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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWSJ reports that Mueller has a new grand jury in DC (Update-Probe Widening to incl financial crimes)
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UPDATE: CNN reports Muellers probe widening to "possible financial crimes, some unconnected to the 2016 elections.One year after the FBI opened an investigation, the probe is now managed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Sources described an investigation that has widened to focus on possible financial crimes, some unconnected to the 2016 elections, alongside the ongoing scrutiny of possible illegal coordination with Russian spy agencies and alleged attempts by President Donald Trump and others to obstruct the FBI investigation. Even investigative leads that have nothing to do with Russia but involve Trump associates are being referred to the special counsel to encourage subjects of the investigation to cooperate, according to two law enforcement sources.
The increased financial focus hasn't gone unnoticed by Trump, who warned Mueller, via an interview with The New York Times, that his financial dealings were a red line that investigators shouldn't cross. But the order establishing the special counsel makes clear Mueller is authorized to investigate any matters that "arose or may arise directly from the investigation."
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/politics/mueller-investigation-russia-trump-one-year-financial-ties/index.html
Special Counsel Mueller Impanels Washington Grand Jury in Russia Probe
Expansion beyond Flynn grand jury is a sign the investigation in election meddling is ramping up
June 21, 2017. PHOTO: J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
By Del Quentin Wilber and Byron Tau
Aug. 3, 2017 3:24 p.m. ET
l Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russias interference in the 2016 elections, a sign that his inquiry is growing in intensity and entering a new phase, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The grand jury, which began its work in recent weeks, is a sign that Mr. Muellers inquiry is ramping up and that it will likely continue for months. Mr. Mueller is investigating Russias efforts to influence the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trumps campaign or associates colluded with the Kremlin as part of that effort.
A spokesman for Mr. Mueller, Joshua Stueve, declined to comment. Moscow has denied seeking to influence the election, and Mr. Trump has vigorously disputed allegations of collusion. The president has called Mr. Muellers inquiry a witch hunt.
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This is yet a further sign that there is a long-term, large-scale series of prosecutions being contemplated and being pursued by the special counsel, said Stephen I. Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas. If there was already a grand jury in Alexandria looking at Flynn, there would be no need to reinvent the wheel for the same guy. This suggests that the investigation is bigger and wider than Flynn, perhaps substantially so.
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WSJ reports that Mueller has a new grand jury in DC (Update-Probe Widening to incl financial crimes) (Original Post)
kpete
Aug 2017
OP
msongs
(67,453 posts)1. does it require unanimous votes to return indictments? if so ONE trump lover can kill
the process
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. Grand juries only require 12 of 23 members to vote to indict nt
elleng
(131,143 posts)3. 'Grand juries do not need a unanimous decision from all members to indict,
but it does need a supermajority of 2/3 or 3/4 agreement for an indictment (depending on the jurisdiction). ... However, with a grand jury indictment, the prosecutor can skip that step and proceed directly to trial.'
How Does a Grand Jury Work? - FindLaw
msongs
(67,453 posts)5. good news. thks for the replies nt
leftstreet
(36,116 posts)4. Drain the Trumps! n/t
demmiblue
(36,898 posts)7. Ummm, that would be like draining an abscess.
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)6. This is a great step in the right direction
58Sunliner
(4,410 posts)9. Too bad you can't volunteer. N/T
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)10. Trump can't fire Mueller now.
Well... he can. But...
It would be ill-advised.
Not that he wouldn't try.
Crazier things
have certainly never before happened.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)11. Seattle or Olympia?
Don't people in D.C know WA is a state?
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)12. Sloppy
I had the same thought after reading the headline
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)13. K & R for getting this ahead of the other posters of the same story.