ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
WaPo is stupid for dropping that story last night
RUSSIA/РОССИЯ THREAD—ASSANGE CHRGD W/ SPYING—DJT IMPEACHED TWICE-US TREASURY SANCTS KILIMNIK AS RUSSIAN AGNT
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WaveMolecules
Superstar
Started reading Dreams from my father. I need some emotional and spiritual bleach after all this Trump garbage.
Russians are the worst drivers
Buried lede
"Russia has a large fleet of icebreakers—roughly 40 in total and that number is growing—while the U.S. basically has one fully operational icebreaker and another that is about half operational at best. This reality has huge strategic implications because Russia is working on securing the arctic for itself, with energy reserves and emerging trade routes being major strategic prizes in the coming decades. The U.S. and its allies have slowly been working to up their frigid environment combat capability, but those moves are dwarfed by Russia's own initiatives."
:muellerinduetime:
Iblazegunz
Rookie
Not trying to out military you bruh, but as someone who is currently serving and has some insight on the current situation, your selling
right now. The ops tempo is always high in Korea . Trust me, we're not attacking North Korea without the approval of the South.
:mueller:
Hood Critic
The Power Circle
Buried lede
"Russia has a large fleet of icebreakers—roughly 40 in total and that number is growing—while the U.S. basically has one fully operational icebreaker and another that is about half operational at best. This reality has huge strategic implications because Russia is working on securing the arctic for itself, with energy reserves and emerging trade routes being major strategic prizes in the coming decades. The U.S. and its allies have slowly been working to up their frigid environment combat capability, but those moves are dwarfed by Russia's own initiatives."
Who needs icebreakers when you have global warming
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ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
They're trying to wait until Mueller releases another bombshell....the next indictment
Yeah this memo is absolute nonsense. His base will eat it up but anyone that doesn't jerk off to Fox news will see it for the bill shyt that it is
:ALERTRED::ALERTRED::ALERTRED:
DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on proposed Sessions resignation, source says
DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on proposed Sessions resignation, source says
JOhn Sommers II/Reuters
WATCH Signs show that special counsel is pursuing a possible obstruction of justice case
In the weeks before special counsel Robert Mueller’s team interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department turned over a cache of internal correspondence, including documents related to the proposed resignation of Sessions last year and emails with the White House about fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
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Details of what the Justice Department has now provided to Mueller’s team, which sources say has been investigating whether President Donald Trump sought to obstruct a federal inquiry into possible connections between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives, reflect how widely investigators are casting their net.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, ABC News reported in November that Mueller’s office was interested in obtaining internal emails related to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the earlier decision of Sessions to recuse himself from the entire matter, but at the time it was unclear what other type of information Mueller's office might have been seeking.
Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, FILE
Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill, June 21, 2017.
Comey was fired in May of last of year, and days later Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller as special counsel.
FBI vets: What many are missing about the infamous 'dossier' amid Russia probe
In an Oval Office meeting after Mueller's appointment, Trump told Sessions he should resign, prompting the attorney general to submit a letter of resignation, according to The New York Times. But Trump ultimately rejected the resignation after advisers warned against it in the wake of Comey’s firing.
A month after that episode, Trump wanted to have White House aides fire Mueller but backed off after White House counsel Don McGahn and others made clear they were opposed to such a move, a source familiar with the deliberations told ABC News.
Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies on May 8, 2017, before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.more +
Emails and other documents produced within the Justice Department during that time, including emails with White House officials, have now been sent to Mueller’s office, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Sessions and Rosenstein both played key roles in Comey's high-profile removal. To publicly bolster the controversial move at the time, the White House released two memos written separately by Sessions and Rosenstein, with both faulting Comey for his handling of the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. During a House hearing last year, Rosenstein refused to say whether he consulted with the White House before Comey's firing or whether anyone asked him to write his memo, insisting such questions "may well be within the scope of the special counsel's investigation."
The special counsel has already secured charges against four Trump associates, including Flynn.
Flynn was fired only weeks into the Trump administration after then–Acting Attorney General Sally Yates informed White House officials that Flynn lied to them about his contacts with Russian officials.
Referring to the Justice Department, Yates told lawmakers last year, "We believed Gen. Flynn was compromised in regards to the Russians" and “could be blackmailed by the Russians."
Yates privately brought those concerns to the White House, and Flynn has since pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, acknowledging that before Trump’s inauguration he spoke about U.S. sanctions against Russia with Russia’s then-ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak.
The Justice Department has now provided Mueller’s team with internal documents related to the matter, according to the source with knowledge of the matter.
Mueller’s team also asked former senior Justice Department officials for information from their time at the department, sources familiar with the request previously told ABC News.
Meanwhile, Sessions has faced public criticism from Trump over his recusal and Rosenstein's subsequent appointment of Mueller.
