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orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 11:38 PM Jun 2018

Hannity advises witnesses in Mueller probe smash their phones to 'little itsy bitsy pieces'


Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared on Wednesday to advise witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to destroy their personal phones before handing them over to prosecutors.

"If I advised them to follow Hillary Clinton's lead, delete all your emails and then acid-wash your emails and hard drives on the phones, then take your phones and bash them with a hammer to little itsy bitsy pieces, use BleachBit, remove the sim cards and then take the pieces and hand them over to Robert Mueller," Hannity said on air.

The conservative television host's comments came after CNBC reported that Mueller's team had asked witnesses in its probe to turn over their personal phones for examination of encrypted messaging apps, like WhatsApp, Dust and Signal.

The reported request followed a court filing from Mueller's team accusing former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempted witness tampering - in part by using encrypted messaging apps. Mueller asked the court on Monday to revoke or revise Manafort's release conditions, including his bond and house arrest, in response to the court filing.


https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/homenews/media/391115-hannity-advises-witnesses-in-mueller-probe-smash-their-phones-to-little-itsy%3famp


Mueller no doubt has more important things to do than trifle with this little prick.

Still, I wonder if this could be called witness tampering...
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Hannity advises witnesses in Mueller probe smash their phones to 'little itsy bitsy pieces' (Original Post) orangecrush Jun 2018 OP
And go to jail for destroying evidence C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #1
My feelings exactly orangecrush Jun 2018 #3
Mueller needs to set an example with Hannity. LiberalFighter Jun 2018 #4
Anticipating orangecrush Jun 2018 #6
A hard drive on a phone huh? lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #2
Hannity is a criminal orangecrush Jun 2018 #5
He should have learned something from the Manafort court filing... RockRaven Jun 2018 #7
Mess with the bull orangecrush Jun 2018 #8
Sounds perfectly innocent flibbitygiblets Jun 2018 #9
everyone wants in on this bdtrppr6 Jun 2018 #10

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
1. And go to jail for destroying evidence
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 11:42 PM
Jun 2018

Will someone please arrest this Hannity clown for witness tampering.

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)
7. He should have learned something from the Manafort court filing...
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 11:52 PM
Jun 2018

DOJ/FBI/Meuller was in Manafort's iCloud and had his messages. If he's been doing wrong (as so many believe to be true) then they've already got Hannity's too. Without him knowing.

Hell, Meuller's "gimme your phone" gambit might even just be an invitation to commit an easily prosecutable felony... in exactly the manner Hannity is encouraging. Dumbass Lumpy.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
9. Sounds perfectly innocent
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 11:58 PM
Jun 2018

How much you wanna bet Mueller already has the dirt, just waiting for the guilty parties to try and hide their crimes?

 

bdtrppr6

(796 posts)
10. everyone wants in on this
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 02:06 AM
Jun 2018

"obstruction of justice" thang. i can't wait til this bloated sac goes down with the rest of the scumbags.

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