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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 03:59 PM Nov 2019

The Mueller Report's Secret Memos

Source: Buzzfeed

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/mueller-report-secret-memos-1

Also look at a GD thread here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212647803

Paul Manafort was pushing the unfounded conspiracy theory -- now part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump -- that Ukraine hacked the Democratic National Committee's emails as early as 2016.

The president's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, "had to keep Trump out of the messaging related to Russia" in preparation for his testimony to Congress under oath.

Top Trump campaign aide Rick Gates said the campaign was "very happy" when a foreign government helped release the hacked DNC emails.

These are some of the revelations that BuzzFeed News pried loose after pursuing five separate Freedom of Information Act lawsuits for all the subpoenas and search warrants that then-special counsel Robert Mueller's team executed, as well as all the emails, memos, letters, talking points, legal opinions, and interview transcripts it generated.


I took this list from bolded headlines in article

Some takeaways from the memos:
Manafort was pushing the conspiracy theory that Ukraine hacked the DNC as early as 2016
Michael Cohen "had to keep Trump out of the messaging related to Russia"
After the hacked DNC emails Trump told Gates "more leaks were coming"
Manafort was advising the Trump campaign up until days before the election
A Trump associate sent Bannon a bizarre debate tactic


This is just, well, lol
"Bannon first met Trump in August of 2010. Their first meeting was approximately 2 hours long. David Bossie was present and said that Trump was thinking of running for president in 2012 . Bannon said 'for what country?'"


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Lulu KC

(2,547 posts)
2. Need to look more closely but--
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 04:03 PM
Nov 2019

just skimmed headlines and saw that CNN also obtained memos from Mueller investigation. Same day? Same memos? It's unusual to have this much fun news on a Saturday and I don't schedule enough time to savor it!

Lulu KC

(2,547 posts)
4. And here it is
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 04:15 PM
Nov 2019

CNN: Per a judge's order, the Justice Department will continue to release new tranches of the Mueller investigative notes monthly to CNN and Buzzfeed News, which also sued for them.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
3. Republicans are crooked as hell
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 04:03 PM
Nov 2019

There should be more than one impeachment and several criminal indictments of top level White House figures, Senators, and Congress members.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
8. Barr must be impeached and disbarred, Miller must be taken out from his position
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 12:48 AM
Nov 2019

He and Stephen Miller are the most evil.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
6. a lot of the redacted material has to do with talk radio and guys like limbaugh and hannity
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 04:27 PM
Nov 2019

WND, corsi, stone - they made a living with talk radio - using and feeding - long before soc media, and wikileaks was used after the russian hack that started the "climategate" hoax that limbaugh sold

before that it was manafort as mccain's campaign cochair using limbaugh to push palin (wooed by russian oil and gas) onto mccain

why was hannity's name completely redacted along with description, in the glossary, between graf and hawker even though it should be there

 

ritapria

(1,812 posts)
7. If the unredacted parts of the Mueller Investigatiion become public
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 08:19 PM
Nov 2019

We will be shocked to find out Mueller was afraid to indict anyone even close to Trump ……… Sweetheart Plea deals…in exchange for nothing …. Thanks for nothing Bob

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
9. Where do you get that information?
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 12:49 AM
Nov 2019

Why would he be afraid to indict people close to trump when he actually did that?

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
11. If Mueller and several of his
Sun Nov 3, 2019, 01:00 PM
Nov 2019

co-workers really care about this country, they could release copies of that report for public viewing. Taxpayers funded it and have a right to read it. It did not take long for the report on Bill Clinton to be released, and no treachery was involved. Disbar Barr, and let's get back to a country of law and order. One man should not have this much power. Moscow Mitch is the same way, blocking any progress in the Senate. tRump is not worth protecting. He is what he has always been, a total failure.

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