Finally someone states the obvious!
Finally, some judges are bold enough to start calling Mueller out in a public way. No one is beyond reproach. Make Mueller prove that he needs all this inquiry.
The answer seems so obvious and innocuous to me, I'm wondering why the judge asked it in the first place. Cohen lives in New York. Manafort lives in Virginia. Am I missing something here?
Hey, how about a federal judge telling the executive branch it has to stop doing this investigation? Seems to work on immigration.
Yep. And water is wet.
I love these @ss-hats at CNN being quick to point out who appointed the Judge and then state the Judge involved himself in the political debate but when Democrat appointees ignore the Constitution and obstruct POTUS’ agenda the judge is all righteous.
Time to stop this coupe, one way or another.
Reagan appointee.
May is the cruelest month for Mueller.
“A loan from a person or committee to a candidate or political committee is a contribution to the extent that it remains unpaid. Once repaid in full, a loan no longer counts against the contributor’s contribution limit.”
“When an individual uses personal funds (or personal credit) to pay for a campaign expense, that payment is generally an in-kind contribution from that individual.”
“Special reporting rules apply to loans, debts and advances.”
“When an individual uses personal funds (or personal credit) to pay for a campaign expense, that payment is generally an in-kind contribution from that individual.”
“Although such expenses are considered in-kind contributions until reimbursed, special reporting rules apply when individuals pay for campaign expenses and later receive reimbursement.”
“The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.”
https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/handling-loans-debts-and-advances/
“Committees and their treasurers must make best efforts to obtain and maintain (and ultimately report) the information required by law with respect to itemized receipts and disbursements.”
“An individual who tests the waters must keep financial records. If he or she later becomes a candidate, the money raised and spent to test the waters must be reported by the campaign as contributions and expenditures.”
“If reporting information is incomplete, the committee and the treasurer will be in compliance with the law if they can demonstrate that they used “best efforts” in trying to obtain, maintain and report the needed information. The criteria for making “best efforts” vary, depending on the type of transaction.”
https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/keeping-records/
“The Plain Writing Act of 2010 requires federal agencies to write ‘clear government communication that the public can understand and use.’”
https://www.fec.gov/about/plain-language/
Mule face is in big trouble. Judge Ellis asked him if Rosenbutt has recused since he is “a witness”. That is an express violation of ethics of ANY bar association. But the Judge was explicit that Mule face has NO JURISDICTION under the “Russian Collusion” mandate for his investigation. This is so great!! While he deferred his ruling HE IS GOING TO DISMISS THE CASE AGAINST MANAFORT!! Mule face is beyond his scope!!!
“(8)(A) The term ‘‘contribution’’ includes—
(i) any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or
deposit of money or anything of value made by
any person for the purpose of influencing any
election for Federal office; or”
“Except as provided in section 30109(a)(8) of this
title, the power of the Commission to initiate
civil actions under subsection (a)(6) shall be the
exclusive civil remedy for the enforcement of
the provisions of this Act.”
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2014-title52/pdf/USCODE-2014-title52-subtitleIII.pdf
Mueller and all of the DoJ have no authority to prosecute campaign law violations apparently.
He should file a complaint to have Michael Dreeben disbarred.
I hope this judge kicks the crap out of these yobs
For the curious (via Wikipedia on Paul Manafort):
United States of America v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. and Richard W. Gates III, case no. 17-cr-00201, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (October 27, 2017)
https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download
I haven’t the time to read it now.
What an ignorant deep state apologist douche that dim-wit is...
Amazing, there’s an honest judge left in our judiciary!
This isn’t rocket science. They seek to destroy him politically, socially and economically forever. And Manafort was the money person for funding for the GOP. destroying him is a way to destroy the Republican Party’s ability to get financing and campaign funds. This is much more than a “Fake Collusion” investigation.
I’m afraid the judge may have overplayed his hand. What he should have said was simply that the appointment is not unlimited. If it were unlimited, then it would be unconstitutional because only the President can appoint an Attorney General, and the President did not appoint Mueller.
The charges must be related in some way to the Russians and Trump.
But on the other hand, this will make it interesting... I hope.