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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/politics/mueller-trump-russia-priebus.html

WASHINGTON — In a sign that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will remain a continuing distraction for the White House, the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, is in talks with the West Wing about interviewing current and former senior administration officials, including the recently ousted White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, according to three people briefed on the discussions.

Mr. Mueller has asked the White House about specific meetings, who attended them and whether there are any notes, transcripts or documents about them, two of the people said. Among the matters Mr. Mueller wants to ask the officials about is President Trump’s decision in May to fire the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, the two people said.

That line of questioning will be important as Mr. Mueller continues to investigate whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice in the dismissal of Mr. Comey.

No interviews have been scheduled, but in recent weeks Mr. Mueller’s investigation has appeared to intensify. Late last month, he took the aggressive step of executing a search warrant at the home of Paul J. Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, in Alexandria, Va. Legal experts say Mr. Mueller may be trying to put pressure on Mr. Manafort to cooperate with the investigation.

 

[sazzy]

excellent

 

[chadskin]

Really interesting paragraphs:

Mr. Priebus can potentially answer many questions Mr. Mueller has about what occurred during the campaign and in the White House. Mr. Priebus appears on the calendar of Mr. Manafort on the same day in June 2016 that Mr. Manafort and other campaign officials — including Mr. Trump’s eldest son and son-in-law — attended a meeting with Russians who claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to two people briefed on the matter. It is not clear whether Mr. Priebus and Mr. Manafort did meet that day.

According to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation, Mr. Comey met with Mr. Priebus at the White House on Feb. 8 — a week before Mr. Comey said Mr. Trump cornered him in the Oval Office and asked him to end an investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn. In Mr. Comey’s meeting with Mr. Priebus, Mr. Comey told Mr. Priebus about a Justice Department policy that largely bars discussions between White House officials and the F.B.I. about continuing investigations in order to prevent political meddling — or at least the appearance of it — in the bureau’s work, according to the law enforcement official.

It is not clear whether Mr. Priebus ever relayed that message to the president. Mr. Trump’s Republican allies — including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan — have said that Mr. Trump may have asked Mr. Comey to end the investigation because he was a new president who did not understand the subtleties of how the commander in chief should interact with the F.B.I.

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Can't believe its only been three months since Comey got fired.

 

[BoboBrazil]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/politics/mueller-trump-russia-priebus.html

Oh yeah I'm sure the White house will be totally honest and forthcoming.

 

[Bronx-Man]

"Why did we find donations to Russian officials in your list of bank transactions?"

"I, uh, well....you see, uh, George, they're on to us!"

 

[Chained Prometheus]

"Why did we find donations to Russian officials in your list of bank transactions?"

"I, uh, well....you see, uh, George, they're on to us!"

"Let's get outta here!"

 

[titiklabingapat]

So the subpoenas and raids are coming...

 

[Tezzeractor]

"Let's get outta here!"

This is the end to the Trump administration I didn't know I wanted.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

"Why did we find donations to Russian officials in your list of bank transactions?"

"I, uh, well....you see, uh, George, they're on to us!"

"Let's get outta here!"

My gosh, this is amazing.

So the subpoenas and raids are coming...

And I can't wait....

 

[Shard]

Oh yeah I'm sure the White house will be totally honest and forthcoming.

Or they go to jail.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Or they go to jail.

And then we win right?

 

[BoboBrazil]

Or they go to jail.

Presidential pardoned you mean.

 

[Geist-]

"This doesn't mean anything, it's a big nothing-burger."

 

[MacGuffin]

Presidential pardoned you mean.

If that happens that means they forfeit their 5th amendment rights and have to comply with Congress's investigation.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

If that happens that means they forfeit their 5th amendment rights and have to comply with Congress's investigation.

Lmao

Hope these fucks can't even sleep at night with the walls closing in on them.

 

[skullmuffins]

Meanwhile, Sekulow will continue to go on TV and claim that the President is definitely not under investigation because Comey said Trump wasn't before Trump fired him for the Russia investigation.

 

[DeviantBoi]

I'd love to see a no knock raid at the White House.

Though that probably can't happen.

 

[super-heated plasma]

This seems like a big deal. Surprised the thread died so quickly.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

This seems like a big deal. Surprised the thread died so quickly.

"Smoke" fatigue, I think. I'm tired of reading about what might be happening or what may happen. Let me know when something of consequence actually happens.