[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #794 Hot summer

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Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so

Robert S. Mueller III served as special counsel for the Justice Department from 2017 to 2019.

The work of the special counsel’s office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions — should speak for itself. But I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office. The Russia investigation was of paramount importance. Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes. He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so.

Russia’s actions were a threat to America’s democracy. It was critical that they be investigated and understood. By late 2016, the FBI had evidence that the Russians had signaled to a Trump campaign adviser that they could assist the campaign through the anonymous release of information damaging to the Democratic candidate. And the FBI knew that the Russians had done just that: Beginning in July 2016, WikiLeaks released emails stolen by Russian military intelligence officers from the Clinton campaign. Other online personas using false names — fronts for Russian military intelligence — also released Clinton campaign emails.
Following FBI Director James B. Comey’s termination in May 2017, the acting attorney general named me as special counsel and directed the special counsel’s office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The order specified lines of investigation for us to pursue, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. One of our cases involved Stone, an official on the campaign until mid-2015 and a supporter of the campaign throughout 2016. Stone became a central figure in our investigation for two key reasons: He communicated in 2016 with individuals known to us to be Russian intelligence officers, and he claimed advance knowledge of WikiLeaks’ release of emails stolen by those Russian intelligence officers.

We now have a detailed picture of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. The special counsel’s office identified two principal operations directed at our election: hacking and dumping Clinton campaign emails, and an online social media campaign to disparage the Democratic candidate. We also identified numerous links between the Russian government and Trump campaign personnel — Stone among them. We did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government in its activities. The investigation did, however, establish that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome. It also established that the campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts.

Uncovering and tracing Russian outreach and interference activities was a complex task. The investigation to understand these activities took two years and substantial effort. Based on our work, eight individuals pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial, and more than two dozen Russian individuals and entities, including senior Russian intelligence officers, were charged with federal crimes.

Congress also investigated and sought information from Stone. A jury later determined he lied repeatedly to members of Congress. He lied about the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks. He lied about the existence of written communications with his intermediary. He lied by denying he had communicated with the Trump campaign about the timing of WikiLeaks’ releases. He in fact updated senior campaign officials repeatedly about WikiLeaks. And he tampered with a witness, imploring him to stonewall Congress.

The jury ultimately convicted Stone of obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of making false statements to Congress and tampering with a witness. Because his sentence has been commuted, he will not go to prison. But his conviction stands.

Russian efforts to interfere in our political system, and the essential question of whether those efforts involved the Trump campaign, required investigation. In that investigation, it was critical for us (and, before us, the FBI) to obtain full and accurate information. Likewise, it was critical for Congress to obtain accurate information from its witnesses. When a subject lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable. It may ultimately impede those efforts.

We made every decision in Stone’s case, as in all our cases, based solely on the facts and the law and in accordance with the rule of law. The women and men who conducted these investigations and prosecutions acted with the highest integrity. Claims to the contrary are false.

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maggieNYT twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 00:34:16 Huh: "Stone became a central figure in our investigation for two key reasons: He communicated in 2016 with individuals known to us to be Russian intelligence officers..." https://t.co/mK0kc1N5nv reageer retweet

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ChrisMegerian twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 00:38:10 This is an eyebrow raising statement. Is Mueller referring to Stone’s communication with “Guccifer 2.0?” https://t.co/XPoA6Eam2l reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 10 juli 2020 19:30 schreef ITs_relative het volgende:
Wat ik niet snap is dat dat het er niet in wil dat er soms een wat "linkse" sfeer heerst op universiteiten doordat daar vooral mensen zijn die veel en kritisch over vraagstukken nadenken.
Vaak zijn linkse standpunten namelijk de standpunten die aantoonbaar betere resultaten hebben of de wetenschap aan hun zijde hebben. Denk aan het strafsysteem, klimaatprobleem of actueler de staat van de politie.
Zelfs economisch lijkt links beleid houdbaarder te zijn.

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Trump Allegedly Suggested Selling Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria Approached

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 02:20 schreef Tweek het volgende:
Na het kopen van Groenland is er het verkopen van Puerto Rico.
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https://www.motherjones.c(...)ne-maria-approached/

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 09:15 schreef Montov het volgende:
Trump draagt voor het eerst in het openbaar een mondkapje. Ik voorspel +2 procentpunten stijging in de peilingen.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 00:38 schreef Tweek het volgende:
The work of the special counsel’s office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions — should speak for itself

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costareports twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 00:08:18 NEWS @AshleyRParker: The Lincoln Project raised $16.8 million this quarter and will soon expand to include ground operations. They plan to next target GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Thom Tillis (N.C.), and Lindsey Graham (S.C.). https://t.co/ZDXveFQU8i reageer retweet

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 12:01 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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costareports twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 00:08:18 NEWS @:AshleyRParker: The Lincoln Project raised $16.8 million this quarter and will soon expand to include ground operations. They plan to next target GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Thom Tillis (N.C.), and Lindsey Graham (S.C.). https://t.co/ZDXveFQU8i reageer retweet

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From Barr's confirmation hearing: “Q: Do you believe a president could lawfully issue a pardon in exchange for the recipient’s promise to not incriminate him?” Barr: “No, that would be a crime.”

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 12:55 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Er zijn geen gematigde republikeinen. Er zijn republikeinen die doen alsof ze dat zijn.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 12:55 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Er zijn geen gematigde republikeinen. Er zijn republikeinen die doen alsof ze dat zijn.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 12:48 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Wel raar dat ze hun pijlen gaan richten op relatief gematigde Republikeinen. Die lopen weliswaar als brave schoothondjes achter McConnell aan en daarmee veelal ook achter Trump, maar toch. Ik snap ook wel dat er niets te halen valt in races met fervente Trump supporters omdat die veelal uit dieprode districten of staten komen, maar het lijkt er meer op dat men de algehele koers binnen de GOP wil aanvallen.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 13:03 schreef Ulx het volgende:
En doet niks als het er echt om gaat.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 13:03 schreef Ulx het volgende:
En doet niks als het er echt om gaat.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 13:50 schreef Zwoerd het volgende:
Trump draagt een keer een mondkapje. Dit wordt gevierd als een nog grotere overwinning dan een glas water met 1 hand drinken.

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FirenzeMike twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 01:50:27 Life comes at you fast when you’re a brainwashed Trump supporter https://t.co/qYFrS2EQsP reageer retweet

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 13:50 schreef Zwoerd het volgende:
Trump draagt een keer een mondkapje. Dit wordt gevierd als een nog grotere overwinning dan een glas water met 1 hand drinken.

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 10:17 schreef Knipoogje het volgende:

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Trump: "LOOK AT ME! I AM WEARING A MASK!"

Media die net nog grote koppen over Stone hadden: "TRUMP WEARS A MASK!"

Trump: "Lol! That was easy! Mission accomplished."

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Op zondag 12 juli 2020 14:06 schreef la_perle_rouge het volgende:

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Ik denk dat dit scherp gezien is:
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Afleiden, stop, ander nieuws !!
Hij is een meester in het bespelen van de media, en ze tuinen er met open ogen in.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 14:11:42 I know many in business and politics that work out endlessly, in some cases to a point of exhaustion. It is their number one passion in life, but nobody complains. My “exercise” is playing, almost never during the week, a quick round of golf. Obama played more and much longer.... reageer retweet

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op zondag 12-07-2020 om 14:11:42 ...rounds, no problem. When I play, Fake News CNN, and others, park themselves anywhere they can to get a picture, then scream “President Trump is playing golf.” Actually, I play VERY fast, get a lot of work done on the golf course, and also get a “tiny” bit of exercise. Not bad! reageer retweet