Anler Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Special Counsel Robert Mueller didn't see that coming: after indicting the Russian company Concord Management and Consulting, LLC for "meddling" in the US election, Mueller thought he had his PR victory and would not need to back up his claims. They would surely never show up for a trial. But they did. Now they want discovery of his evidence. And he's in a panic, doing everything he can to prevent them from seeing what he has on them...or what he doesn't have! Mueller Scrambles To Limit Evidence After Indicted Russians Actually Show Up In Court written by tyler durden wednesday june 13, 2018 Special Counsel Robert Mueller is scrambling to limit pretrial evidence handed over to a Russian company he indicted in February over alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, according to Bloomberg. Mueller asked a Washington federal Judge for a protective order that would prevent the delivery of copious evidence to lawyers for Concord Management and Consulting, LLC, one of three Russian firms and 13 Russian nationals. The indictment accuses the firm of producing propaganda, pretending to be U.S. activists online and posting political content on social media in order to sow discord among American voters. The special counsel's office argues that the risk of the evidence leaking or falling into the hands of foreign intelligence services, especially Russia, would assist the Kremlin's active "interference operations" against the United States. “The substance of the government’s evidence identifies uncharged individuals and entities that the government believes are continuing to engage in interference operations like those charged in the present indictment,” prosecutors wrote. Improper disclosure would tip foreign intelligence services about how the U.S. operates, which would “allow foreign actors to learn of those techniques and adjust their conduct, thus undermining ongoing and future national security operations,” according to the filing. The evidence includes thousands of documents involving U.S. residents not charged with crimes who prosecutors say were unwittingly recruited by Russian defendants and co-conspirators to engage in political activity in the U.S., prosecutors wrote. -Bloomberg Mueller also accused Concord of "knowingly and intentionally" conspiring to interfere with the election by using social media to disparage Hillary Clinton and support Donald Trump. And Concord Management decided to fight it... As Powerline notes, Mueller probably didn't see that coming - and the indictment itself was perhaps nothing more than a PR stunt to bolster the Russian interference narrative. I don’t think anyone (including Mueller) anticipated that any of the defendants would appear in court to defend against the charges. Rather, the Mueller prosecutors seem to have obtained the indictment to serve a public relations purpose, laying out the case for interference as understood by the government and lending a veneer of respectability to the Mueller Switch Project. One of the Russian corporate defendants nevertheless hired counsel to contest the charges. In April two Washington-area attorneys — Eric Dubelier and Kate Seikaly of the Reed Smith firm — filed appearances in court on behalf of Concord Management and Consulting. Josh Gerstein covered that turn of events for Politico here. -Powerline Blog Politico's Gerstein notes that by defending against the charges, Concord could force prosecutors to turn over discovery about how the case was assembled as well as evidence that might undermine the prosecution’s theories.” In a mad scramble to put the brakes on the case, Mueller's team tried to delay the trial - saying that Concord never formally accepted the court summons related to the case, wrapping themselves in a "cloud of confusion" as Powerline puts it. “Until the Court has an opportunity to determine if Concord was properly served, it would be inadvisable to conduct an initial appearance and arraignment at which important rights will be communicated and a plea entertained.” The Judge, Dabney Friedrich - a Trump appointee, didn't buy it - denying Mueller a delay in the high-profile trial. The Russians hit back - filing a response to let the court know that “[Concord] voluntarily appeared through counsel as provided for in [the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure], and further intends to enter a plea of not guilty. [Concord] has not sought a limited appearance nor has it moved to quash the summons. As such, the briefing sought by the Special Counsel’s motion is pettifoggery.” And the Judge agreed... A federal judge has rejected special counsel Robert Mueller’s request to delay the first court hearing in a criminal case charging three Russian companies and 13 Russian citizens with using social media and other means to foment strife among Americans in advance of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In a brief order Saturday evening, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich offered no explanation for her decision to deny a request prosecutors made Friday to put off the scheduled Wednesday arraignment for Concord Management and Consulting, one of the three firms charged in the case. -Politico In other words, Mueller was denied the opportunity to kick the can down the road, forcing him to produce the requested evidence or withdraw the indictment, potentially jeopardizing the PR aspect of the entire "Trump collusion" probe. And now Mueller is pointing to Russian "interference operations" in a last-ditch effort. Of note, Facebook VP of advertising, Rob Goldman, tossed a major hand grenade in the "pro-Trump" Russian meddling narrative in February when he fired off a series of tweets the day of the Russian indictments. Most notably, Goldman pointed out that the majority of advertising purchased by