[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #454 Blaming Samsung!

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 09:42 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Nja, een verspreking of kleine leugen zal hem niet in de problemen brengen, maar Trump kennende zal het daar niet bij blijven.

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Mueller set to question Bannon on Flynn and Comey

Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team wants to question former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon about the firings of national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

Bannon is set to interview with Mueller by the end of the month, these people say, as the special counsel's investigation moves closer to President Donald Trump's inner circle. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was a witness to the firing of Comey, was interviewed last week, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday.

In addition to the Comey and Flynn firings, key issues from Bannon's time in the White House are likely to include Trump's decision to fire then-acting Attorney General Sally Yates and any pressure the President may have exerted on Sessions about the FBI investigation into Russia's interference with the election.

Bannon's attorney has said that his client will not be able to use the protections of executive privilege to dodge questions when he meets with Mueller's team. Last week, Bannon infuriated lawmakers from both parties after he refused to answer questions before the House Intelligence Committee about his work during the presidential transition or in the West Wing.

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 12:06 schreef Mike het volgende:
Bannon is over een paar dagen aan de beurt bij Mueller:

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Link: http://edition.cnn.com/20(...)stioning0105PMVODtop

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Mueller Almost Done With Obstruction Part of Trump Probe, Sources Say
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is moving at a far faster pace than previously known and appears to be wrapping up at least one key part of his investigation -- whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, according to current and former U.S. officials.

Mueller has quietly moved closer to those around Trump by interviewing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI Director James Comey in recent weeks, officials said. His team has also interviewed CIA Director Mike Pompeo, NBC News reported.

Those high-level officials all have some degree of knowledge about events surrounding Trump's decisions to fire Comey and Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser.

"Clearly the names that are coming out now indicate that we're into the obstruction of justice side of it," said Stanley Twardy, a former U.S. attorney for Connecticut who's now a white-collar criminal defense lawyer at the law firm Day Pitney LLP. "He's now getting people who are closest to the president, closest to the issues."

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Even if Mueller wraps up the obstruction probe, other elements of his investigation -- such as whether Trump or anyone close to him helped Russia interfere in the 2016 presidential election or broke any other laws -- are likely to continue for months more, said two officials who asked to remain anonymous speaking about the probe.

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"Traditionally when you are interviewing people at that level you are doing so at the end of the investigation," Weinstein said. "They have already established what they think are the facts and are now looking to see if these individuals are going to provide consistency with those facts or possibly take a different view of what the special counsel has."

"They will have a meeting to discuss what they have, whether the facts revealed a violation of the law and, if the answer is yes, does it justify bringing charges or a referral to Congress for a filing of some obstruction," he said. "Unless something earth-shattering comes out, Mueller is likely already thinking through what his next step is, and that could take a couple weeks."

https://www.bloomberg.com(...)-part-of-trump-probe

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 12:47 schreef Re het volgende:
wat zijn de mogelijkheden (rationele) als Mueller Obstruction heeft bewezen eigenlijk... Trump zelf zal er niet van opstappen heb ik het idee

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Even if evidence supports an obstruction of justice charge against Trump, however, it’s far from clear whether Mueller would bring a criminal case on those grounds. No sitting president has ever faced such a charge and it’s unknown if a case could proceed legally.
Perjury Risk

“I don’t think Mr. Mueller would ever try to make legal precedent at the expense of a sitting president in the context of an obstruction of justice charge,” Twardy said. He said the biggest concern for Trump in an interview is probably the risk of committing perjury, as Mueller will cross-check his comments and recollection against the testimony and evidence he’s obtained from Coats, Comey, Flynn, Sessions and others.

“He wants to hear Trump’s side of the story,” Twardy said. “It will be important for him to look at Trump’s state of mind.”

Instead of pursuing criminal charges, Mueller could refer any findings to the Republican-controlled Congress, where a number of inquiries are under way.

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 13:35 schreef grrrrg het volgende:
Hoe willen ze die DREAMers er eigenlijk uitschoppen? Die hebben toch helemaal geen paspoort van hun 'thuisland'?

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 12:47 schreef Re het volgende:
wat zijn de mogelijkheden (rationele) als Mueller Obstruction heeft bewezen eigenlijk... Trump zelf zal er niet van opstappen heb ik het idee

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 15:05 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:
Ondertussen hebben de advocaten van Manafort per ongeluk hun processtrategie meegestuurd bij het indienen van documenten bij de rechtbank
https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)rt-filing/index.html

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 15:23 schreef Re het volgende:
oh daar zal de nintex-brigade wel iets leuks van spinnen...

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seanmdav twitterde op woensdag 24-01-2018 om 23:26:30 This is absurd. House Rules prohibit the sharing of that information across chambers, which is why so many lawmakers want the report publicly released...a move *opposed* by Democrats, not Republicans. https://t.co/EeUGjqXMiK reageer retweet

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seanmdav twitterde op woensdag 24-01-2018 om 23:28:47 Additionally, House Rules prohibit the sharing of that memo across branches, with agencies like the FBI. Which. Is. Why. They. Want. To. Vote. To. Publicly. Release. The. Full. Report. To. The. Public. reageer retweet

GOP Lawmaker: Secret FISA Memo IS THE SMOKING GUN

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 15:23 schreef Re het volgende:
oh daar zal de nintex-brigade wel iets leuks van spinnen...

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Op donderdag 25 januari 2018 15:55 schreef Refragmental het volgende:
Uitleg waarom Burr, de FBI, de DoJ, en anderen de memo niet te zien krijgen.

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seanmdav twitterde op woensdag 24-01-2018 om 23:26:30 This is absurd. House Rules prohibit the sharing of that information across chambers, which is why so many lawmakers want the report publicly released...a move *opposed* by Democrats, not Republicans. https://t.co/EeUGjqXMiK reageer retweet

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seanmdav twitterde op woensdag 24-01-2018 om 23:28:47 Additionally, House Rules prohibit the sharing of that memo across branches, with agencies like the FBI. Which. Is. Why. They. Want. To. Vote. To. Publicly. Release. The. Full. Report. To. The. Public. reageer retweet

Memo is overigens niet geschreven door Nunes, zoals Dems roepen.
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GOP Lawmaker: Secret FISA Memo IS THE SMOKING GUN