[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #584: 17 verschillende onderzoeken

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:00:03 Following a judge's order, prosecutors have now released a redacted 302, a document which contains FBI agents' notes, of the FBI's initial interview with Michael Flynn, the one in which he eventually admitted he lied in.Here's the link: https://t.co/lOcrEcYKQE reageer retweet

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MaddowBlog twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 03:31:12 It might be said that Mike Flynn's view on Turkey turned on a dime, but actually it turned on A LOT of dimes. https://t.co/NT1u4h97kJ reageer retweet

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hardball twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:21:46 In 2016, Trump thanked African Americans for not voting. We now know that suppressing the African American vote was a part of Russia's disinformation campaign. https://t.co/vytMfNUlia reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:55:00 Russian disinformation teams targeted Mueller, according to the disinformation reports prepared for the Senate.Russian operatives unloaded on Mueller through fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter and beyond, falsely claiming that Mueller was corrupt.https://t.co/N0uOpO8jA3 reageer retweet

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tribelaw twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 04:02:21 BREAKING NEWS: Russian social media lies targeting Mueller was miraculously parallel to and intertwined with Trump's efforts to undermine Mueller's Russia probe. Looks like the Trump/Putin conspiracy covered obstruction of justice along with the campaign https://t.co/ak2XZJacze reageer retweet

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As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages on Monday for publishing false and misleading statements on InfoWars.com, a far-right website known for promoting conspiracy theories.

The agreement requires Mr. Stone to run ads in national newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for making defamatory statements about a Chinese businessman who is a vocal critic of Beijing. It also requires Mr. Stone to publish a retraction of the false statements on social media. Doing so exempts him from paying any of the damages.

In a text message, Mr. Stone described his conduct as “irresponsible” and added that “I am solely responsible for fulfilling the terms of the settlement.”

Unrelated to the Russia probe, Mr. Stone’s settlement is the latest indication that Mr. Stone’s use of various media platforms to spread unfounded claims isn’t without consequences. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office is investigating Mr. Stone’s role in orchestrating stories about key events being examined in the Russia probe, the Journal has reported.

Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), who is expected to take control of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday of Mr. Stone’s testimony last year: “I believe there’s ample reason to be concerned about his truthfulness.” Mr. Stone has accused Mr. Schiff of “smear tactics” and said he stands by his testimony.

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U.S. companies have spent $1 trillion this year on buying back their own stock—a record figure reached three weeks before year's end. That's according to TrimTabs, an investment research firm.

One trillion dollars, a round number of epic proportions, is roughly equal to the amount U.S. consumers are expected to spend this holiday shopping season. It's also larger than the gross domestic product of 166 countries.

Just in the past week, pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and AbbVie announced a combined $15 billion in stock buybacks. Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil extraction company, announced a $2 billion buyback, and animal medicine maker Zoetis announced another $2 billion.

"Stock buybacks have been going on throughout this bull market, and companies are using it partly as a way to prop up their prices," said Edward Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research. "Especially in this environment, they would like to do what they can to keep their prices from going down."

Buybacks boost a company's stock price by reducing the total number of shares it has in the market. With the three major U.S. stock indexes down on the year as of Monday, it's not clear buybacks have been much help. And the jury is out on how benficial to shareholders stock buybacks are long-term, with one 2016 analysis finding that companies that don't repurchase their own stock tend to perform better in the long term than those that do.

One implication of high buybacks is that companies don't have other high-return projects in which to put money, Cowan Asset Management wrote recently. "This means that, collectively, companies aren't investing in things like buildings and machinery – things that increase the overall economy's productivity."

For that reason, buybacks have drawn criticism not only from progressive economists but from such unlikely sources as Sen. Marco Rubio. The Florida Republican recently said on Twitter that companies who buy their stock are "deciding that returning capital to shareholders is better for business than investing in their products or workers. Tax code encourages this. No surprise we have work life that is unstable & low paying."

