Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe

[Eugene]

LBN thread: Rosenstein Says Trump Russia Probe Is Not a Fishing Expedition

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Source: Washington Post

Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe

By Kelsey Snell and John Wagner August 6 at 11:57 AM

Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said Sunday that the expanding investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is continuing apace, even as President Trump dismissed the probe as “a total fabrication.”

Rosenstein said special counsel Robert S. Mueller III can investigate any crimes that he might discover within the scope of his probe, but the deputy attorney general would not discuss which individuals are the subject of their inquiry. The interview comes days after Trump said he believes it would be inappropriate for Mueller to dig into Trump family finances.

“The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don’t engage in fishing expeditions,” Rosenstein said when asked about the probe in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Rosenstein declined to comment on reports that Mueller is using a grand jury in a court in Washington to aid in his investigation but he said that such a step is a routine part of “many investigations.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rosenstein-special-counsel-mueller-can-investigate-any-crimes-he-uncovers-in-russia-probe/2017/08/06/2209365a-7aae-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

[Skittles]

1. repukes were fine with fishing expeditions when their target was Hillary Clinton

heck, they're STILL fine with it

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. In Webster's if you look up the words "fishing expedition"

you will see:

emails
speeches
servers
whitewater
BJ's

[Not Ruth]

2. A grand jury means that they already have the evidence and are testing it against a jury

Note that they have had grand juries on Trump in EDVA for months per Louise Mensch. Also, Trump was informed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court on the runway as he was going overseas, that he was being formally impeached, back in May.


What does it mean to be indicted by a federal grand jury?
When someone is charged with a felony, at some point the state has to present “probable cause” to show that a crime had been committed and that the person in question committed it. They present their evidence to a grand jury without opposition, who will decide whether to issue an indictment.

[Igel]

6. There was a grand jury apparently impaneled over HRC's emails.

Nobody was testing evidence. It issued subpoenas and "enlisted" (I won't say "coerced" or "compelled&quot testimony. Grand juries are a multitool. And their indictments, sometimes not so important.


Mensch is sometimes quoted as saying that's what the Marshal said (if the event even happened), but it's not what she actually tweeted--and even what she tweeted is sort of, um, not really how the Constitution works. But then again, it's not her Constitution or something she needs to concern her beautiful mind with, is it?


And what's "edva" except a Russian word meaning "scarely"?

[Not Ruth]

7. EDVA stands for Eastern District of Virginia, where Boente's grand jury indicted Trump, Flynn, etc

http://www.snopes.com/sealed-indictment-president-trump/

[malaise]

4. Lock them up!

Off to the greatest page for thee

[dalton99a]

5. Kick.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. In other news....

Rob Rosenstein is updating his resume as we speak.