Discussion: Trump Lawyer Sends Mixed Messages About Russia Probe, Mueller, Tweets

Any guess is as good as another since I don’t see what difference it makes. hahahahaha

@mattinpa - There is that.

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As @teenlaqueefa said, they are posturing for his base…

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“Let me be crystal clear” - once they say this they’re screwed.

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It’s posturing and nothing else alright.

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“Let me be crystal clear so you completely understand. We have not received, nor are we aware of, any investigation of the President of the United States. Period,” Sekulow said, using similar phrasing for emphasis as he did on “Meet the Press.”

So, like, Trump is basically putting his fingers in his ears and shouting “LA LA LAAA!!! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!! IT DOESN’T COUNT UNLESS I HEAR YOU!!!”

It’s an intriguing strategy. The Full Tantrum.

I assume he’s now pretending he doesn’t know about this so that when he fires Mueller, that’ll be his defense against another charge of obstruction? Is that why anyone cares whether he admits the investigation exists?

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Yeah they can try it. hahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahaha

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They’re playing semantic games here. Any time someone is the target of a Federal Grand Jury investigation, the DoJ is required to send that person what is called a “target letter” informing them that they are a target. This is so they can lawyer up and plan accordingly including the exercise of their right to remain silent.

It appears from the comments quoted herein, Sekulow is suggested no target letter so no investigation. But it’s more niuanced that this.

For one, there is no target letter at the begging of an investigation as early facts are gathered to determine who exactly would be a target, if anyone. The target letter is only required once the grand jury starts focusing on an individual or company.

For two, the President can’t be the target of a Federal Grand Jury because DoJ policy says he can’t be indicted. So he would never be a grand jury target thus no letter. But this doesn’t mean that he can’t be investigated by Mueller.

If my memory serves, Starr used a grand jury to label Clinton an indicted co-conspirator. Mueller could do the same. Trump would never be a target.

But I don’t see why Mueller couldn’t also investigate and vigorously any possible crime by the POTUS and simply issue a report with all the evidence gathered. Again, no target letter.

That’s my take. I know others here know more about this than me, so I’d love to hear what people with more DoJ/FBI experience think.

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You gotta work for them poll-numbers !

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IF saying you aren’t under investigation affects your poll numbers, what do those numbers do when the rest of the world says “O yeah you are”?

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“Paging the First Pole Dancer!”

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My theory is Mueller is getting close to people that know things that connect Trump to the Russian interference.

Thus Trump’s lawyer goes on the the TV to try to hide Trump shitting his pants.

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Only the polls supporting Dear Leader™ are real, the rest are fake !

Apparently Comey’s admission of releasing his memo through a friend, confirmed to DT’s base that Comey was the bad guy, and DearLeader™ was lilly-white.

Confirmation Bias is a hell of a thing…

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The iDJiT just doesn’t strike me as a Camp David type guy. Camp David is about Far From the Madding Crowd and the iDJiT is more a Look at Me! guy.

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The iDJiT just doesn’t strike me as a Camp David type guy. Camp David is about Far From the Madding Crowd and the iDJiT is more a Look at Me! guy.

And DearLeader™ must be seething now… Did you ever drag a kid on a weekend trip he didn’t want ? Hell for everyone…

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Gee, I thought it was pretty funny. Here’s a like on the house.

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Everyday Americans wake up to news that sink their hearts bit by bit. How much more will it take for American people to rise up and tell Trump that they are fed up with being taken for a ride… on a roller coaster?

Trump and his minions (the Republicans and sleazy lawyers of his) must be classified as domestic terrorists as they’ve done far more damage to this nation than ISIS have done or could ever dream to do. The impacts of Trump’s reckless and criminal actions and transgression against this great nation could only be fully assessed in decades to come, if not more. Trump is not only failing to make America great again, he’s f*cking his own country. And the Republicans are helping him doing just that!

The end of Trump and the Republicans must come soon or the end of a great nation would be inevitable.

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Schadenfreudian slip with matching Schadenfreudian bustier and garter belt.

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Love your screen name.

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Embarrassing doesn’t begin to describe it…

Is it possible to accidentally lock him in his bedroom without his phone?

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Wierd. I thought Poindexter was supposed to be one of the smarter wingnut lawyers, but I guess it depends on how low you set the bar.

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