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marcorubio twitterde op donderdag 13-12-2018 om 16:23:55 When corporation uses profits for stock buy back it’s deciding that returning capital to shareholders is better for business than investing in their products or workers. Tax code encourages this. No surprise we have work life that is unstable & low paying. https://t.co/yHV1qS0yLu reageer retweet

The GOP-championed tax cuts that Rubio voted for last year have encouraged buybacks by making even more cash available to companies at at time when they are sitting on historically large cash reserves, without guidance from lawmakers on how to spend that money -- say, requirements to hire workers or boost pay in return for their tax windfalls, which the tax law did not include.

Shareholders often like buybacks, since they increase the value of the stock they already hold. But companies have historically had questionable judgment when it comes to timing their purchases, buying more of their shares precisely when they're highly priced.

Prior to this year, buybacks hit a high in the third quarter of 2007. One year later, the S&P 500 had lost one-third of its value.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 06:35 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Leugens? Op Infowars?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 06:59 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Het is meer iets voor de NY Times of WaPo, nietwaar?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 02:35 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Ow en Comey is ook weer uitgehoord

James Comey reacts to Trump calling Michael Cohen a "rat"

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 08:26 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Dat Trump Cohen een rat noemt, is typerend. Comey weet maar al te goed dat bij deze "rat" zijn hol vol stond met contrabande.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 09:08 schreef archito het volgende:

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Ik vind het vooral typerend omdat een rat iemand is die de waarheid vertelt en zijn criminele baas verraadt. Trump zal het niet zo bedoeld hebben, maar grappig is het wel. En triest.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 09:53 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Stephen heeft altijd wel een ernstige komische samenvatting

The President Is Facing 17 Investigations

Guliani krijgt er ook even langs.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 14:55 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:
Nog wat landelijke peilingen voor de democraten, Bevestigen eigenlijk wat we al weten: Biden doet het goed, Sanders en Warren vallen tegen omdat ze kiezers van elkaar afsnoepen en Beto doet het verrassend goed.

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2020 National Democratic Primary CNN:
Biden 30%
Sanders 14%
O'Rourke 9%
Booker 5%
Harris 4%
Kerry 4%
Warren 3%
Bloomberg 3%
Klobuchar 3%
Holder 1%
Gillibrand 1%
Bullock 1%
Brown 1%
Inslee 1%
McAuliffe 1%

@CNN 12/6-9

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Op maandag 17 december 2018 23:43 schreef Ulx het volgende:
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL 17 (KNOWN) TRUMP AND RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS

Voor het overzicht.

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Op maandag 17 december 2018 23:43 schreef Ulx het volgende:
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL 17 (KNOWN) TRUMP AND RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS

Voor het overzicht.

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"Our petition detailed a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation -- including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more. This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's business and political interests," Underwood said in a statement Tuesday.

Bron: CNN

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:36:57 @GaryGrumbach Judge: "Mr. Flynn's briefing concerned the court, because it raised issues that could affect or call into question his guilty plea ... Do you wish to challenge the circumstances under which you were interviewed by the FBI?"Flynn: "No, your honor;" doesn't want to withdraw plea. reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:34:49 Michael Flynn has said he does not want to challenge the circumstances under which he provided false statements to the FBI.Attorney Rob Kelner added that Flynn's rights were not violated during the FBI's interview with Flynn. https://t.co/gZseyq2Uy0 reageer retweet

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:48:34 Judge to Flynn: “This is a very serious offense -- a high ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the FBI while” at the White House. reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:55:07 Government prosecutor: "It remains a possibility" that Flynn is going to continue to cooperate with the gov't."The defendant provided substantial assistance to the EDVA in obtaining that charging document." The prosecutor said Flynn could have been charged in this case. --@MSNBC reageer retweet

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:59:52 In sentencing hearing, judge tells Flynn that he will take into consideration his “years of service and sacrifice, and your cooperation,” but he can’t minimize the very serious crime: “Arguably, you sold your country out. The court is going to consider all that.” reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:05:04 Judge Sullivan: "I'm not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense." https://t.co/pCxlqMQYw1 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:01 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:59:52 In sentencing hearing, judge tells Flynn that he will take into consideration his “years of service and sacrifice, and your cooperation,” but he can’t minimize the very serious crime: “Arguably, you sold your country out. The court is going to consider all that.” reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:05:04 Judge Sullivan: "I'm not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense." https://t.co/pCxlqMQYw1 reageer retweet

