Robert Mueller impanels grand jury to probe Trump-Russia collusion claims – and it issues SUBPOENAS over Don Jr.'s meeting with Putin allies for Hilla

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[h=1]Robert Mueller impanels grand jury to probe Trump-Russia collusion claims – and it issues SUBPOENAS over Don Jr.'s meeting with Putin allies for Hillary Clinton dirt[/h]

• Federal grand jury has been empaneled to determine whether anyone will be charged with a crime in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe
• The panel has reportedly issued subpoenas related to a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyers
• Grand juries in the federal justice system typically sit for up to 18 months but there is no indication of how long the Mueller probe could last
• President Trump has called the investigation a 'witch hunt'
• Grand jurors can authorize prosecutors to subpoena documents, demand testimony under oath, and even indict people if evidence exists to support it
• Washington, D.C. is an exceedingly Democratic district where Trump won just 4 per cent of the vote, meaning chances are most grand jurors will be against him
• White House says former FBI Director Jim Comey 'said three times the President is not under investigation and we have no reason to believe that has changed'
• Financial ties probed

 

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The Justice Department's special counsel Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury in the nation's capital to hear evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections, and to investigate whether President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Moscow to tilt the White House race in his direction.
And the panel has already issued its first subpoenas, according to a Reuters report, making demands related to a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer who promised to disclose – but never delivered – dirt on Hillary Clinton.
Grand juries can allow prosecutors to subpoena documents, interview witnesses under oath, and obtain criminal indictments where the evidence warrants it.
Going that route signals that the probe is entering a new phase, and that Mueller believes he will need to demand documents and sworn testimony from a number of people.
Prosecutors are also probing Trump and Trump family members financial ties, CNNreported.
The Wall Street Journal reported the existence of the grand jury, which has been in session for weeks under the guidance of Mueller, himself a former director of the FBI.

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Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating so-far unsubstantiated charges that Donald Trump's presidential campaign colluded with Russia to tilt the 2016 election, has empaneled a grand jury to hear testimony and examine evidence

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President Donald Trump has denied repeatedly that he or anyone in his presidential campaign colluded with Russia to undermine or otherwise impact the election

 

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Reuters reports that the first grand jury subpoenas have already begun to fly, related to a 2016 Trump Tower meeting that included Donald Trump Jr. (left) and a Russian lawyer

The subpoenas indicate that Mueller will use his investigative powers to scrutinize a meeting between the president's eldest son and a Kremlin-linked lawyer in June of 2016.
Donald Trump Jr. set up the meeting after being contacted via email by music publicist Robert Goldstone, who promised dirt on Clinton and mentioned Russian government support for Donald Trump.
Trump Jr. immediately agreed to the meeting and subsequently invited Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort to join him.
The meeting was attended by Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, a leading proponent of an effort to roll back anti-Russia sanctions in the 2012 Magnitsky Act – a U.S. law deplored by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
When the outlines of the meeting first came to light, Trump Jr. initially stated that it was mainly about Russia's prohibition on Americans adopting children from there, a ban that came about in response to U.S. sanctions.
President Trump 'weighed in' on that statement while it as being written, the White House later confirmed.
Trump Jr. ultimately released the email chain revealing the Clinton connection.

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Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya attended the 2016 meeting in Trump Tower which also included Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort

 

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The president has forcefully denied that he and his campaign were involved with the Kremlin's alleged efforts, calling the investigation a 'witch hunt.'
But Washington, D.C. is an exceedingly Democratic district where Trump won just 4 per cent of the vote, meaning few potential grand jurors will be sympathetic to him.
Three U.S. intelligence agencies concluded late last year that Russia was indeed behind an effort to undermine America's presidential election.
Ty Cobb, special counsel to the president, said in a statement that he didn't know if a grand jury had been empaneled.
'Grand jury matters are typically secret,' he said.
But Cobb suggested that the administration isn't spooked by the new development.
'The White House favors anything that accelerates the conclusion of his work fairly,' he said, adding that 'the White House is committed to fully cooperating with Mr. Mueller.'
The White House press office added that former FBI Director Jim Comey 'said three times the President is not under investigation and we have no reason to believe that has changed.'

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Mueller (left) has a close relationship with ousted FBI director James Comey (right), a fact that Trump has used to try to delegitimize the probe as biased and a 'witch hunt'

Thomas Zeno, a 29-year federal prosecutor before he entered private legal practice, told the Journal that Mueller's move 'doesn't mean he is going to bring charges' against anyone.
'But it shows he is very serious. He wouldn't do this if [the investigation] were winding down.'
Special counsel investigations can proceed for years, and there has been no indication from Mueller or his team about how long the Russia probe could take to unfold.
Federal grand juries typically sit for 18 months, and can hear evidence on more than one case. Judges can extend that period after the 18-month period ends.
Federal grand jurors are expected to be available every weekday during their term of service, although the grand jury may not be called on to convene every day.

