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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGet Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection
Get Ready for Muellers Phase Two: The Middle East ConnectionOver the past year, the indictments, convictions, and guilty pleas have largely been connected, in one way or another, to Russia. But now, Special Counsel Robert Muellers office is preparing to reveal to the public a different side of his investigation. In court filings that are set to drop in early 2019, prosecutors will begin to unveil Middle Eastern countries attempts to influence American politics, three sources familiar with this side of the probe told The Daily Beast.
In other words, the Russia investigation is set to go global.
While one part of the Mueller team has indicted Russian spies and troll-masters, another cadre has been spending its time focusing on how Middle Eastern countries pushed cash to Washington politicos in an attempt to sway policy under President Trumps administration. Various witnesses affiliated with the Trump campaign have been questioned about their conversations with deeply connected individuals from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, according to people familiar with the probe. Topics in those meetings ranged from the use of social media manipulation to help install Trump in the White House to the overthrow of the regime in Iran.
Now, according to those same sources, the Special Counsels Office is ready to outline what cooperating witnesses have told them about foreigners plans to help Trump win the presidency. Two sources with knowledge of the probe said Muellers team has for months discussed the possibility of issuing new charges on this side of the investigation.
If this is going to be unveiled, this would be like the surfacing of the submarine but on the other plank which we havent seen, said Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney. I guess what Mueller has to date has turned out to be pretty rich and detailed and more than we anticipated. This could turn out to be a rich part of the overall story.
In other words, the Russia investigation is set to go global.
While one part of the Mueller team has indicted Russian spies and troll-masters, another cadre has been spending its time focusing on how Middle Eastern countries pushed cash to Washington politicos in an attempt to sway policy under President Trumps administration. Various witnesses affiliated with the Trump campaign have been questioned about their conversations with deeply connected individuals from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, according to people familiar with the probe. Topics in those meetings ranged from the use of social media manipulation to help install Trump in the White House to the overthrow of the regime in Iran.
Now, according to those same sources, the Special Counsels Office is ready to outline what cooperating witnesses have told them about foreigners plans to help Trump win the presidency. Two sources with knowledge of the probe said Muellers team has for months discussed the possibility of issuing new charges on this side of the investigation.
If this is going to be unveiled, this would be like the surfacing of the submarine but on the other plank which we havent seen, said Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney. I guess what Mueller has to date has turned out to be pretty rich and detailed and more than we anticipated. This could turn out to be a rich part of the overall story.
I wonder if Erik Prince is worried?
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Get Ready for Mueller's Phase Two: The Middle East Connection (Original Post)
Julian Englis
Dec 2018
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apcalc
(4,465 posts)1. This sounds likely.
The one thing that motivates Trump is money-from any source.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,986 posts)2. Kick