Trump campaign requests DNC be sanctioned over election interference lawsuit, citing Mueller finding

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 06/05/19 11:11 AM EDT

The Trump campaign is requesting that a federal court sanction the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over its lawsuit alleging that the campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election, citing special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

In a court filing Tuesday evening, attorneys for the campaign said Mueller’s findings show that the campaign did not work with Russia to meddle in the election, and that the charges against the campaign should be dismissed and the DNC sanctioned as a result.

“In an over-400-page Report, the Special Counsel not only explains that his investigation ‘did not establish’ any such conspiracy or coordination, but debunks any such conclusion by walking through the vast body of evidence that his Office collected and establishing that none of this evidence showed that the Campaign formed any sort of agreement with Russia,” the court filing reads.

“In so doing, the Report makes clear that the DNC will never be able to prove the key allegations underlying all of its claims against the Campaign.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/447068-trump-campaign-requests-dnc-be-sanctioned-over-election-interference

[BlueIdaho]

1. These fuckers have no shame. nt.

[pecosbob]

2. Oh, boy...another judicial venue to (not) air the report

Mueller's report basically says he coudn't establish coordination with Russia because the administration blocked it's inquiries at all levels. It went on to say they could not do anything about that obstruction because of DoJ policy. Am I incorrect in this assessment?

[Flaleftist]

3. How is Manafort feeding polling data to Russian intelligence not evidence of collusion?

[msongs]

4. muelleer's coverup for trump does not mean an real investigation would find nothing nt

[EarlG]

5. The DNC suit is a civil suit right?

I seem to recall OJ Simpson losing in a civil suit that found him liable for Nicole Brown’s death, after winning in his criminal trial. TrumpCo must be concerned that this case will end with a jury saying “Actually, there WAS collusion.”

[ScratchCat]

6. First off

The Mueller Report said no such thing.

The part of the Mueller Report which states that the Trump Campaign a)encouraged the release of the stolen DNC emails and b)expected to benefit electorally contradicts this filing. This fact coupled with all the contacts made by Trump Campaigners is enough to reach the preponderance of evidence threshold required for a verdict in favor of the DNC.

Further, the underlying data has not been produced to Congress or the public.

The court will not dismiss the suit and sanction the DNC for the suit.

[onetexan]

7. they're trying to change the narrative to get the Idiot reelected