Het lijkt erop dat de rechter de aanbeveling van 0-6 maanden gevangenisstraf in twijfel trekt?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:14 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Daar komt Flynn toch niet makkelijk vanaf, toch?
En wordt hij gelijk al gesentenced? / veroordeeld?
Kan Flynn / advocaten in beroep?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:16 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Ik geloof dat de rechter vindt dat Flynn een landverrader is en dan is 6 maanden wel erg weinig.

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:15:54 Judge orders recess in Flynn sentencing until 12:30 p.m. ET. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:17 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Dit is sentencing-day. In beroep gaan lijkt me niet handig in zijn geval. Hij heeft het al erger gemaakt door de omstandigheden van zijn interview aan te voeren.

Edit: Hoor net: Flynn waves the right to appeal

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:10:05 Judge Sullivan asked, hypothetically, could Michael Flynn have been charged with treason.Prosecutor Van Grack: "Because it's such a serious question, I am hesitant from answering." —@MSNBC reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 17:52 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:48:34 Judge to Flynn: “This is a very serious offense -- a high ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the FBI while” at the White House. reageer retweet

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President Trump on Tuesday retreated from his demand that Congress give him $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, backing down amid acrimonious GOP infighting that left him with few options four days ahead of a partial government shutdown.

The news, delivered by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders in an interview on Fox News, represented a major shift from Trump’s declaration last week that he would be “proud” to shut down the government to get the money he wanted for his border wall.

Democrats, who will reclaim the majority in the House just weeks from now, have consistently refused to give Trump anywhere near the $5 billion he wants.

But Sanders told Fox News Channel: “We have other ways that we can get to that $5 billion.”

“At the end of the day we don’t want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border,” Sanders said.

Sanders said the White House was exploring other funding sources and believed it could be legally done.

“There are certainly a number of different funding sources that we’ve identified that we can use, that we can couple with money that would be given through congressional appropriations that would help us get to that $5 billion that the president needs in order to protect our border,” she said.

The apparent White house capitulation does not guarantee that a shutdown will be averted. Democrats were just beginning to assess the implications of Sanders’ comments to see if the White House is now willing to sign onto a budget deal they they could embrace.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) are meeting Tuesday at midday. Asked whether there was a deal to be had as she entered the meeting, Pelosi responded “we’ll see.”

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:39 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Maar gaat dit niet over z'n bewering dat hij de sancties niet had besproken met de ambassadeur? Waarvan de FBI toen (eind februari 2017) zei dat hij niet opzettelijk gelogen had? (omdat hij niet over de economische sancties had gesproken, enkel over de uitgewezen diplomaten)

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In that interview, according to court documents, he claimed that he did not recall ever asking then-Russia ambassador Kislyak during a phone call in December 2016 to not have Russia retaliate against the United States for sanctions imposed on the country after accusations that Russia had interfered in the recent presidential election.

Flynn also told the agents, "No," when asked if he made any comment to Kislyak about Russia voting in a certain manner at the United Nations on a resolution sponsored by Egypt condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Both of those statements to the agents were false.

Bron

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:54:21 DEVELOPING: Flynn defense team: “We are prepared to take your honor up on the suggestion of delaying sentencing."Live coverage now on @MSNBC. https://t.co/gaTgzEk3C9 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:36 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Martha McSally krijgt de zetel van McCain heeft de gouverneur van Arizona besloten.

(Zes weken nadat de kiezers haar ongeschikt vonden en ze de verkiezingen verloor.)

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 12:41:27 Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn. Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion! reageer retweet

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SethAbramson twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 19:10:34 Trump screwed himself with today's tweet. Everyone sensed Flynn was anticipating a pardon and planned to withdraw a bit—in consequence—from his active cooperation with Mueller, so what does the judge do? Threatens—brilliantly—prison, thus forcing a delay and more Flynn cooperation. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:50 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Jawel:

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Edit: bovendien heeft Flynn zich (in het geheim) laten betalen door de Turken om in hun naam te lobbyen. Dat heeft hij bekend maar is daar niet voor aangeklaagd blijkbaar.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:40 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Ah, dat van die stemming in de VN wist ik niet. Tja, vrij dom, ligt toch voor de hand dat ze Kislyak's gesprekken afluisteren.