 

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Its role is to hear evidence from witnesses and examine documents with guidance from prosecutors, in order to decide whether 'probable cause' exists to charge someone with a crime.
Mueller's grand jury, unlike most, will be tasked with examining classified information – a feature that will add complexities to the situation.
Trump has sought to publicly undermine the credibility of Mueller's legal team, telling a Fox news Channel interviewer last month that they are largely Democratic partisans engaged in a fishing expedition to harm his presidency.
'I can say that the people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton,' he said.
In addition, Trump has pointed out repeatedly that Mueller has a close relationship with James Comey, a former FBI director whom the president fired this year.
The president has made the unusual decision to go after Mueller in public – and told the New York Times he would consider it to be crossing a 'red line' if Mueller were to probe his finances or his family finances.
Mueller's decision to impanel a new grand jury added new urgency to the question of whether Trump will ultimately fire him.
The president avoided a question about whether he would fire Mueller as he approached Marine One Thursday en route to a campaign event in West Virginia.
Two bipartisan pairs of senators have introduced legislation that would allow the Mueller to stay on if Trump fired him. The special counsel could seek a review in court if he got fired, according to the bill introduced Thursday by GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Chris Coons of Delaware.
Only a Senate-confirmed attorney general would be able to carry out his firing, under the bill – a provision in response to Trump's public attacks on Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions, who recused himself from the Russia probe, infuriating Trump.
Trump outside attorney Jay Sekulow told Fox News: 'Well the president is not thinking about firing Robert Mueller so the speculation that’s out there is just incorrect.'

 

[Willie99]

How many years and how many millions will it take for them to complete their investigation into this 10 minute meeting where no data was exchanged?

I'm going with two years and 200 million, although I suspect the vile scum that thrives in the beltway fog & swamp will try to put some part of the investigation off until December 2020, it's what they do, it's how they roll, and they never apologize for their lies, wasted time and wasted money

 

[BZ]

How many years and how many millions will it take for them to complete their investigation into this 10 minute meeting where no data was exchanged?

I'm going with two years and 200 million, although I suspect the vile scum that thrives in the beltway fog & swamp will try to put some part of the investigation off until December 2020, it's what they do, it's how they roll, and they never apologize for their lies, wasted time and wasted money

Drumph is in big trouble. This thing is unraveling quick and he will be exposed.

And Willie- don't be a fool. The right does/did the same thing. How many years and how many millions of dollars were spent going after Bill Clinton? 4.5 years/80 million. Hell, they spent 7 million investigating a fucking blow job for Christ's sake....

 

[HarryCaray]

Drumph is in big trouble. This thing is unraveling quick and he will be exposed.

Yeah it's moving at light speed.

We have gone from zero evidence to...well...zero evidence. And all in record time.

 

[LENBO]

Drumph is in big trouble. This thing is unraveling quick and he will be exposed.

And Willie- don't be a fool. The right does/did the same thing. How many years and how many millions of dollars were spent going after Bill Clinton? 4.5 years/80 million. Hell, they spent 7 million investigating a fucking blow job for Christ's sake....

 

[REDEYE]

treading into Trump business Financial records shows us that this is an investigation looking for a crime,,, A lot of Americans will rebel big time if an impeachment happens over BS...

 

[Dave007inVegas]

I see this as nothing more than a distraction. If Trump really wanted to end it all he would
need to do is order Sessions to open an investigation of the Granny and Mueller would fold
his tent post-haste.

Apparently it's not a biggy for Trump or he would do something about it.

 

[BZ]

treading into Trump business Financial records shows us that this is an investigation looking for a crime,,, A lot of Americans will rebel big time if an impeachment happens over BS...

Rebel? You mean rejoice.

 

[BZ]

Apparently it's not a biggy for Trump or he would do something about it.

It is and he can't.

 

[SheriffJoe]

I see this as nothing more than a distraction. If Trump really wanted to end it all he would
need to do is order Sessions to open an investigation of the Granny and Mueller would fold
his tent post-haste.

Apparently it's not a biggy for Trump or he would do something about it.

It's such a big deal the libtard can't even name the crime.

"Drumph is in big trouble. This thing is unraveling quick and he will be exposed. "

 

[LENBO]

It's such a big deal the libtard can't even name the crime.

"Drumph is in big trouble. This thing is unraveling quick and he will be exposed. "

They just can't accept their election night loss .
They are hoping this is their payback .

 

[Dave007inVegas]

It is and he can't.

Once again I ask you. Wanta bet?

 

[Dave007inVegas]

"Big Tweety" did it again. Impeachment is imminent!

President Trump broke an obscure yet tried-and-true rule on Friday - don't comment on the monthly jobs report within the hour of its release.

This is the second time in recent months the Trump administration has violated the federal rule barring all executive branch employees, including the president, from making public comments on leading economic indicators before the hour deadline is reached.

The long-standing federal rule issued in 1985 says that the executive branch must wait for an hour - 9:30 a.m. in the case of the jobs report and most other major economic indicators.

But Trump took to Twitter at 8:45 a.m. Friday morning, only 15 minutes after the government reported that the economy had added 209,000 jobs in July, to hail the results as the result of his administration's policies.

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[LENBO]

Once again I ask you. Wanta bet?

He will bet you when the DemocRATS take over the House and Senate .

 

[SheriffJoe]

They just can't accept their election night loss .
They are hoping this is their payback .

The whole thing is beyond absurd.

Crooked Hillary lost because the Russians posted mean things on Facebook. :missingte

Yes, libtards like BZ really believe this.

 

[Acebb]

This is a total joke. They're asking witnesses if Gen. Flynn received kickbacks.

Not about "collusion" (which isn't a crime) but about Flynn.

The fact that the Special Prosecutor was appointed is disgusting.