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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 04:27 PM Nov 2019

Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show Trump's push for stolen emails

(CNN)President Donald Trump and other top 2016 Trump campaign officials repeatedly privately discussed how the campaign could get access to stolen Democratic emails WikiLeaks had in 2016, according to newly released interview notes from Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation.

CNN sued the Justice Department for access to Mueller's witness interview notes, and this weekend's release marks the first publicly available behind-the-scenes look at Mueller's investigative work outside of court proceedings and the report itself. 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.

A retelling of events from former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates, who served alongside campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is the fullest detail revealed by the Justice Department yet on discussions within the Trump campaign as it pursued damaging information about its Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. The documents were stolen by the Russians, the American intelligence community has found.

"[Rick] Gates recalled a time on the campaign aircraft when candidate Trump said, 'get the emails.' [Michael] Flynn said he could use his intelligence sources to obtain the emails," investigators wrote in a summary of Gates' April 2018 interview with Mueller's team. Flynn was a foreign policy adviser on the campaign and became Trump's first national security adviser.

"Flynn had the most Russia contacts of anyone on the campaign and was in the best position to ask for the emails if they were out there," the investigators also wrote about Gates' interview.

Gates described in an interview with Mueller investigators last year how several close advisers to Trump, Trump's family members and Trump himself considered how to get the stolen documents and pushed the effort, according to investigators' summary.




https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/02/politics/mueller-investigation-notes-trump-stolen-emails/index.html

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Mueller interview notes obtained by CNN show Trump's push for stolen emails (Original Post) RandySF Nov 2019 OP
K&R Scurrilous Nov 2019 #1
Mueller is going to be vindicated malaise Nov 2019 #2
Mueller should have called for Trump's indictment. OliverQ Nov 2019 #5
Mueller was not given that power Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #15
He had the power to say he thought Trump should be indicted OliverQ Nov 2019 #17
And the RNC KNEW about upcoming Wikileaks info Roland99 Nov 2019 #3
George Nader. SergeStorms Nov 2019 #14
Really disappointed in Flynn Baked Potato Nov 2019 #4
These couldn't have been released at a better time, as far as he's dewsgirl Nov 2019 #10
Agreed, he's dirty Baked Potato Nov 2019 #20
So in light of this: OliverQ Nov 2019 #6
I hope the counterintelligence investigations don't get buried Baked Potato Nov 2019 #8
It's so crazy that Hillary's campaign was blamed for her loss renate Nov 2019 #7
she damn near beat a GLOBAL conspiracy Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #16
Seth Abramson is all over this right now, he says it's like dewsgirl Nov 2019 #9
Never though I'd say this... belpejic Nov 2019 #11
Why didn't others in the media sue for it too? LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #12
Fun fact in the memo: OliverQ Nov 2019 #13
The drip, drip has gone to a full spigot has gone to a fcking flood mcar Nov 2019 #18
Add one more count to the impeachment list Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #19

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
14. George Nader.
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 07:02 PM
Nov 2019

Didn't Ghouliani recently butt dial a journalist, and in the conversation he was talking to a guy named 'George' and telling him he needed money? Around $250,000 I believe was the amount. Same George.

Either that or my memory is slipping with old age.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
4. Really disappointed in Flynn
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:04 PM
Nov 2019

He must be a severely compromised Russian asset. Russia found them a real stooge. I hope he gets some prison time. Maybe have a look at his pension too.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
10. These couldn't have been released at a better time, as far as he's
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:39 PM
Nov 2019

concerned. No wonder that judge was so pissed off.

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
6. So in light of this:
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:15 PM
Nov 2019



What is that 90% counterintel information being used for? How could there be this much info, and Mueller still let Trump somewhat off the hook on conspiracy?

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
8. I hope the counterintelligence investigations don't get buried
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:27 PM
Nov 2019

I think the investigations have exposed some pretty bad stuff. I think there are spies and moles in very high places. Probably lots of deals being made to get the top perpetrators.

renate

(13,776 posts)
7. It's so crazy that Hillary's campaign was blamed for her loss
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:23 PM
Nov 2019

When all this literally nefarious stuff was going on behind the scenes.

belpejic

(720 posts)
11. Never though I'd say this...
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 05:42 PM
Nov 2019

Thank you CNN!

You're still in the hook for for Wolf "Wolf" Blitzer and the rest of the crew...

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
13. Fun fact in the memo:
Sat Nov 2, 2019, 06:59 PM
Nov 2019

Cambridge Analytica is headquartered in the News Corp building in New York founded by Rupert Murdoch. That's the building that Fox news, the Wall Street Journal, and The Sun tabloid are based out of.

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