U.S. judge bars evidence-sharing with 'Putin's chef' in Mueller probe of RU election interference

[Leghorn21]

Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (part-owner of Concord) V. Putin, unknown wine-delivery guy



A federal judge has approved a request to tightly control how evidence is shared with a Russian company accused of funding an Internet trolling operation to mislead American voters in the 2016 election.

The dispute over how to protect sensitive materials from disclosure had threatened to stall prosecution of the sole defendant to appear in court to face charges in the indictment of Russian entities under special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich of the District of Columbia said Friday that federal prosecutors gave “ample good cause” that identifying sources in the probe could tip off Russian intelligence and other foreign services to ongoing national security investigations and undermine efforts to protect future elections from similar interference.

Friedrich barred the U.S.-based attorneys for Concord Management and Consulting, which was indicted in February along with 13 Russian individuals and two other companies from sharing sensitive case materials from any foreign national without court approval.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/us-judge-bars-evidence-sharing-with-putins-chef-in-mueller-probe-of-russian-election-interference/2018/06/30/882f5d54-7bf9-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3c01bf852d4e

...Prigozhin has a stake in Concord Catering, runs the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, and has a stake in Wagner, a shady mercenary group that attacked US forces in February -

Mr. Mueller & Co
HANG TOUGH

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Bam!!!

Eat that Trump.

[triron]

2. Good decision.

[mr_lebowski]

3. Man, that's a SWEET ass Horse Painting ... wear do I get me one? They make in velvet maybe?

[Leghorn21]

4. HA, I noticed that horsie likeness as well, mr.! I just googled "putin's horse painting", but..

Sorry, this was all I could find!
(but in its defense, it IS on velvet, see?!)

[mr_lebowski]

5. Oh, man, don't you want a GIANT one of those to hang on the wall behind the TV? (nt)

[canetoad]

6. Looks like Putin

Is having lunch on the set of the TroLoLo song.

[OliverQ]

7. She's a Trump pick too.

[sharedvalues]

8. don't forget two American lawyers are taking Russian money to defend Putin

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-concord/lawyer-for-russian-company-says-muellers-office-slow-to-hand-over-evidence-idUSKCN1IH2VP
https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_752bc164-5ac7-11e8-aa95-834f28cf6483.html

Katherine Seikaly
and
Eric Dubelier,

Reed Smith, DC.

These lawyers are taking RUSSIAN MONEY to attack America. They are the worst kind of mercenaries. If you were religious, I would refer you to Judas and pieces of silver.

[Leghorn21]

9. Yes, I know. I cursed them in a DU post when first I read of these two, and a reply told me that I

should never try to shame lawyers for doing their job, because in America, everyone gets their day in court, EVERYONE.

So I said, “I stand corrected”, and I won’t shame them for assisting Evgeny Prigozhin get his rightful day in court, but I really despise that sumb*tch, I really, honestly do.

HANG TOUGH, MR. MUELLER & CO

RESPECT

[sharedvalues]

10. Yeah that's a dumb argument that was made to you

Individuals should each get their days in court.

But no American attorney must take a case where they are attacking their own country. Come on.