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pnwmom

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11. This all supports the idea that it was Michael Flynn's plea that gave information
Sat Apr 14, 2018, 02:22 AM
Apr 2018

that provided needed evidence to get the warrant -- not Gates's plea that only happened a couple months ago.

All the steps described here take time. (Also, these are the steps for wiretaps. Getting access to emails probably follows a similar pattern for approval, but there wouldn't be a limit on how many minutes of "listening" were allowed.)

He fills an application and it then goes to the local counsel for the agency who reviews it and it then goes to the federal district attorney and if approved to the agency general counsel in Washington and then to the department of justice and then must go down the chain again. Once the warrant is in hand and the wire taps in place (in this case almost all for cartel related drug operations) there is an officer from the agency who listens to the conversation and another from another agency who observes. They can only listen to the conversation for about 2 minutes and if nothing relevant is heard must turn it off for 15 minutes. They can only record the conversation if they hear something that is related to the warrant.
So the Mueller referral was just added fuel? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2018 #1
I don't know but I am guessing that Mueller had the first warrant grantcart Apr 2018 #3
Don't forget Flynn. Remember that Cohen acknowledged delivering some document pnwmom Apr 2018 #4
Anything is possible but that is from last year. Gates is from 2 months ago grantcart Apr 2018 #5
How do you know that a warrant wouldn't have produced useful information pnwmom Apr 2018 #6
Warrants are a lot more restrictive than people realize grantcart Apr 2018 #9
This all supports the idea that it was Michael Flynn's plea that gave information pnwmom Apr 2018 #11
Thanks for this info...good stuff. iluvtennis Apr 2018 #12
Very informative and interesting. Thanks! Good info to know. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #26
a tactical decision by Mueller to turn this aspect over to the SDNY office as now its firmly inside beachbum bob Apr 2018 #14
Mueller tree is propagating. Pointless to try cut it down now. He probably has a dead-hand switch Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #23
I'm in awe. Is Mueller perhaps the smartest person in the world? Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #27
Same here! orangecrush Apr 2018 #33
He's a hired gun, not an attorney. bitterross Apr 2018 #2
Yup. A bouncer...but with less class. nt SunSeeker Apr 2018 #8
He will bring joining the low class in prison shortly grantcart Apr 2018 #19
Yes a thug. LiberalBrooke Apr 2018 #16
Apparently. He has a law degree & renews it. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #28
Great summation! orangecrush Apr 2018 #32
trump's business partner (in crime) world wide wally Apr 2018 #7
Trump knows he's dirty, he knows Trump's dirty, we know tRump's dirty, Mueller knows both are dirty. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #22
Mahalo, grant, for these Cha Apr 2018 #10
Thanks Cha grantcart Apr 2018 #17
.. Cha Apr 2018 #18
Brilliant, just wonderful. Some good is going to come out of this cluster*. Thanks, grantcart. Hekate Apr 2018 #13
Kick grantcart Apr 2018 #15
It's just astounding to me Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #20
yes grantcart, that is a nice little bombshell of information to consider... liberalla Apr 2018 #21
On Chris Hayes: Cohen is a fixer, not an attorney, and there is no client/fixer privilege. Amaryllis Apr 2018 #24
That is exactly the way I think of him Lucinda Apr 2018 #35
Stunning in concept. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #25
Really is grantcart Apr 2018 #30
As an aside....Comey used to be USA for SDNY. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2018 #29
HOT DAMN!!! orangecrush Apr 2018 #31
maybe cohen's learning law like i used to do the day before exams, where i tried to certainot Apr 2018 #34
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