Trump calls for all cases stemming from Mueller probe to be 'thrown out'

[webfact]

Trump calls for all cases stemming from Mueller probe to be 'thrown out'

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One after the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for all cases stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to be "thrown out" and suggested he could bring a lawsuit over the matter.

 

Trump made the comments hours before a telephone conference call between lawyers for the president's former adviser, Roger Stone and prosecutors. Stone was convicted on seven counts of lying to the U.S. Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.

 

Prosecutors initially called for Stone to receive a prison sentence of between seven to nine years in the case but, after Trump publicly called the recommendation "unfair," the Justice Department scaled it back. That sent shock waves through Washington and prompted all four prosecutors to quit the case and one to quit the agency.

 

"Everything having to do with this fraudulent investigation is ... badly tainted and, in my opinion, should be thrown out," Trump said in a series of tweets.

 

"If I wasn't President, I'd be suing everyone all over the place ... BUT MAYBE I STILL WILL," Trump continued.

 

Asked about Trump's tweets on Tuesday in an interview with Fox News Channel, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham alleged corruption and raised questions about the jury, adding: "He's frustrated, obviously, and who knows what he'll end up doing."

 

Stone was one of several former Trump associates to have been charged in the Mueller probe and one of only two to go to trial instead of pleading guilty.

 

Trump's tweets on Tuesday morning came days after the nation's top law enforcement official, Attorney General Bill Barr, said Trump's tweets made it "impossible" to do his job.

 

In a letter https://medium.com/@dojalumni/doj-alumni-statement-on-the-events-surrounding-the-sentencing-of-roger-stone-c2cb75ae4937 on Monday, more than two thousand former Justice Department officials criticised the behaviour by Barr and Trump around the Roger Stone case and said their actions "require Mr. Barr to resign."

 

(Reporting by Makini Brice and Susan Heavey; Editing by Andrew Heavens and David Gregorio)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-02-19

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[Bluespunk]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Trump's tweets on Tuesday morning came days after the nation's top law enforcement official, Attorney General Bill Barr, said Trump's tweets made it "impossible" to do his job.

Your job is to do whatever trump tells you to do. You’re a puppet mr barr so dance to your masters whim. 

[Boon Mee]

Bogus fake 'crimes' and it is most appropriate to throw out the trumped-up BS used in the attempted soft coup. 

Plus, obviously Roger Stone deserves a new trial. 

[Tug]

18 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

Bogus fake 'crimes' and it is most appropriate to throw out the trumped-up BS used in the attempted soft coup. 

Plus, obviously Roger Stone deserves a new trial. 

Ha ha !!!

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:

Bogus fake 'crimes' and it is most appropriate to throw out the trumped-up BS used in the attempted soft coup. 

Plus, obviously Roger Stone deserves a new trial. 

You're outdoing yourself with Trump defense, facts don't matter at all. Whatever Trump says it is.

[Tippaporn]

Well, I did say it in some now forgotten thread long ago.  If the basis of the Mueller investigation turns out to be fraudulent then absolutely all cases related to that probe would by extension be null and void.  In other words, any Mueller investigation of any other individual should never have occurred in the first place.  I do believe it will come to that.  And rightly so.

 

Edited February 19, 2020 by Tippaporn

[Chomper Higgot]

Of course Trump wants crimes uncovered by Mueller to be ‘Thrown Out’.

 

There are over ten indictable offenses listed in the Mueller report awaiting Trump’s departure from the WH, at which time he’ll be indicted.

 

 

 

[Tug]

Nothing fraudulent in it they would have been derelict not to have looked I hope they still are what was and is was Barr’s response and misrepresentation of the findings and trumps lie about nothing found

[neeray]

Thank you Mr President. Thank you for meddling even deeper and foiling the American political and legal systems even more. Most certainly, you will get what's coming to you.

 

Please excuse me now, I need to prepare the pop corn and cracker jacks.

[BobBKK]

Obvious move as the process was a political circus with Mueller obviously not compos mentis to even answer questions at the hearing. It's about fairness whatever party you support.

[Chomper Higgot]

3 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Obvious move as the process was a political circus with Mueller obviously not compos mentis to even answer questions at the hearing. It's about fairness whatever party you support.

Trump and his apologists have given up trying to defend against the accusations and evidence choosing rather to attack the justice system.

 

 

[Eric Loh]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Trump calls for all cases stemming from Mueller probe to be 'thrown out'

Spoken like a 3rd world banana republic President. 

 

[BobBKK]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Trump and his apologists have given up trying to defend against the accusations and evidence choosing rather to attack the justice system.

 

 

Not me and I'm no apologist I'm neutral but call out the injustice or bias as I see it. Trump is often a buffoon and as I'm pro-choice, pro-weed, pro climate etc. I can't be called a supporter. Anyway the Dems would never support a white Billionaire for POTUS would they? I mean they are not hypocrites right?  oh wait...

