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"Lawyers for Russian company Concord Management and Consulting, LLC, formally entered a “not guilty” plea in federal court Monday in a case special counsel Robert Mueller probably never thought would happen.
Mueller, weathering significant criticism that his Russian collusion case was thin, unveiled a grandiose indictment Feb. 16 against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies. The 13 Russians in question were charged with waging “information warfare” in the United States, interfering with the 2016 presidential election, and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Mueller generated headlines with the February indictment, safe in the knowledge the 13 Russians were beyond U.S. jurisdiction. Therefore, there would be no trial — only sensational Russian collusion accusations.
Mueller may now have to try the case, and Concord’s lawyers have put the special counsel on notice. The Russian company’s lawyers intend to invoke “discovery” to obtain U.S. intelligence about what they knew of Russian activities."
Mueller / the Govt now runs the risk of exposing critical intelligence-gathering secrets to the Russians, allowing them learn exactly how the US detected and monitored / tracked their activities.
"I guess Mueller thought it was a freebie, for sure. “He thought it could make this association (of Russian collusion) and it would never be challenged in court.”
-- Former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy
McCarthy called Mueller’s entire indictment an “unforced error".
-- “One thing you never want to do is to indict in a case that you’re not prepared to try,” McCarthy said.
It was apparent that Mueller was not ready to 'try' the case because he 'floated a claim' that the defendants had not been properly served with papers and that a delay was needed. The defendant's lawyers responded by declaring they were ready to go and opposed any delay for the prosecution (Mueller), stating they wanted a speedy trial.
The Judge agreed with the Defendants and denied the motion for a delay.
"It is the second legal headache for Mueller in two weeks. Last week, federal Judge T.S. Ellis, III, a Reagan appointee, threatened to throw out the special counsel’s indictment of Paul Manafort since the charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager did not relate to any charges of Russian collusion. Instead, the charges were tied to banking activities that went as far back as 2005 — more than a decade before Trump announced his intention to run for president."
It's 'Game Time' - time for Mueller to 'put his money where his mouth is', and Mueller is 'choking' in the court room.
The ‘Russian Collusion’ Trial Is On, And Mueller May Be The First Casualty
Mueller, weathering significant criticism that his Russian collusion case was thin, unveiled a grandiose indictment Feb. 16 against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies. The 13 Russians in question were charged with waging “information warfare” in the United States, interfering with the 2016 presidential election, and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Mueller generated headlines with the February indictment, safe in the knowledge the 13 Russians were beyond U.S. jurisdiction. Therefore, there would be no trial — only sensational Russian collusion accusations.
Mueller may now have to try the case, and Concord’s lawyers have put the special counsel on notice. The Russian company’s lawyers intend to invoke “discovery” to obtain U.S. intelligence about what they knew of Russian activities."
Mueller / the Govt now runs the risk of exposing critical intelligence-gathering secrets to the Russians, allowing them learn exactly how the US detected and monitored / tracked their activities.
"I guess Mueller thought it was a freebie, for sure. “He thought it could make this association (of Russian collusion) and it would never be challenged in court.”
-- Former federal prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy
McCarthy called Mueller’s entire indictment an “unforced error".
-- “One thing you never want to do is to indict in a case that you’re not prepared to try,” McCarthy said.
It was apparent that Mueller was not ready to 'try' the case because he 'floated a claim' that the defendants had not been properly served with papers and that a delay was needed. The defendant's lawyers responded by declaring they were ready to go and opposed any delay for the prosecution (Mueller), stating they wanted a speedy trial.
The Judge agreed with the Defendants and denied the motion for a delay.
"It is the second legal headache for Mueller in two weeks. Last week, federal Judge T.S. Ellis, III, a Reagan appointee, threatened to throw out the special counsel’s indictment of Paul Manafort since the charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager did not relate to any charges of Russian collusion. Instead, the charges were tied to banking activities that went as far back as 2005 — more than a decade before Trump announced his intention to run for president."
It's 'Game Time' - time for Mueller to 'put his money where his mouth is', and Mueller is 'choking' in the court room.
The ‘Russian Collusion’ Trial Is On, And Mueller May Be The First Casualty
