Special Counsel Has Hired 13 Lawyers, 'With Several More In The Pipeline'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published JUNE 16, 2017 11:30 AM

Special counsel Robert Mueller has hired 13 lawyers for his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 investigation and plans on hiring “several more,” a spokesman for Mueller told Talking Points Memo on Friday.

“In addition to Mr. Mueller, we have 13 attorneys on board, with several more in the pipeline,” Mueller’s spokesman, Peter Carr, told TPM in an email. “The number of people will be determined by the needs of the investigation.”

CNN first reported on the expansion of Mueller’s staff Friday.

On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that Mueller’s investigation included possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Trump himself wrote on Twitter Friday morning that he was “being investigated for firing the FBI Director.”

Past reports on Mueller’s lawyers have referred to them as an “all-star” team, and a “Murderer’s Row,” references to their experience with high-profile cases.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mueller-13-lawyers-several-more-pipeline

[Le Gaucher]

1. The SLEDGEHAMMER is coming down

Hope Trump is able to sleep well at night

[Abouttime]

34. Lock him up!

This is gonna be fun!

[Botany]

2. Money Laundering has been a Trump family business for years

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.


http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

******
Trump and company built a hotel in Azerbaijan to launder money for the Russian Mob,
Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and oil oligarchs.

[LuckyLib]

4. And you can bet that among those attorneys will be heavy-duty forensic accounting

specialists and money-laundering for the mob specialists. This is going to be YUGE, and following the money will take him down. That's why he has to keep yelling that it's about firing Comey.

[Baconator]

11. CNN had a good breakdown this morning...

Money laundering experts, Russian mob experts, campaign finance prosecutors...

Sounds awesome...

[WinkyDink]

21. NOW do people understand how one can "go bankrupt" running a casino? EASY-PEASY when it's PLANNED.

[PearliePoo2]

3. Yup, this is the "A" team that will go into the history books. The BEST and BRIGHTEST!

Their efforts will be cited and analysed forever. I can imagine they're lining up, honored to be chosen and "chomping at the bit" to get at it!
Godspeed ladies and gentlemen!

[More_Cowbell]

29. The "Obstruction of Justice League"

According to Stephen Colbert.

[Blue_Adept]

5. Anyone know how many Starr had on his team?

Things like this are interesting but I always like having something to compare it to.

[Amaryllis]

8. good question.

[WinkyDink]

22. 666, if memory serves.

[Igel]

24. Don't know.

But this is going to have a reasonably-sized sea of documents to look at.

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/24/us/president-s-trial-lawsuit-quietly-team-lawyers-kept-paula-jones-s-case-alive.html
So at least 5 or 6.

But what I like is the difference between the NY recently and in 1999. Now having a bunch of lawyers is a great and glorious thing, done out of purely altruistic and patriotic reasons. Any connections between these lawyers only stand to reason, because at that level of expertise of course they know each other. It's a question no True American would raise.

Back in 1999, the NYT made it sound like the outside lawyers were a private, secret cabal secretly manipulating Starr into building the Paula Jones case into something it wasn't for political or monetary or personal reasons.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Base: "self-inflicted wound by the DNC or whomever made up the Trump colludes with Russia op."

A direct quote from Republican Trump's base.

"Seems to me Mueller will have to investigate who actually did the hacking of DNC computers was it the Russians or someone else and if they discover the real reason the DNC is dead. This will be a self-inflicted wound by the DNC or whomever made up the Trump colludes with Russia op."

[BadgerMom]

17. Clear conscience says

…bring it. Absolutely no fear of the hat amongst Democrats. Investigate away. There's nothing to discover. Can Republicans say that? Of course not.

[annabanana]

33. SO delusional. .

sad.

[Achilleaze]

7. America's All Stars VS the KGOP, Inc.

Go All Stars!

[Amaryllis]

9. I so hope it includes McC, Ryan, Nunes, etc.

[flibbitygiblets]

10. LOL meanwhile, no decent lawyer will touch Drumph-- You reap what you sow, Conald!

so satisfying watching a spoiled man-child circle the drain.

[niyad]

12. ordering specialty popcorn now--in the meantime, for all to share

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Alot more on order being prepared here

[niyad]

16. thank you!!

[ancianita]

18. This will fatten me up for the duration but it will be worth it.

[IronLionZion]

25. And in honor of Jeff Sessions:

If you want to feel really good and happy

[niyad]

27. perfect!!!

[NBachers]

13. Holy shit- they're serious about this. This will be momentous if it's not sabotaged or destroyed.

[WinkyDink]

23. Layers of lawyers in case a few get fired.

[moonscape]

14. Kasowitz can handle it n/t

[Hekate]

19. Pass the butter'n'salt, please

[ailsagirl]

20. Mmmmmm!

[forgotmylogin]

26. Geh'in Hot in Here!

[BumRushDaShow]

28. ROFLMAO

[Dopers_Greed]

30. Trump is finished

[Justice]

31. The thing is...

its all out there for someone to find, and then get enough info to get a warrant, which will result in financial info/tax returns etc. It will all come out.

[Lil Missy]

32. This is yuuuuuuuuuge!!

[LonePirate]

35. That many lawyers are not needed for a simple obstruction charge. Something much larger is afoot.