General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMueller Filing: Probe Is Ongoing With 'Multiple Lines Of Non-Public Inquiry'
Mueller Filing: Probe Is Ongoing With Multiple Lines Of Non-Public InquiryBy Tierney Sneed | May 24, 2018 10:33 am
Special Counsel Robert Mueller stressed that his investigation into Russian election meddling was ongoing and consisted of multiple lines of non-public inquiry, in a court filing Wednesday evening in a lawsuit brought by media companies seeking the release of certain records related to the probe.
Many aspects of the investigation are factually and legally interconnected: they involve overlapping courses of conduct, relationships, and events, and they rely on similar sources, methods, and techniques, the special counsel said. The investigation is not complete and its details remain non-public.
The Associated Press, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post and Politico are suing for the unsealing of various types of warrants used in the special counsels investigation, as well as sealed court documents specific to the case of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was indicted last fall.
The fact that certain charges have been brought does not imply that the Special Counsels investigation into the assigned matters is closed, Mueller said, arguing against the release of the records. Nor does it imply that the search warrant materials could be unsealed at this time without creating a serious risk of jeopardizing the ongoing and interconnected aspects of the investigation.
more
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/mueller-media-warrants-lawsuit-filing
AJT
(5,240 posts)HURRY THE F UP.
Nitram
(22,853 posts)You do want his report to be complete, no? You do want him to build an airtight case against Trump and his cronies, no?
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)I'm just as impatient as you are. But what you have to realize is the sheer volume of materials Mueller and his team have to dig through in order to make sense of all of this. I'm actually surprised they're as far along as they are given the mountain of stuff they've had to review (and it seems like more and new avenues of evidence are being opened up every day).
So while I share your "kid on Christmas Eve" impatience, I want this to be done in such a thorough and competent manner that literally no one can argue that Mueller did a bad job. My fantasy is that literally every person who reads Mueller's eventual report will agree that the evidence is conclusive, but I know that the 30% of the people who comprise the Trump Cult wouldn't believe shit if they were dipped in it up to their eyeballs.
All I can say is that I'd much rather his job be done right rather than quickly. But I understand your sentiment too. I want this A-hole gone yesterday.
triron
(22,011 posts)Has Trump got them by the tail or something?
Did Putin order it?
CrispyQ
(36,501 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)article about it. They claim reasons of course, but mostly they just got used to access to sensitive court records from all the fake investigations of the Clintons. Groups like Judicial Watch kept their 24/7/365 need filled with constant dribbles related to FOIA findings, suits, claimed delays in providing.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/politics/manafort-mueller-media-unseal-documents/index.html
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,032 posts)I'm OK with media suing and OK with Mueller opposing and OK with Court denying the suit. I hope they don't tie it up and take his team's time with appeals.
Nitram
(22,853 posts)served on Manifort and others. they want information, just as we do. They won't get it if it risks damaging the integrity of the investigation. That's the media's job: to get the facts and make them public if they can.
erronis
(15,327 posts)Witness the "Center for Medical Progress" (gawd how they love to give themselves totally fake names) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood_2015_undercover_videos_controversy).
Fortunately Mueller and his team and most of the DOJ are totally beyond reproach and can smell ratfuckers 50 miles away.
The impetus behind having the scoop, even for a real media outlet is immense. Who doesn't want to be a Woodward or Bernstein?
Nitram
(22,853 posts)None of the entities suing are known for fake news. This is a totally valid way for the media to get more information on the investigation to share with the public.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Sounds like a party.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Theres no slicing through this one. Each part has to be followed through to its conclusion and all are interconnected. I hope the wait is rewarded richly in the end.
https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-gordian-knot