First on CNN: Mueller briefed on secret Comey memos, source says

[DonViejo]

Source: CNN



By Pamela Brown and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN
Updated 6:28 PM ET, Mon May 22, 2017

(CNN)Robert Mueller -- the former FBI director now overseeing the Department of Justice's investigation into Russia's election-year meddling and contact with the Trump campaign -- has been briefed on the contents of some of the memos that former FBI Director James Comey kept to document his conversations with President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Additionally, he has already visited FBI headquarters, where he met with the counterintelligence agents who have been working on the case since last July, according to two people familiar with the matter.

In one memo, Comey wrote that Trump asked him to end the FBI probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a person familiar with the matter.

One source added that part of Mueller's investigation is expected to focus on obstruction of justice. In that case, Comey would be a witness and Mueller will likely interview him as part of the probe.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/22/politics/mueller-comey-russia-investigation/index.html

[SHRED]

1. LOCK HIM UP!!

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Two former FBI Directors!

Bearing down on a nitwit. Who's your money on?
Any London bookies taking wagers?

[Grins]

5. Actually - they are!!!

Both in Britain and New Zealand! The legal betting shops have had odds on impeachment - and removal from office - for a couple of months.

[gademocrat7]

3. K&R!

Drumpf cabal going down.

[janterry]

4. I really hope that this means the process is expedited

I'd like to think all of this will be happening asap!

The longer Chump stays in office, the worse things get for the rest of us. I want this to be fast tracked to yesterday

[furtheradu]

6. KICK & Rec! More eyes on this pls!

This is a big deal! Thanks for the post!

[Calista241]

7. I hate to burst the bubble here, but memos themselves are not evidence.

[moda253]

9. I read somewhere and heard on radio

that FBI memos especially at the director level are considered credible in court.

[dalton99a]

10. Yes, FBI agents' contemporary notes are admissible in court

[Calista241]

11. They're admissable, but they are not, by themselves, evidence of wrongdoing.

[GBizzle]

12. No, but that plus sworn testimony, plus any tapes should be enough.

It's a key piece of a larger puzzle.

[burnbaby]

8. is anyone ever bothered

by the "source" instead of a name?

[GliderGuider]

13. No. There are very good reasons why journalists don't reveal their sources. nt