At one point last year, Trump told reporters he wouldn't have nominated Sessions to run the Justice Department had he known Sessions would give up oversight of the investigation.
In announcing his recusal, Sessions said he and "senior career department officials" spent "several weeks" discussing whether his role as top foreign policy adviser to Trump's presidential campaign last year meant his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned."
Such internal discussions have been turned over to Mueller’s team, the source familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Sessions was interviewed by Mueller's team two weeks ago. Rosenstein was interviewed last summer.
In the wake of Flynn's guilty plea, the former national security adviser is now cooperating with Mueller’s investigation, which has already netted another guilty plea and an indictment against two Trump associates.
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his time with the campaign. In court documents, he said he told Sessions and Trump during a 2016 meeting that he was working with Russians to orchestrate a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sessions rejected the suggestion that Papadopoulos should help orchestrate a meeting between the two.
In addition, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates have been indicted on money-laundering and other charges tied to their previous lobbying efforts. They have pleaded not guilty.
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DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on proposed Sessions resignation, source says
DOJ gives special counsel internal docs on proposed Sessions resignation, source says
JOhn Sommers II/Reuters
WATCH Signs show that special counsel is pursuing a possible obstruction of justice case
In the weeks before special counsel Robert Mueller’s team interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department turned over a cache of internal correspondence, including documents related to the proposed resignation of Sessions last year and emails with the White House about fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Interested in Russia Investigation?
Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Details of what the Justice Department has now provided to Mueller’s team, which sources say has been investigating whether President Donald Trump sought to obstruct a federal inquiry into possible connections between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives, reflect how widely investigators are casting their net.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, ABC News reported in November that Mueller’s office was interested in obtaining internal emails related to the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the earlier decision of Sessions to recuse himself from the entire matter, but at the time it was unclear what other type of information Mueller's office might have been seeking.
Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill, June 21, 2017.
Comey was fired in May of last of year, and days later Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller as special counsel.
FBI vets: What many are missing about the infamous 'dossier' amid Russia probe
In an Oval Office meeting after Mueller's appointment, Trump told Sessions he should resign, prompting the attorney general to submit a letter of resignation, according to The New York Times. But Trump ultimately rejected the resignation after advisers warned against it in the wake of Comey’s firing.
A month after that episode, Trump wanted to have White House aides fire Mueller but backed off after White House counsel Don McGahn and others made clear they were opposed to such a move, a source familiar with the deliberations told ABC News.
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies on May 8, 2017, before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.more +
Emails and other documents produced within the Justice Department during that time, including emails with White House officials, have now been sent to Mueller’s office, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Sessions and Rosenstein both played key roles in Comey's high-profile removal. To publicly bolster the controversial move at the time, the White House released two memos written separately by Sessions and Rosenstein, with both faulting Comey for his handling of the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. During a House hearing last year, Rosenstein refused to say whether he consulted with the White House before Comey's firing or whether anyone asked him to write his memo, insisting such questions "may well be within the scope of the special counsel's investigation."
The special counsel has already secured charges against four Trump associates, including Flynn.
Flynn was fired only weeks into the Trump administration after then–Acting Attorney General Sally Yates informed White House officials that Flynn lied to them about his contacts with Russian officials.
Referring to the Justice Department, Yates told lawmakers last year, "We believed Gen. Flynn was compromised in regards to the Russians" and “could be blackmailed by the Russians."
Yates privately brought those concerns to the White House, and Flynn has since pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, acknowledging that before Trump’s inauguration he spoke about U.S. sanctions against Russia with Russia’s then-ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak.
The Justice Department has now provided Mueller’s team with internal documents related to the matter, according to the source with knowledge of the matter.
Mueller’s team also asked former senior Justice Department officials for information from their time at the department, sources familiar with the request previously told ABC News.
Meanwhile, Sessions has faced public criticism from Trump over his recusal and Rosenstein's subsequent appointment of Mueller.
At one point last year, Trump told reporters he wouldn't have nominated Sessions to run the Justice Department had he known Sessions would give up oversight of the investigation.
In announcing his recusal, Sessions said he and "senior career department officials" spent "several weeks" discussing whether his role as top foreign policy adviser to Trump's presidential campaign last year meant his "impartiality might reasonably be questioned."
Such internal discussions have been turned over to Mueller’s team, the source familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Sessions was interviewed by Mueller's team two weeks ago. Rosenstein was interviewed last summer.
In the wake of Flynn's guilty plea, the former national security adviser is now cooperating with Mueller’s investigation, which has already netted another guilty plea and an indictment against two Trump associates.
Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his time with the campaign. In court documents, he said he told Sessions and Trump during a 2016 meeting that he was working with Russians to orchestrate a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sessions rejected the suggestion that Papadopoulos should help orchestrate a meeting between the two.
In addition, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates have been indicted on money-laundering and other charges tied to their previous lobbying efforts. They have pleaded not guilty.
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