Vervolging wegens het niet registreren als foreign agent is zeldzaam ("In September 2016, DOJ issued a report that tallied all the prosecutions under FARA since 1966—a total of seven.")

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:48 schreef Toby56 het volgende:
Goeie rechter. Hij verwerpt gewoon Muellers advies, doet niet aan gemakkelijke vriendjespolitiek en lijkt te zeggen: juist iemand als Flynn, met zo'n indrukwekkende en lange staat van dienst als dienaar van het land, is het zwaar aan te rekenen dat hij moedwillig liegt tegen de FBI en de vice-president. Plus alle shit met Oekraïne, Turkije, weet ik veel, ik ben het kwijt allemaal.
"Arguably you sold your country out."
En er dan mee wegkomen door een beetje met een onderzoek mee te werken. Hallelujah! No way!

Het voelt voor mij (gelukkig) als een vol punt voor de Trias Politica. (Waar Trump zo'n schijthekel aan heeft.)

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:24 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Een veilige en niet verassende keuze, maar niet echt netjes aangezien ze net de verkiezingen heeft verloren.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:56 schreef AnneX het volgende:

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Eensch!

Zou Mueller verwacht hebben, dat de rechter zijn aanbevelingen zou verwerpen en zelf wel kan beslissen...

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:48 schreef Toby56 het volgende:
Goeie rechter. Hij verwerpt gewoon Muellers advies, doet niet aan gemakkelijke vriendjespolitiek en lijkt te zeggen: juist iemand als Flynn, met zo'n indrukwekkende en lange staat van dienst als dienaar van het land, is het zwaar aan te rekenen dat hij moedwillig liegt tegen de FBI en de vice-president. Plus alle shit met Oekraïne, Turkije, weet ik veel, ik ben het kwijt allemaal.
"Arguably you sold your country out."
En er dan mee wegkomen door een beetje met een onderzoek mee te werken. Hallelujah! No way!

Het voelt voor mij (gelukkig) als een vol punt voor de Trias Politica. (Waar Trump zo'n schijthekel aan heeft.)

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 20:18 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Maar waarom zulle mensen nog meewerken met Mueller als de rechters toch eigen conclusies en het advies niet overnemen? Je kan dan net zo goed je mond houden.

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washingtonpost twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 20:53:00 Government shutdown still possible after Democrats reject new GOP offer on immigration, border security funding https://t.co/3aByPFMDH9 reageer retweet

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Trump backers just had their anti-Mueller hopes and dreams dashed

On Saturday, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro engaged in a bit of wishful fantasizing.

Earlier that week, Michael Flynn’s attorneys seemed to imply that he was tricked into lying to the FBI. In response, the judge in Flynn’s case asked for more information about Flynn’s interview. Pirro wagered that the judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, might blow up special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s entire case.

She hailed Sullivan as “a jurist unafraid of the swamp, a judge who has a track record of calling out prosecutorial misconduct, a man who does not tolerate injustice or abuse of power.” She suggested Flynn’s guilty plea might be thrown out: “The amazing part of it is, if he does it, then the house of cards of Robert Mueller falls.”

That’s decidedly not what happened Tuesday. In fact, quite the opposite.

At Flynn’s sentencing, Sullivan made a point of making sure that Flynn stated (and restated) that he lied to the FBI, that he knew it was wrong to do so and that he accepted responsibility. Sullivan asked Flynn whether he knew that lying to the FBI was illegal, and Flynn said, “I was aware.” The judge gave Flynn several chances to withdraw his guilty plea, and Flynn opted to proceed.

Then Sullivan went big. “Arguably, you sold your country out,” he told Flynn, adding: “I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain, for this criminal offense.” He even invoked treason, asking the government whether they considered such a charge. (The government said it had not.) Sullivan suggested Flynn was working as a foreign agent while serving in the White House — a claim which he later backed off.