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

more than two thousand former Justice Department officials criticised the behaviour by Barr and Trump around the Roger Stone case and said their actions "require Mr. Barr to resign."

two thousand former Justice Department officials criticised the behaviour by Barr and Trump, and both people's actions require only Mr. Barr to resign, but not Mr. Trump - that's justice departmentalized.

[Eric Loh]

17 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Not me and I'm no apologist I'm neutral but call out the injustice or bias as I see it. Trump is often a buffoon and as I'm pro-choice, pro-weed, pro climate etc. I can't be called a supporter. Anyway the Dems would never support a white Billionaire for POTUS would they? I mean they are not hypocrites right?  oh wait...

Difference is that Trump is a buffoon while Bloomberg is not. Why you support a buffoon is beyond any sense of reasoning. 

[BobBKK]

19 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Difference is that Trump is a buffoon while Bloomberg is not. Why you support a buffoon is beyond any sense of reasoning. 

Difference is that one is Republican and one WAS and there is little difference other than one flipped Party's. In fact twice if you include being an 'Independent' how you can support such a candidate is also beyond my reasoning.  BTW I'm not American so not a Trump supporter.

[ExpatOK]

35 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

two thousand former Justice Department officials criticised the behaviour by Barr and Trump, and both people's actions require only Mr. Barr to resign, but not Mr. Trump - that's justice departmentalized.

They are a bunch of has beens whose opinions mean nothing.

[BobBKK]

1 minute ago, ExpatOK said:

They are a bunch of has beens whose opinions mean nothing.

115,000 officials work for the DOJ and probably up to a million+ have retired over the years. 2,000 who electronically 'sign' a Dem spin sites page is pathetic and inconsequential but just makes good CLICK BAIT for MSM. 

[Rimmer]

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[Eric Loh]

14 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Difference is that one is Republican and one WAS and there is little difference other than one flipped Party's. In fact twice if you include being an 'Independent' how you can support such a candidate is also beyond my reasoning.  BTW I'm not American so not a Trump supporter.

No difference as Trump too flipped. 
Trump registered as a Republican in Manhattan in 1987 and since that time has changed his party affiliation five times. 
 

[stevenl]

24 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Difference is that one is Republican and one WAS and there is little difference other than one flipped Party's. In fact twice if you include being an 'Independent' how you can support such a candidate is also beyond my reasoning.  BTW I'm not American so not a Trump supporter.

One seems to be a decent human being, one definitely is not.

 

And American or not, you can still support him.

[BobBKK]

8 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

No difference as Trump too flipped. 
Trump registered as a Republican in Manhattan in 1987 and since that time has changed his party affiliation five times. 
 

Glad we agree there is little difference between them. Amazingly Sanders has not even joined Dems yet - what a farce US politics is.

[BobBKK]

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

One seems to be a decent human being, one definitely is not.

 

And American or not, you can still support him.

But you only say that as one is a Dem and one is not. I actually supported Bloomberg's policy in NY but he now backtracks on even that for political reasons.

[stevenl]

3 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

But you only say that as one is a Dem and one is not. I actually supported Bloomberg's policy in NY but he now backtracks on even that for political reasons.

No. I say that because one seems to be a decent human being and one definitely is not.

Don't tell me why I say things when you're clearly wrong.

[Chomper Higgot]

30 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Difference is that one is Republican and one WAS and there is little difference other than one flipped Party's. In fact twice if you include being an 'Independent' how you can support such a candidate is also beyond my reasoning.  BTW I'm not American so not a Trump supporter.

You assume Bloomberg a) has the support of anyone here, b) is the candidate.

 

Not being an American does not preclude you being a Trump supporter.

 

He relies very much on online support to spread his lies and mask the reality of his criminality. The online trolls doing this support work for Trump are by no means all Americans.

[Chomper Higgot]

5 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

I have consistently posted that I am pro-choice, pro-weed, pro-climate +++

You have consistently posted pro Trump, tacking on other issues doesn’t change that one iota.

[Tug]

39 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

Difference is that one is Republican and one WAS and there is little difference other than one flipped Party's. In fact twice if you include being an 'Independent' how you can support such a candidate is also beyond my reasoning.  BTW I'm not American so not a Trump supporter.

Ahhh you do know trump once claimed to be a dem rite?but I don’t see why I respond to you anyway you aren’t American and are always divisive 

[FritsSikkink]

Corrupt:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-campaign-donor-in-texas-among-president-trumps-pardons/ar-BB108xBA?ocid=spartandhp

 

And ready to become the first dictator of the USA:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/post-impeachment-trump-declares-himself-the-chief-law-enforcement-officer-of-america/ar-BB108Jiu?ocid=spartandhp

 

[rudi49jr]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Trump calls for all cases stemming from Mueller probe to be 'thrown out'

The only thing that needs to be thrown out - of the White House, that is - is you, mister Trump.

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