Posted on 04/21/2019 2:57:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he doesn't understand why special counsel Robert Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr. and others involved in the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with criminal conspiracy.
Nadler, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," noted that Mueller said he didn't bring charges against those in the meeting because he couldn't prove they willfully intended to commit a crime.
"Well, you don’t have to prove that," Nadler continued. "All you have to prove for conspiracy is that they entered into a meeting of the minds to do something wrong and had one overt act. They entered into a meeting of the minds to attend a meeting to get stolen material on Hillary. They went to the meeting. That’s conspiracy right there."
The 2016 meeting also reportedly involved Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The associates, according to Mueller's report, agreed to the meeting with a lawyer linked to Russia who had promised dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Mueller wrote in his report, which was released last week, that he considered bringing charges because campaigns can't accept help from a foreign government or foreign nationals.
"On the facts here, the government would unlikely be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the June 9 meeting participants had general knowledge that their conduct was unlawful. The investigation has not developed evidence that the participants in the meeting were familiar with the foreign-contribution ban or the application of federal law to the relevant factual context," Mueller added.
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Yeah, I’m sure your boy Romney and the mormons are working behind the scenes to make that happen still.
The Democrats and never Trump Repu blicans like Ryan and McComical McConnell tried to obstruct him in every possible way but he has accomplished more in two years than many of his predecessors did in eight years,especially Odummy.
If it does head in the impeachment direction, Democrats may not like it.
LOL
Nadler is one of these schümers with schiff for brains who debase, demean and undermine their host Civilization.
Not a clue. But anyone who doesn't think that the Democrats won't dredge up something to charge him with is naive.
Agreed. The cat is out of the bag and this is common knowledge now. Is this true? If it is, then Democrats don’t want to go there because it could get messy for them.
Maybe because he knew that Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS set up the entire meeting with his Russian stooges, and met with them both before and after the meeting?
It’s all going to come out.
Spied on , Entrapment and Hounded ?
The first of many, many things you don’t understand Mr. Snadler. That’s OK, you just keep up your quest for greatness. We’ll be here.
Nadless doesn’t understand because he’s a tool.
Meeting someone and giving them a sniff is not a crime.
I don’t understand why Trump did not nor has yet declassified the documents. He just sits back and allows the MSM and the democrats to hardened their narrative into stone.
As for these investigations taking months and months I will never understand. They know where all the documents are, they know who the major players are; all they need is to establish a timeline and plug in the information.
The democrats show they know the value of declassifying information. They are mighty and bold for calling for it, while the Trump lawyers are meek as lambs. It is a pity the Trump lawyers have yet to catch on.
Sources and methods? We already know what they are, and if the Intelligence offices think that Junior High crap is high level skills, then we are in trouble.
What laws were broken, Nadler? Be specific.
I don’t understand why some people are in Congress.
Mueller did not charge Don Jr. on that because that trail ends at the Hillary operator Democrats at Fusion FSB who set it up.
It’s obvious that you don’t understand, Jerrod. That’s part of the problem—and why you should retire—take up stamp collecting, making lace doilies, that sort of thing—leave decisions to intelligent folks.
This guy would eat the leftovers out of a dumpster at an abortion mill.
[take up stamp collecting, making lace doilies, that sort of thing—leave decisions to intelligent folks.]
Might I suggest Slim-Fast?
Woman to Al Bundy: I hope you get coal in your Christmas stocking!
Al Bundy to woman: And I hope you get Slim-Fast in yours!
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