Sullivan was clearly seeking to uproot the seeds of doubt planted by Flynn’s attorneys in the sentencing memo, which alleged that the government treated Flynn differently than other witnesses by urging him not to bring an attorney to questioning and failing to tell him that lying was illegal.

Bron: WaPo

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Judge Emmet Sullivan is throwing another wrench into former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s plans.

Just hours after delaying Flynn’s sentencing, Sullivan is now saying Flynn must stay within 50 miles of the District of Columbia come Jan. 4.

Flynn had been allowed to travel freely under the conditions laid out by another judge. But Sullivan says he only learned of that today. He is now requiring Flynn to get his permission before he travels outside that zone, as he typically does in such cases.

The order could cause some complications for Flynn, who has been living in Middletown, Rhode Island, near his family.

Sullivan says he is approving Flynn’s already planned international travel but will also require him to surrender his passport in January.

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Mueller Probe Cost $25 Million So Far, Report Says. It’s Pulled in $48 Million From Tax Cheats

Robert Mueller's investigation has cost just over $25 million in the first 16 months of its investigation, according to CNBC.

The Special Counsel's Office released new an expenditure report Friday which revealed that the six months between the beginning of April through September cost about $4.5 million. More than half of the total cost is attributed to personnel compensation and benefits.

Since beginning the probe in May 2017, investigating whether Russia was linked to the Trump presidential campaign, Mueller has filed more than 100 criminal charges.

Though the investigation comes with a hefty price tag, it may have actually paid for its own investigation, with its probe leading to monetary estimated gains of up to $48 million for the government through the tax evasion the investigation has revealed.

Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, was sentenced for conspiracy and obstruction of justice in September. As part of his plea deal, Manafort agreed to forfeit assets that amount to between $42 million and $46 million, including about $22 million in property, CNBC reports. The case revealed how Manafort avoided paying more than $15 million in taxes by laundering $60 million from pro-Russian Ukrainians, CNN reports.

Manafort reportedly violated the conditions of his plea deal, and last month prosecutors said that he could face more charges.

Earlier this week, Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to financial crimes including paying hush money to a porn star and Playboy model. As part of his deal, Cohen agreed to pay $1.4 million in unpaid taxes and hand over $500,000 in assets as well as pay $100,000 in fines.

Throughout the investigation, Trump has called efforts by Mueller's team a 'witch hunt' and has blasted the special counsel for its growing cost.

With Mueller's investigation not yet completed, it's difficult to say how much it will ultimately cost American taxpayers. An investigation into President Bill Clinton, which took place between 1994 and 1998, reportedly cost about $40 million.

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A newly obtained document shows President Donald Trump signed a letter of intent to move forward with negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Russia, despite his attorney Rudy Giuliani claiming on Sunday the document was never signed.

CNN's Chris Cuomo obtained a copy of the signed letter of intent that set the stage for negotiations for Trump condominiums, a hotel and commercial property in the heart of Moscow.
The letter is dated October 28, 2015, and bears the President's signature.

When asked on Sunday about the letter, Giuliani incorrectly told CNN's Dana Bash that it had not been signed.

"It was a real estate project. There was a letter of intent to go forward, but no one signed it," Giuliani told Bash.

The non-binding document is also signed by Andrey Rozov, owner of I.C. Expert Investment Co., the Russian firm that would have been responsible for developing the property.

Trump did not tell the public during the 2016 presidential campaign that his company explored the business deal with Russia and instead repeatedly claimed he had "nothing to do with Russia." But the project, which was ultimately scrapped, would've given Trump's company a $4 million upfront fee, no upfront costs, a percentage of the sales and control over marketing and design. The deal also included an opportunity to name the hotel spa after Trump's daughter Ivanka.

The special counsel's team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election alleges the deal could have been lucrative for the Trump Organization.

While the potential Trump Tower Moscow deal was on the table, then-candidate Trump was speaking positively about working with Russian President Vladimir Putin and minimizing Russia's aggressive military moves around the world.

