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iluvtennis

(19,880 posts)
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 01:29 AM Jan 2018

Mueller now investigating whether Trumps FBI smear campaign constituted obstruction

https://shareblue.com/mueller-now-investigating-whether-trumps-fbi-smear-campaign-constituted-obstruction/#.WmwNIHVEiD1.twitter

Donald Trump urged his aides to orchestrate a plan to discredit specific FBI officials after learning that they were likely to testify against

The report, published Friday evening, details a series of events that took place in June 2017, following the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey. Those events are now being investigated as potential obstruction of justice, according to Foreign Policy.

During his testimony, Comey mentioned that he had spoken with three other senior FBI officials about Trump’s efforts to undermine the Russia investigation. A short time later, Trump’s lawyer John Dowd warned the president that corroborating testimony from the other FBI officials would likely play a key role in Mueller’s investigation into potential obstruction of justice.

According to the new report, that warning prompted Trump to take matters into his own hands, telling aides they needed to “fight back harder” and ordering them to orchestrate a smear campaign targeting the specific FBI officials named by Comey, including Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

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Mueller now investigating whether Trumps FBI smear campaign constituted obstruction (Original Post) iluvtennis Jan 2018 OP
Not just Trump C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #1
Indeed. iluvtennis Jan 2018 #2
Ryan and Nunes to start with. BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #4
Can no longer find the link but nunes has money in cypress Thekaspervote Jan 2018 #6
Thank you! BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #7
I think he must be compromised. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #10
That link wouldn't work. BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author BadgerMom Jan 2018 #13
Try this one. BadgerMom Jan 2018 #14
Sounds like conspiracy to obstruct justice to me Pepsidog Jan 2018 #3
Our country is suffering from a severe bowel obstruction ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #5
Apt description SHRED Jan 2018 #8
Kick orangecrush Jan 2018 #9
lol this will never end cause he keeps giving him more to investigate TalenaGor Jan 2018 #12

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)
1. Not just Trump
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 01:34 AM
Jan 2018

But some congress people ... and I dare say right wing media personalities. There's been blatant coordination on obstruction and messaging.... the question is who and how.

Thekaspervote

(32,803 posts)
6. Can no longer find the link but nunes has money in cypress
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 02:21 AM
Jan 2018

Had it bookmarked for the longest time...damn should've saved it. Rachael covered it this spring. It was tied to the Wilbur Ross stuff. A congress person went to cypress to investigate around that same time, but I don't think that was ever made public. I have searched! Cannot find it. Will keep trying

BigmanPigman

(51,638 posts)
7. Thank you!
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 02:26 AM
Jan 2018

I just asked the question in a diff post about 30 seconds ago. I asked if it was money or secrets from his last (blackmail), etc. So I guess it is sort of both. Is Cypress one of the money laundering banks?

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
10. I think he must be compromised.
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 04:04 AM
Jan 2018

I've wondered if the Russian investment in his winery occurred after he fought to put an intelligence installation in the Azores. He is of Portuguese heritage so it might look like a natural choice for him to support increased US presence in that country. However, even the right-leaning National Review noted (see link below) that the time it would take to build on the remote island would negatively impact intercepts of Russian communications at a time they were increasingly aimed at harming the West. I've thought it could've been quid pro quo. Help Russia slow the completion of an intelligence facility and Russia will invest in your business.

Beyond that, this article demonstrates his stubborn nature and inability to see reason. It also shows his willingness to belittle government entities that disagree with him.

We've got to help elect Janz in his district.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421842/house-intel-chair-devin-nuness-one-man-war-pentagon-brendan-bordelonO

Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #11)

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
14. Try this one.
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 01:14 PM
Jan 2018
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421842/house-intel-chair-devin-nuness-one-man-war-pentagon-brendan-bordelon

If that fails, Google: Nunes+Lajes. You should get a list of stories.

He represents Tulare which is farm and ranch country in the middle of the Central Valley, near Fresno. It’s conservative but probably not completely over the edge right wing. There is a concentration of people of Portuguese descent.

Good fact-hunting!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
5. Our country is suffering from a severe bowel obstruction
Sat Jan 27, 2018, 02:18 AM
Jan 2018

Some festering, orange substance of unknown origin has clogged up rule of law. We must pass that turd one way or another!

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