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From Wikipedia - the origins of the special counsel - sm

Posted: Sep 16th, 2018 - 1:06 pm In Reply to: The investigation is about getting Trump. It was called - "collusion" then changed to "interf

Republican appointed nonetheless -

"A January 2017 assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) stated that Russian leadership favored presidential candidate Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, and that Russian president Vladimir Putin personally ordered an "influence campaign" to harm Clinton's electoral chances and "undermine public faith in the US democratic process."[25]:7 It is alleged that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election in order to increase political instability in the United States and to damage Clinton's presidential campaign by bolstering the candidacies of Trump, Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein.[26][27]

The special counsel appointment on May 17, 2017, followed a series of events that included Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey and Comey's allegation that Trump asked him to drop an FBI investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael T. Flynn.[28] Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, in his role as Acting Attorney General for matters related to the campaign due to the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, appointed Mueller, a former Director of the FBI, to serve as Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The authority for the investigation is to examine Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, including exploring any links or coordination between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government, "and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation",[29] and any other matters within the scope of 28 CFR 600.4 – Jurisdiction.[30] "

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Lisa Page testimony: Collusion still unproven by the time of - Mueller's special counsel (Views: 178, 2018-09-16, 10:23 am)
- Special counsels are only supposed to be for evidence of - a crime, not to search for one. (Views: 162, 2018-09-16, 10:26 am)
  - No it hasn't. It's getting pretty interesting - now that Manafort has flipped. nm (Views: 145, 2018-09-16, 10:44 am)
    - What has Manafort flipped on? He only plead guilty - to charges that have nothing to (Views: 204, 2018-09-16, 12:50 pm)
    - Flipped on what? He plead guilty so he doesn't have to - go through another trial in (Views: 149, 2018-09-16, 1:01 pm)
    - Please tell us, "now that Manafort has flipped." On what - has he flipped? (Views: 172, 2018-09-16, 1:27 pm)
  - Russian interference - sm (Views: 158, 2018-09-16, 11:18 am)
    - If - in the course of the investigation (Views: 149, 2018-09-16, 12:00 pm)
      - Sorry, this should have been in - response (Views: 162, 2018-09-16, 12:02 pm)
        Hahaha - sm (Views: 135, 2018-09-16, 12:28 pm)
      - Nope - sm (Views: 173, 2018-09-16, 12:27 pm)
      - If the special counsel is used as what it is set up for, - yes. He's LOOKING for crimes, (Views: 169, 2018-09-16, 12:47 pm)
        No - sm (Views: 157, 2018-09-16, 12:54 pm)
        No, there should never have been one to begin with. - That's not what a special counsel is (Views: 188, 2018-09-16, 12:57 pm)
        So if it's - sm (Views: 194, 2018-09-16, 1:01 pm)
    - Russian COLLUSION with Trump was not proven. Interference - is not collusion. (Views: 130, 2018-09-16, 12:47 pm)
      - The investigation - sm (Views: 207, 2018-09-16, 12:56 pm)
        The investigation is about getting Trump. It was called - "collusion" then changed to "interf (Views: 181, 2018-09-16, 12:59 pm)
        From Wikipedia - the origins of the special counsel - sm
        Anybody can post anything on Wikipedia. How about going back to - the 70s when the special counsel started. (Views: 132, 2018-09-16, 1:08 pm)
        Ar we talking - sm (Views: 142, 2018-09-16, 1:09 pm)
        Then you are admitting that the role of the special counsel - has changed for political reasons. (Views: 178, 2018-09-16, 1:11 pm)
        Not admitting - sm (Views: 145, 2018-09-16, 1:15 pm)
        Yes, they do have the power to stop it, but they won't - because of the political backlash. (Views: 157, 2018-09-16, 1:19 pm)
        The blaming - sm (Views: 143, 2018-09-16, 1:23 pm)
        It seems the only people talking about firing Mueller are the - medi anad the dems. Must be their (Views: 148, 2018-09-16, 1:24 pm)
        The want him to fire Mueller so they can scream impeachment - again, but Trump would be in his (Views: 137, 2018-09-16, 1:26 pm)
  - As you can see from the below responses, people don't - know what the special counsel is (Views: 141, 2018-09-16, 12:49 pm)
  - Which raises the question, if there was no evidence - of collusion, why did we need (Views: 152, 2018-09-16, 12:53 pm)
  - Mueller has been allowed to run wild for so long, he thinks - he can do it everywhere, and he (Views: 173, 2018-09-16, 1:04 pm)
    - Mueller has - sm (Views: 164, 2018-09-16, 1:08 pm)
      - Mueller has..... go back to when the special counsel was - started, it's entirely different. (Views: 224, 2018-09-16, 1:10 pm)
        Did iyou think - sm (Views: 124, 2018-09-16, 1:20 pm)
  - The MSM is too invested in their Russia/Trump narrative - to stop now. Don't fire Mueller, just (Views: 120, 2018-09-16, 1:22 pm)
  - The new narrative is "Trump firing Mueller." Obama's - WH ethics chief "stocking up" (Views: 155, 2018-09-16, 1:30 pm)
    - Holder too. Something is up since he came out of the - woodwork. This must be the new (Views: 128, 2018-09-16, 1:31 pm)
      - So Holder is calling for leftist to revolt in the streets if Trump - fires Mueller, even though it's in his (Views: 142, 2018-09-16, 1:35 pm)
      - Trump never said anything about firing Mueller? - I beg to differ (Views: 153, 2018-09-16, 2:46 pm)
        Slate? Seriously? - LOL (Views: 145, 2018-09-17, 2:34 am)
  - Today is Constitution Day. I was taking the time to reflect on - how it's been eroded over the years. (Views: 133, 2018-09-17, 8:54 am)
- The MSM will totally ignore this. This whole fraudulent - investigation reminds me of the (Views: 152, 2018-09-16, 1:07 pm)
- Lot's of things are becoming clearer now. The Kavanaugh - accuser (Christine Blasey-Ford) (Views: 164, 2018-09-17, 7:14 am)
  - Activism and revenge, pure and simple. Plus a high - dose of SJW. She hates Trump and (Views: 139, 2018-09-17, 7:17 am)
    - A lot of people hate trump and have probably - had cases that went against (Views: 152, 2018-09-17, 7:57 am)
      - I doubt that. Sounds like you've already made up your - mind based on politics. (Views: 138, 2018-09-17, 8:25 am)
        No I haven't. I said I'd wait for the investigation. - You are the one that (Views: 158, 2018-09-17, 8:46 am)
  - And it could just be that he did it. It is being - investigated so I won't pass (Views: 144, 2018-09-17, 7:50 am)