CNN Exclusive: Mueller refers foreign agent inquiries to New York prosecutors
Source: CNN
(CNN) Special counsel Robert Mueller has referred a collection of cases to New York federal prosecutors concerning whether several high-profile American lobbyists and operatives failed to register their work as foreign agents, according to people familiar with the matter.
The transfer of the inquiries marks an escalation of Mueller's referrals to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York in the period since he turned over a case involving President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen.
Since the spring, Mueller has referred matters to SDNY involving longtime Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta and his work for his former firm, the Podesta Group, and former Minnesota Republican Rep. Vin Weber and his work for Mercury Public Affairs, the sources said.
One source said that former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig, a former partner at law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is also part of the inquiry.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/31/politics/mueller-investigation-foreign-agent-referrals-new-york/index.html
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)Thanks for posting, PA -
Rebl2
(13,575 posts)I dont care if they are Democrats or Republicans. Failure to to register as a foreign agent is against the law period.
WhiteTara
(29,728 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)WhiteTara
(29,728 posts)Okay, I feel much better now. This sounds like the hammer of Thor is about to drop on a bunch of bad deplorable conspirators.
Here's another tentacle if you haven't read this.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142123228