Giuliani suggested on Sunday that Trump had spoken with Michael Cohen, Trump's corporate attorney at the time, later than January 2016 about the proposed Moscow project, and said in an interview with ABC that the conversations may have gone as far as toward the end of the general election period.

"According to the answer that he gave, it would have covered all the way up to November of -- covered all the way up to November 2016," Giuliani said, seemingly referencing Trump's written responses to special counsel Robert Mueller.

On Tuesday, Giuliani told CNN that the question to Trump from Mueller was more generally asking if Trump talked to Cohen about the project. The question was not about specific dates or conversations, Giuliani said.

CNN previously obtained a draft of the letter that Trump eventually signed. In 2017, Cohen told congressional committees investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election that Trump had signed the letter. Donald Trump Jr. also testified to Congress that his father signed the letter of intent.

Last week, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging payments during the 2016 presidential election to silence women who claimed affairs with Trump. Trump has denied the affairs.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 20:18 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Maar waarom zulle mensen nog meewerken met Mueller als de rechters toch eigen conclusies en het advies niet overnemen? Je kan dan net zo goed je mond houden.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 05:31 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Trump signed letter of intent for Trump Tower Moscow project despite Giuliani insisting he didn't

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 07:22 schreef Montov het volgende:

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No deals no nothing!
Heel langzaam gaat de hele beerput open van de criminele familie.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 07:40 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Nu zijn we het (bijna) allemaal wel eens dat ze niet al te snugger zijn op veel gebieden, maar als je allemaal criminele zaken te verbergen hebt is het laatste wat je wilt toch wel dat al je zaakjes doorgelicht gaan worden zoals bij president nu eenmaal gebeurt?! Onbeschrijfelijk dom. Net als zo'n Manafort die allemaal dingen deed die het daglicht niet konden verdragen om dan maar even pro bono de campagne te gaan helpen in een belangrijke rol... Moet wel overmoed geweest zijn, dan, toch?!

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 07:48 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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Zo crimineel is het bouwen van een toren in Rusland natuurlijk niet.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 09:37 schreef Eyjafjallajoekull het volgende:
Bump stocks worden illegaal en bestaande moeten vernietigd worden.

En een hervorming van het gevangenisbeleid.

Goede zaken. (mag ook wel eens gezegd worden lijkt me) Verrassend vooral met een republikeinse regering aan de macht.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 09:37 schreef Eyjafjallajoekull het volgende:
Bump stocks worden illegaal en bestaande moeten vernietigd worden.

En een hervorming van het gevangenisbeleid.

Goede zaken. (mag ook wel eens gezegd worden lijkt me) Verrassend vooral met een republikeinse regering aan de macht.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 07:40 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Nu zijn we het (bijna) allemaal wel eens dat ze niet al te snugger zijn op veel gebieden, maar als je allemaal criminele zaken te verbergen hebt is het laatste wat je wilt toch wel dat al je zaakjes doorgelicht gaan worden zoals bij president nu eenmaal gebeurt?! Onbeschrijfelijk dom. Net als zo'n Manafort die allemaal dingen deed die het daglicht niet konden verdragen om dan maar even pro bono de campagne te gaan helpen in een belangrijke rol... Moet wel overmoed geweest zijn, dan, toch?!

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 20:19 schreef PaarsBeestje het volgende:

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Omdat je zonder medewerking zwaardere aanklachten aan je broek hebt en de rechter dan helemaal niet meer geneigd is om coulant te zijn bij het bepalen van de strafmaat. Op hoogverraad staat daar nog steeds de doodstraf.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 11:59 schreef Knipoogje het volgende:

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Overmoed vooral lijkt me. Vergeet niet dat Trump tot nu toe overal mee wegkwam. Zelfs geldzorgen verdwijnen continue als sneeuw voor de zon. Als je denkt overal mee weg te komen, neem je steeds meer risico's.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:24 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Een veilige en niet verassende keuze, maar niet echt netjes aangezien ze net de verkiezingen heeft verloren.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 07:48 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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Zo crimineel is het bouwen van een toren in Rusland natuurlijk niet.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 13:57 schreef Montov het volgende:

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Het gaat dan ook om het liegen en het verhullen. En waarom zou je bij een normaal bouwproject zo gaan liegen?

