Trump judicial nominee advised WH on response to Russia probe

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump's nominee to the D.C. Circuit Court said Tuesday that he advised the White House on some legal issues surrounding special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 election.

Greg Katsas, who serves as deputy counsel in the White House, told lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing that he had advised the administration on "a few discrete legal questions" regarding the probe.

But he also denied that he had any involvement in Trump's controversial decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey in May. Comey's ouster ultimately prompted Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to appoint Mueller to lead the law enforcement investigation into Russian interference.

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Pressed by Feinstein about what the particular questions were that he helped address, Katsas demurred, saying that such information was privileged.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355826-trump-nominee-for-key-circuit-court-advised-wh-on-response-to-russia

[VaBchTgerLily]

1. Sounds like a HUGE conflict of interest! HE should not be confirmed!!!

[orangecrush]

2. Installing moles everywhere

Like his nomination for head of DOJ criminal investigations...


https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029717935


The Putin - Mercer administration.

[Corgigal]

3. Might be time for Mueller

to conduct another, no knock, no knock. Who's there?


America.

[vkkv]

4. Is the swamp drained yet?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. No more judicial confirmations. This is the last year of the tRump Presidency. . . . nt

[BlueIdaho]

6. The Fuck You Say...

That sounds like an automatic disqualification of the nominee. So much for separate branches of government.