Special Prosecutor

[emperus]

WASHINGTON ― Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to serve as special prosecutor overseeing the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election.

In a statement, Rosenstein stressed that his decision “is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted.” But he said he’d determined “based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command.”


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...fa2e4b03b485cae5465?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

I guess the Deputy AG wanted to get from under the bus.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Well hells bells! Good news.

 

[vi edit]

Interesting. I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else.

 

[jman19]

So much winning.

Interesting. I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else.

CNN has it too.

 

[vi edit]

Can the AG ummm...trump....congress? The house rejected a bill for an independent counsel today.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Interesting. I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else.

WaPo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...dd4f14-3aad-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html

 

[vi edit]

WaPo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...dd4f14-3aad-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html

BOOM. Thank you!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Can the AG ummm...trump....congress? The house rejected a bill for an independent counsel today.

The AG is not part of the Legislative Branch and therefore not subject to their approval. The DAG has the absolute legal right to appoint an independent counsel.

 

[LPCTech]

But Hillary has aids and eats babies after molesting them while practicing islam and having an abortion.

so fake news?


jk

 

[IronWing]

Of course Trump has a Special Prosecutor, the best prosecutor! The prosecution will be yuge!

 

[UNCjigga]

Now I need a splainer on DOJ special counsel powers vs. special prosecutor appointed by Congress. Not sure how comfortable I'd be knowing that technically this is the Administration's move, and not and independent branch of government's move.

 

[local]

Good. Let's get to the bottom of this and get it over with one way or another I am tired of hearing about it. Unless this guy is somehow considered a Trump pawn, I don't know.

 

[woolfe9998]

Damn, one of you always beats me to it.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller/index.html

Reading about Mueller:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mueller

I like what I see.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Mueller is a solid choice. The righties will shit themselves trying to tie his relationship to Comey to him no that being qualified or impartial however.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Now I need a splainer on DOJ special counsel powers vs. special prosecutor appointed by Congress. Not sure how comfortable I'd be knowing that technically this is the Administration's move, and not and independent branch of government's move.

The Congressional Special Prosecutor can no longer be invoked. The law allowing this expired in 1999 because of the Clinton investigation. Democrats didn't want a repeat. This leaves the DOJ to appoint someone who is answerable to the AG and can be terminated at any point. On the surface it would seem that Sessions can run the investigation but that is not true. Mueller will turn on him in a minute and we'd be in a Saturday Night Massacre situation. I believe Mueller is beyond reproach or manipulation.

 

[First]

Now I need a splainer on DOJ special counsel powers vs. special prosecutor appointed by Congress. Not sure how comfortable I'd be knowing that technically this is the Administration's move, and not and independent branch of government's move.

Yeah that's what I thought too, but Mueller from what I remember is pretty much beyond reproach and independent. We'll see.

 

[First]

The Congressional Special Prosecutor can no longer be invoked. The law allowing this expired in 1999 because of the Clinton investigation. Democrats didn't want a repeat. This leaves the DOJ to appoint someone who is answerable to the AG and can be terminated at any point. On the surface it would seem that Sessions can run the investigation but that is not true. Mueller will turn on him in a minute and we'd be in a Saturday Night Massacre situation. I believe Mueller is beyond reproach or manipulation.

Didn't read what you wrote. Agreed.

 

[alien42]

Mueller can now subpoena Trump's tax returns.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Mueller can now subpoena Trump's tax returns.

Yup. An inquiry into financial ties seems wholly appropriate.

 

[twjr]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ipt-6pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.7a617aa23968

If this has substance to it then I an inquiry into Trump's taxes becomes even more appropriate.

 

[woolfe9998]

Yeah that's what I thought too, but Mueller from what I remember is pretty much beyond reproach and independent. We'll see.

Mueller, as FBI Director, along with Comey (then deputy AG) both threatened to resign over the Bush admin. overruling a DoJ finding that warrantless wiretapping was unconstitutional. What I like about that is not only was he on the right side of the issue, but he demonstrated a willingness to go against the sitting POTUS who nominated him for the job. That shows real independence.

 

[theeedude]

How many seconds under oath before Trump perjures himself?

 

[First]

How many seconds under oath before Trump perjures himself?

Depends; is his mouth moving or is he miming?

 

[Commodus]

How many seconds under oath before Trump perjures himself?

Less than 60, I reckon.

 

[emperus]

There are reports out that The Dep. AG purposefully did this because he was so pissed that trump tried to throw him under the bus last week. He wanted to resurrect his reputation.