Russians on Facebook occurred after the election, were hardly pro-Trump, and they was designed to "sow discord and divide Americans", something which Americans have been quite adept at doing on their own ever since the Fed decided to unleash a record class, wealth, income divide by keeping capital markets artificially afloat at any cost.Reprinted with permission from ZeroHedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Mueller is a fuck up If he were worth his stones he wouldn’t have spent his life in the public sector also, people make the argument that he is super smart for not handing over the evidence to the “troll farm”. But that’s part of the process. He made a publicity stunt and it bit him. He indicted, they came back to plea. They asked for the evidence and are entitled to it. my guess is he’s nearing the end of his budget and is desperate for more money for this charade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Poor slinger. What a pathetic cunt. His whole existence is unraveling before his eyes. Every day becomes more glorious than the last. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 14, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 14, 2018 Again, Mueller cost the govt over $100 million in settlements in a case where he withheld evidence on suspects he knew where innocent. He's a piece of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 already been covered..... you're a day late, $100 short Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 14, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just now, Snoslinger said: already been covered..... you're a day late, $100 short And by covered you mean you putting our fingers in your ears and going lalalalalaaalalaaala. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: already been covered..... you're a day late, $100 short 3 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... 3 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... I don't post tweets as news feeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 FSCE Investigations, LLC has a nice ring to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... Hows that collusion thing going btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 what kind of PR victory did Mueller get from indicting this Russian company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, DAVE said: Hows that collusion thing going btw? pretty fucking good. everyone is in a panic. trump will likely get subpoenaed to talk to Mueller, exposing yet another trump lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 ZeroHedge is fake news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 you dumb twats be prepared for oodles and oodles and oodles of your old "where's the proof", "is this it", and "how's the collusion thing going" posts right back in your pie holes. going to be epic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Snoslinger said: you dumb twats be prepared for oodles and oodles and oodles of your old "where's the proof", "is this it", and "how's the collusion thing going" posts right back in your pie holes. going to be epic... You must know something Mueller doesn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... The irony in this post is almost too much... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: pretty fucking good. everyone is in a panic. trump will likely get subpoenaed to talk to Mueller, exposing yet another trump lie. Actually other then Hannity...its pretty much ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Mueller will likely blow through his allotted budget soon. My guess is he needed some kind of indictments so he can brag about it to get additional funding imagine begging for more funding but have zero to show for the first 100 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: you clowns would make the absolute worse detectives known to man.... Accutally Mueller is the worst detective but asshats like you keep supporting him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: You must know something Mueller doesn't! and you wonder why I throw you in with the dumb and guillible at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just now, Snoslinger said: and you wonder why I throw you in with the dumb and guillible at times Theres no doubt...youre in your own special group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Snoslinger said: and you wonder why I throw you in with the dumb and guillible at times For not believing the lies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, DAVE said: Actually other then Hannity...its pretty much ignored. in your world, yes it is. that is why you're so fucking clueless and running around asking "how's the collusion thing going? all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: pretty fucking good. everyone is in a panic. trump will likely get subpoenaed to talk to Mueller, exposing yet another trump lie. And which trump will rightfully plead the 5th on everything This is how the endgame will work. There is no collusion. They know it. They’ll interview trump either hoping to trap him in unknowing perjury OR trump will plead the 5th on everything. Then, they will close the investigation citing insufficient evidence because trump plead the 5th youll gobble it up claiming trump is still guilty but they couldn’t prove it. You’ll scream trump tower meeting like a Tourette’s retard but when asked to show how that involved the Russian government you’ll run away to your cry closet like you always do. Then you’ll vote for whatever monkey the DNC throws up for president Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just now, DAVE said: Theres no doubt...youre in your own special group. and in here, that is a badge of honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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