Trump lawyers want second special counsel appointed now

[riversedge]

Source: axios




Mike Allen 2 hrs ago


President Trump's legal team believes Attorney General Jeff Session's Justice Department and the FBI — more than special counsel Robert Mueller himself — are to blame for what they see as a witch hunt.

The result: They want an additional special counsel named to investigate the investigators.

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The new demand was prompted by a Fox News article last evening by James Rosen and Jake Gibson: "A senior Justice Department official [Bruce Ohr] demoted last week for concealing his meetings with the men behind the anti-Trump 'dossier' had even closer ties to Fusion GPS, the firm responsible for the incendiary document, than have been disclosed: ... The official's wife [Nellie Ohr] worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election."

Jay Sekulow, a member of the President's legal team, tells me: "The Department of Justice and FBI cannot ignore the multiple problems that have been created by these obvious conflicts of interests. These new revelations require the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate."
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Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-lawyers-want-second-special-counsel-appointed-now-2516838220.html

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This is the link referenced in the OP. This issue is getting nastier by the day!



Wife of demoted DOJ official worked for firm behind anti-Trump dossier



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/11/wife-demoted-doj-official-worked-for-firm-behind-anti-trump-dossier.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&stream=top-stories


By James Rosen, Jake Gibson | Fox News


EXCLUSIVE: A senior Justice Department official demoted last week for concealing his meetings with the men behind the anti-Trump “dossier” had even closer ties to Fusion GPS, the firm responsible for the incendiary document, than have been disclosed, Fox News has confirmed: The official’s wife worked for Fusion GPS during the 2016 election.

Contacted by Fox News, investigators for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) confirmed that Nellie H. Ohr, wife of the demoted official, Bruce G. Ohr, worked for the opposition research firm last year. The precise nature of Mrs. Ohr’s duties – including whether she worked on the dossier – remains unclear but a review of her published works available online reveals Mrs. Ohr has written extensively on Russia-related subjects. HPSCI staff confirmed to Fox News that she was paid by Fusion GPS through the summer and fall of 2016.

Fusion GPS has attracted scrutiny because Republican lawmakers have spent the better part of this year investigating whether the dossier, which was funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, served as the basis for the Justice Department and the FBI to obtain FISA surveillance last year on a Trump campaign adviser named Carter Page.
Bruce Ohr held meetings with the two men responsible for the infamous anti-Trump dossier; James Rosen has the details for 'Special Report.' Video


“The House Intelligence Committee,” Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told Fox News in a statement on Monday, “is looking into all facets of the connections between the Department of Justice and Fusion GPS, including Mr. Ohr.”...................

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Link to tweet

[shraby]

1. Time for more indictments to be dropped on the table.

[riversedge]

17. Yes. Wish they would come out in the drip drip drip fashion. that would be Karma

[C_U_L8R]

2. Great. More obstruction.

Keep digging, Trump.

[still_one]

9. My exact thoughts

[Ray Bruns]

3. To Donald Trump, his lawyers, and the entire GOP

GFY.

[Scarsdale]

12. Money is no object

when the gop is in charge. Same goes for deficits.

[NewJeffCT]

4. OK - since Mueller is a Republican

and was appointed by a Republican, does that mean the new special counsel will be a Democrat?

[sofa king]

5. "Jay Sekulow... tells me...."

I can just stop right there. Whatever comes after that line is bullshit.

[NastyRiffraff]

14. Exactly my thought

I used to think lawyers had to have SOME brains until I saw the Trump lineup. Sekulow is among the worst of a weirdly stupid crowd.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Rule of Law has no meaning if bludgeoned with ego every day

This is like reporting the same incident with different tweaks to the police each day

Courts, judges, LE should be very wary of nonsense like Trump is trying to pull here

[democratisphere]

7. The king of all chaos and deception continues his unending clusterfuck.

[getagrip_already]

8. it sets up the domino's.....

First, trump can demand sessions appoints this sc. Ir sessions refuses, he fires sessions and appoints someone who will. Then that someone will have grounds to fire muehler, as set up by fox and bannon long ago.

Or it could just be firing for effect to influence the house and senate gop, wh will surely have impeachment charges to mull before long.

[Denzil_DC]

10. I'll be amazed if Mueller didn't see this coming.

I look forward to his response.

[dchill]

11. Trump lawyer and Hannity regular Jay Sekulow ...

Trump lawyer and Hannity regular Jay Sekulow regularly pushes false claims and conspiracies

https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2017/06/27/trump-lawyer-and-hannity-regular-jay-sekulow-regularly-pushes-false-claims-and-conspiracies/217013

Another Hannity Hit Job. Hannity and Fox have WAY too much influence. And WAY too little credibility.

[bluestarone]

13. yea they are like a MAIN ARTERY

just keep new BLOOD FLOWING!!(LIES)

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. O.k., we'll get right on it --

Just as soon as Mueller completes his investigation and all the corrupt people in this administration are in jail.

It looks like Fox News continues to act as the GOP's propaganda instrument. The Donald must be getting mighty anxious if they're pulling this stunt (along with all the recent attacks on Mueller and the FBI as a whole).

Time to power up the popcorn maker.

[iluvtennis]

16. And people in hell want ice water. Another distraction as they know Mueller is closing in on Trump/

his campaign's conspiracy with Russia to steal the election from Hillary.

[Ccarmona]

18. The Fox News Story Conveniently Leaves Out the Fact

That the original funder of the Dossier WAS A REPUBLICAN!
Why don’t they just appoint Sarah Huckleberry as the 2nd Special Prosecuter. She has no soul and will give them the outcome they desire.