Mueller Report Reveals That They Declined To Charge Donald Trump Jr. And Roger Stone With Computer..

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BuzzFeed has obtained through FOIA newly unredacted sections of the Mueller report that show the Special Counsel considered and rejected the idea of charging Donald Trump Jr. and Roger Stone with computer crimes. https://buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/a-new-version-of-the-mueller-report-reveals-that-mueller…
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The Department of Justice released a new version of the Mueller report Friday afternoon that reveals for the first time that former special counsel Robert Mueller declined to charge Donald Trump Jr. with a misdemeanor “computer intrusion” crime for accessing a website using a password he obtained from WikiLeaks.

The new version of the report also said that Mueller declined, citing insufficient evidence, to charge the political operative Roger Stone with crimes related to the hacking of Democratic National Committee computers and email accounts.

The new version of the Mueller report contains more than a dozen new unredacted passages and was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by BuzzFeed News.


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Newly released portions at link.

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. Please President Biden

Release the Mueller Report in full. We can handle it. Why has it not been released??
Anyone??

[Kid Berwyn]

2. If Democrats conspired with Russia...

…I’d bet they’d be rotting in the Supermax right now.

[onecaliberal]

3. You'd be right.

[Kid Berwyn]

16. Imagine what would happen if they were people of color?

They’d have to plea-deal to get life imprisonment, the traitors.

[onecaliberal]

24. The rage I feel about that kind of thing happening yet the

Traitors are still free to commit new crimes on the daily, they continue to incite and fund violence again the grievance de jour. it’s all so unbelievable.

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. .

[Coventina]

5. Letting these folks off time and again only teaches the WRONG lessons!

[Effete Snob]

8. Here's a discussion of this particular thing from 2018, btw...

https://www.lawfareblog.com/did-donald-trump-jr-admit-violating-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act

Did Donald Trump Jr. Admit to Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?


And it's important to flag the separate question of whether such an offense would normally be prosecuted. As then-FBI Director James Comey noted in his statement about Hillary Clinton's use of a personal server, prosecutors exercise discretion in deciding what crimes to prosecute. Not every crime leads to prosecution. As then-Director Comey stated in the context of explaining his recommendation not to prosecute Clinton:

Although there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person’s actions, and how similar situations have been handled in the past.

[KPN]

13. Yeah, we'll, two entirely different contexts, let alone intents.

And Comey nailed Hillary via another means just a week before the election.

These assholes need to be nailed now, along with every other contributor to a universally corrupt presidency — from before it was installed to after it was defeated to today.

[calimary]

9. Yeah, no shit!

Any wonder why we’re seeing more of this shit?

Because there are no consequences to face.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Of course they got off. Rich, white, powerful males get don't get charged with crimes.

In the rare cases when they do, it makes national headlines.

[sarcasmo]

7. Trump getting away with crimes all the time.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

10. DOJ is woefully ignorant, that are calculating....

Money and power and privilege rule everything !

F-them all

[Alexander Of Assyria]

20. Ofc that is in reference to tRumps vassal DOJ, yes.

[certainot]

11. mueller couldn't imagine tfg's total lack of limits

[NotHardly]

12. Sure wish I had money, power, and political influence and a daddy that could keep the law off me ...

Mueller was a useless tool and apparently suffering from dementia, he's too old for early onset

[Peregrine Took]

15. I seem to remember that Barr set up certain limits for Mueller's report

and one of that anyone in trump's family was definitely off limits. Stay far away from them,

[dem4decades]

25. So DOJ still is controlled by Barr? Garland has been a disappointment.

[spanone]

17. How generous of the special counsel.

[dem4decades]

18. My wife considers every Trump non investigation just another Mueller Report. a lot of nothing.

until somebody does something she's absolutely correct.

Somebody better do something, and that someone is Merrit Garland.

Is nothing is done, there really isn't any reason to give a shit anymore.

I speak for myself and my wife.

[NewHendoLib]

23. THIS.

[Gore1FL]

19. Two questions

1> Was this covered in Trump's Pardon?

2> What is the statute of limitations on this crime?

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Twitter followup:

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[NewHendoLib]

22. Mueller Time ended up being near beer. What a disappointment.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. K&R