands out:

"Defendant ORGANIZATION had a strategic goal to sow discord in the U.S. political system, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Defendants posted derogatory information about a number of candidates, and by early to mid-2016, Defendants' operations included supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump ("Trump Campaign") and disparaging Hillary Clinton. Defendants made various expenditures to carry out those activities, including buying political advertisements on social media in the names of U.S. persons and entities. Defendants also staged political rallies inside the United States, and while posing as U.S. grassroots entities and U.S. persons, and without revealing their Russian identities and ORGANIZATION affiliation, solicited and compensated real U.S. persons to promote or disparage candidates. Some Defendants, posing as U.S. persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political activists to seek to coordinate political activities."

[virgil]

Evidently some people on-line said people should vote for Trump and not vote for Hillary. These were not people whose opinions are pre-approved by our so-called “justice” system. Unfortunately, when they said that, millions of voters read their words and immediately changed their votes from Hillary to Trump (yes, I’m being sarcastic there).

So, what's the difference between what these Russians supposedly did and what CNN tries to do every damn day?

[Lumper20]

Good points.

[snarkytart]

Yeah and I tell you what Facebook Twitter Google all those guys need to be investigated because they’re definitely up to shenanigans behind the scenes with Mueller.

[Professional]

In a desperate move CNN declares victory after finding some russian internet trolls that posted inaccurate information on the world wide web. Oh the huge manatees!?

[SERKIT]

[M Kehoe]

Makes sense if you are only concerned with a coup and not actual justice.

May I recommend firing Rosenstein, Mueller and Sessions?

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[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Fake news and more lies from the MSM liars.

Trump told one interviewer that he wanted to know if Russia interfered in the election and wanted violators prosecuted.

The Mueller Investigation is a hoax. There was never a shred of evidence that Trump colluded with Russia and today still not a shred. The Steele Dossier has been almost 100% discredited, and that was the basis for investigating Russian collusion to begin with.

Trump is right, it is a hoax. And the MSM liars are full of crap again. It is the only tune they know.

[goldstategop]

The arrogance and high-handed outrage of the US government over alleged Russian political astroturfing would be more believable if the US refrained from in interfering in the domestic political affairs of other countries on earth.

They have no right and no moral standing to complain when its done to them. Rules of political non-interference work both ways, not just when it suits them. The Mueller indictment is laughably absurd and another instance of what foreigners consider to be the Ugly American.

An America moreover so fearful and paranoid in lacking confidence in its own institutions. I hate to say it but America has become the Snowflake Of The World. If I was Russian, I would be embarrassed at the pitiful eagle the most powerful country on earth has become.

In a word, the Mueller indictments say a lot more about America than they do about Russia and the picture it paints about the former is a far from flattering one.

[aquila48]

How about a pathetic, total hoax?

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[Ann Archy]

Dear Chris Silly....you are an IDIOT! You are a DEMOCRAT , but that is REDUNDANT!!

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[packrat35]

I got it. The Caine Mutiny.

[M Kehoe]

I just figured it out. Robert Mueller IS captain Queeg.

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[Vlad The Inhaler]

CNN is going around crowing that somehow Trump is in trouble.CNN is going around crowing that somehow Trump is in trouble.

On FOX News Sheppie Smith was absolutely giddy today.

Like a teeny-Bopper with a hot piece of gossip about her competition.

It was like "So There, Trump!"

He was so excited it sounded as if he was ready to wet his bloomers.

I never watch Sheppie intentionally but FOX was on and I could hear him in the background while I was doing my work.

[falcon99]

CNN really is full of stupid people. Anyone who actually reads the indictment will laugh at about 90% of the charges and how far Mueller is reaching to make the charges. But then CNN will foster and hang on anything they can use to try to bash Trump. Mueller’s probe is a hoax when it comes to anything it was established to find ie. collussion between Trump’s campaign and Russia.

[JudgemAll]

Mueller is trying to make it impossible for Trump
to launch something on Hillary. He is the insurance

[granite]

They made a duplicate key.

[Doctor DNA]

For sure, made into a musical! Hah!

[Imagine pic of Pres. Trump playing rock guitar]