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Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:16 PM Jan 2020

SOMEONE please bring up Mueller's conclusion that he could not

find collusion because the president refused to turn over the relative documents!!!


It is in the beginning of the report. This jabon on now is saying all the information was there and Mueller found nothing.

Here is another footnote.

Footnote (85) from Mueller Report

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/mueller-report-says-messaging-apps-likely-destroyed-trump-russia-evidence

The special counsel’s office “learned that some of the individuals we interviewed or whose conduct we investigated — including some associated with the Trump Campaign deleted relevant communications or communicated during the relevant period using applications that feature encryption or that do not provide for long term retention of data or communication records,” the report said. “In such cases the Office was not able to corroborate witness statements through comparison to contemporaneous communications or fully question witnesses about statements that appeared inconsistent with the other known facts.”

Apps such as Snapchat, for example, delete messages once they have been viewed, and the company says it deletes all messages from its servers after 30 days. WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and Viber are some of the apps that offer end-to-end encryption of messages. The report does not mention which individuals may have used such apps.

The probe also “faced practical limits on its ability to access relevant evidence as well — numerous witnesses and subjects lived abroad,

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SOMEONE please bring up Mueller's conclusion that he could not (Original Post) Maraya1969 Jan 2020 OP
These scumbags should be disbarred for lying to malaise Jan 2020 #1
From the report. about lack of information. Maraya1969 Jan 2020 #2
Trump campaign deleted info before giving it to Mueller Maraya1969 Jan 2020 #3

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
2. From the report. about lack of information.
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:20 PM
Jan 2020

Wikipedia

The Report cited several impediments to investigators' ability to acquire information, including witnesses invoking their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, witnesses deleting electronic communications or using encrypted or self-destructing messaging apps, limitations of interviewing attorneys or individuals asserting they were members of the media, information obtained through subpoenas that was screened from investigators due to legal privilege, and false or incomplete testimony provided by witnesses.[6][7][85][8][86]

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
3. Trump campaign deleted info before giving it to Mueller
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:23 PM
Jan 2020
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-campaign-deleted-communications-mueller-altering-report-1400558

TRUMP CAMPAIGN FIGURES DELETED COMMUNICATIONS BEFORE MUELLER COULD SEE THEM, POTENTIALLY ALTERING REPORT

resident Donald Trump's campaign officials and associates deleted information and concealed details from special counsel Robert Mueller's team, leading investigators to conclude that it could "not rule out the possibility that the unavailable information would shed additional light" on the findings.

Attorney General William Barr publicly released a redacted version of the long-anticipated, 448-page Mueller report on Thursday. The special counsel concluded his investigation last month, submitting his final report to Barr. Department of Justice officials then reviewed the report to black out large portions of some sections—including entire pages—citing legal requirements to protect privacy and not harm any ongoing investigations.

On page 10 of the report, Mueller's team detailed efforts by Trump's campaign and associates to conceal information from investigators.

"The investigation did not always yield admissible information or testimony, or a complete picture of the activities undertaken by subjects of the investigation," the report explained.

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