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Waiting for the Stormy to Blow Over 
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Gohmert - Rosenstein and Mueller
Coup Covering Up Their Own Misdeeds
{ rickwells.us } ~ The House Intelligence Committee sent a subpoena for documents to the Department of Justice, which was... in their typical “not subject to the same laws they enforce against everyone else” manner, completely ignored. The deadline for production was Thursday. Rep Louie Gohmert describes the obstruction as “another reason Rosenstein ought to step down. He is now involved in helping cover up his and Mueller’s and Weissmann’s misdeeds when they investigated Russia and uranium before, and are engaging so improperly in an investigation here.” Gohmert says “It needs to be understood that when the warrant was obtained from the FISA court to go after Carter Page, one of the requirements of the law is that they have to knowingly certify that they’re getting information regarding to foreign intelligence and that they could not get this any other way....
MONUMENTAL: The Naked Truth About Robert Mueller
by Rep. Louis Gohmert & Doug Ross
{ trevorloudon.com } ~ Robert Mueller has a long and sordid history of illicitly targeting innocent people... His many actions are a stain upon the legacy of American jurisprudence. He lacks the judgment and credibility to lead the prosecution of anyone. I do not make these statements lightly. Each time I prepared to question Mueller during Congressional hearings, the more concerned I became about his ethics and behavior. As I went back to begin compiling all of that information in order to recount personal interactions with Mueller, the more clearly the big picture began to come into focus. At one point I had to make the decision to stop adding to this compilation or it would turn into a far too lengthy project. My goal was to share some firsthand experiences with Mueller — as other Republican Members of Congress had requested — adding, “You seem to know so much about him.” This article is prepared from my viewpoint to help better inform the reader about the Special Prosecutor leading the effort to railroad President Donald J. Trump through whatever manufactured charge he can allege... http://www.trevorloudon.com/2018/05/monumental-the-naked-truth-about-robert-mueller/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewZeal+%28New+Zeal+Blog%29
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Trump Is Right to Target Saudi-Russian Collusion
by John Hannah
{ defenddemocracy.org } ~ For those who want to see what a real case of Russian collusion looks like... check out what has been happening in global oil markets for the past year and a half. In late 2016, Russia and Saudi Arabia conspired to cut supply and raise prices. With cooperation from the rest of OPEC, they’ve succeeded spectacularly. Prices that had plummeted below $30 per barrel have been steadily rising in the wake of the Saudi-Russian pact to throttle back production, hovering recently at around $70 a barrel. It could get worse. On his recent tour of the United States, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the kingdom’s goal was to extend its scheme to manage prices with Russia for another 10 to 20 years. The Saudi oil minister has suggested that OPEC and the Russians will continue tightening the market even though they’ve already succeeded in drying up a massive glut in global crude inventories. Saudi officials who just a few months ago were speaking of $70 as their target ceiling for prices now suggest that it may instead be the floor. They’ve apparently got their eye on $80, with plenty of talk that a return to $100 might be desirable... http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/john-hannah-trump-is-right-to-target-saudi-russian-collusion/.
Federal Judge Catches Robert Mueller Using Preexisting FISA Title-1
Warrant Against Paul Manafort Instead of Title 3 Authority
by sundance
{ theconservativetreehouse.com } ~ Today U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III appears to have caught on to an explosive issue CTH noted yesterday... In building the case against Paul Manafort, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team used the pre-existing FISA Title-1 warrant that was originally applied to U.S. person Carter Page and the Trump campaign. Under normal criminal investigation any search warrant or surveillance warrant would normally proceed through U.S. courts, under Title-3, where the Mueller team would need to show probable cause for a warrant. However, by using the Title-1 warrant from the FBI counterintelligence operation, as extended by AAG Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller was able to use far more intrusive and unchecked searches and seizures for his criminal probe. The media, and broad media-consumption public, are currently unaware the Mueller probe was simply a continuance of the 2016 FBI counterintelligence operation. Most people think the special counsel investigation is a separate issue. It’s not....
hanoi-John Kerry-Iran deal report sparks
chatter about potential Logan Act violation
by Daniel Chaitin
{ washingtonexaminer.com } ~ A report Friday, detailing how former Secretary of State hanoi-John Kerry has spoken with foreign leaders... about salvaging the Iran nuclear deal, has stirred talk about a violation of the Logan Act. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, tweeted in response to the Boston Globe report: "OMG! Logan Act violations!! Send in the G Men..." Meanwhile, Tom Fitton, who heads the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, said "hanoi-Kerry making quiet play to save Iran deal with foreign leaders: report. I'm waiting for the Left to scream treason and for Sally Yates to invoke the Logan Act and demand a criminal investigation." He was referring to former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was concerned that former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn had violated the Logan Act during the presidential transition period after he discussed policy issues with a Russian envoy... https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/john-kerry-iran-deal-report-sparks-chatter-about-potential-logan-act-violation .
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Waiting for the Stormy to Blow Over
by Thomas Gallatin: Rudy Giuliani surprised much of the nation and the mainstream media this week when he acknowledged in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that President Donald Trump had, via his longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen, paid off adult actress Stormy Daniels over her allegations of an affair. The surprise had little to do with questions surrounding Trump’s character and the possibility of his affair 12 years ago — most Americans knew full well that Trump was no choir boy. Instead, it was the sudden admission of the payment after Trump had previously denied any knowledge of it. Did Giuliani just admit to Hannity that Trump lied? It sure looks like it, but, as they say, the devil is in the details. Recall that Giuliani, a renowned prosecutor before he became mayor of New York City, recently joined Trump’s legal team with the stated objective of bringing Robert Mueller’s investigation to a swift end. Last month, after the story broke that the FBI had raided Cohen’s home and office, it was learned that Daniels’ allegations that she had been paid off were confirmed. Questions then arose as to whether the payoff broke any laws, specifically regarding campaign finance. With the long-running Mueller investigation seemingly having given up on finding any crime of a Trump/Russia collusion conspiracy and instead turning to other possible infractions, Trump (via Giuliani) decided to go on the offensive.
But in order to aggressively do so, the one potentially significant and legally dangerous card the Mueller investigation has to play — a charge of violating campaign finance law — must be dealt with. That explains Giuliani’s public confirmation of the payment to Daniels, while at the same time denying that Trump had knowledge of the payment before a month ago. It also explains the comments about Cohen being paid a regular retainer to look out for any potential problems for Trump, without Trump having to be directly alerted to them. In other words, while it may seem a dubious assertion to claim that Trump had no knowledge of the payoff, it does give him the legal room for plausible deniability. Giuliani is seeking to get any legal entanglements for Trump out of the way before hitting hard on the Mueller investigation. Needless to say, it’s messy and it comes at the cost of a hit to Trump’s credibility.
In the long run, that may be the bigger hurdle for Trump. If the events surrounding this affair eventually show clearly that Trump knowingly and deliberately lied to the American people, that may prove to be the most damaging aspect of this whole scandal. As is often the case, the cover-up becomes worse than the offense. So will Trump and Giuliani’s intentional chaos play work to confuse and keep everyone guessing until a deal is done? Time will tell. In the meantime, it’s bound to get even more, er, stormy. ~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/55771
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