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The hacked cables reveal further Chinese and EU frustration with President Trump.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 17:07 schreef Oostwoud het volgende:
NBC News maakt duidelijk dat de Trump Foundation al een jaar geleden aan een sluitingsproces begon. Geheel in lijn met een verkiezingsbelofte van Trump. Vreemd dat men daar zo over valt.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 17:07 schreef Oostwoud het volgende:
NBC News maakt duidelijk dat de Trump Foundation al een jaar geleden aan een sluitingsproces begon. Geheel in lijn met een verkiezingsbelofte van Trump. Vreemd dat men daar zo over valt.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 17:30 schreef Barbusse het volgende:

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Nee hoor, die sluiting is niet waar men over valt.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 21:02 schreef Montov het volgende:
She hailed Sullivan as “a jurist unafraid of the swamp, a judge who has a track record of calling out prosecutorial misconduct, a man who does not tolerate injustice or abuse of power.”

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Then Sullivan went big. “Arguably, you sold your country out,” he told Flynn, adding: “I’m not hiding my disgust, my disdain, for this criminal offense.” He even invoked treason, asking the government whether they considered such a charge. (The government said it had not.) Sullivan suggested Flynn was working as a foreign agent while serving in the White House — a claim which he later backed off.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 09:54 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Gaat allebei naar mijn smaak nog niet ver genoeg maar het zijn allebei mooie eerste stappen.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 16:35 schreef Eyjafjallajoekull het volgende:
Trump wil alle militairen terughalen uit Syrie. Het besluit zal al genomen zijn, of vandaag worden genomen (verschillende bronnen melden verschillende dingen)

https://www.nu.nl/syrie/5(...)pen-syrie-halen.html

Hier ben ik het wel mee eens. de VS heeft er niets te zoeken, al was het maar omdat ze daar gewoon eigenlijk illegaal zitten (Syrie heeft ze nooit uitgenodigd). En na jaren in Irak en afghanistan zitten heb ik niet het idee dat een land er nou echt beter van wordt.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 18:15 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Alleen je laat nu wel de Koerden in de steek, die defacto de grondtroepen van de VS waren in het gevecht tegen IS. Zonder de Koerden had de VS zelf grondtroepen nodig gehad om IS te verslaan.

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DavidMDrucker twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 13:27:53 NEW: The South Carolina Republican Party likely to cancel its presidential primary in 2020 to protect @realDonaldTrump from any GOP challengers that might emerge. (There is precedent for this strategy.) https://t.co/KKdho0YUoG @dcexaminer reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 18:13 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Wat moet er dan nog meer veranderen in het rechtssysteem in Amerika?

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 18:36 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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DavidMDrucker twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 13:27:53 NEW: The South Carolina Republican Party likely to cancel its presidential primary in 2020 to protect @realDonaldTrump from any GOP challengers that might emerge. (There is precedent for this strategy.) https://t.co/KKdho0YUoG @dcexaminer reageer retweet

Wtf.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 18:41 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Alsof zo'n challenge überhaupt enige kans maakt.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 20:38 schreef Nintex het volgende:
ISIS verslagen alle troops weg uit Syrie.

Gaat Trump ook weg uit Afghanistan en Irak?

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NatashaBertrand twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 19:17:13 The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has notified Congress of its intention to terminate the sanctions imposed on Oleg Deripaska's companies...https://t.co/CiNMjoNJJB reageer retweet

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NatashaBertrand twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 23:15:08 Statement from Senators Schumer, Brown and Menendez on lifting of sanctions on Deripaska’s companies: “The next Congress will need to review this decision as soon as possible to determine whether congressional action is required.” https://t.co/Ub0galnWNF reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 21:41 schreef Nintex het volgende:
Voor 2001 maakten wij ons hier totaal niet druk om die uitvreters daar in de zandbak. Afgezien van de olie dan. De Mujahadeen waren de helden die sovjets verslagen hadden en Alladin was een leuke film.