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Court hears Stone aide’s case that Mueller probe is invalid
Associated Press ^ | November 8, 2018 | Chad Day

Posted on 11/08/2018 3:25:30 PM PST by Olog-hai

A federal appeals court is weighing whether special counsel Robert Mueller’s appointment to lead the Russia investigation was constitutional.

At issue Thursday is whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had the authority to appoint Mueller.

The special counsel’s office says yes. But lawyers for a former aide to longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone say no.

The aide, Andrew Miller, brought the case because he doesn’t want to testify before a grand jury as part of Mueller’s investigation into whether Donald Trump’s Republican campaign coordinated with Russia in 2016. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: andrewmiller; miller; mueller; rogerstone; rosenstein; stone; trumprussia; unconstitutional; wikileaks

1 posted on 11/08/2018 3:25:30 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I would like this macabre joke of a Grand Inquisitor shut down.


2 posted on 11/08/2018 3:27:24 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Olog-hai

It would be hilarious if the courts shut Mulehead down.


3 posted on 11/08/2018 3:32:12 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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To: Jeff Chandler
It would be wonderful and important.
4 posted on 11/08/2018 3:36:50 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: goldstategop
I would like this macabre joke of a Grand Inquisitor shut down.

And Halloween gone bye a few weeks.

The order, if the case is upheld, should be read to a backgound of "Grim Grinning Ghosts."


5 posted on 11/08/2018 3:38:03 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Always believe women except: clinton rape, ellison assault, booker groping, ted kennedy murder)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Yes, it would, but won’t happen. The DOJ uses outside lawyers for all sorts of ‘task forces’. Those prosecutions are not going to be put in jeopardy.


6 posted on 11/08/2018 3:38:10 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sur)
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To: Olog-hai

I don’t see the argument as to why the appointment of a SC was not legal in this article.


7 posted on 11/08/2018 3:43:02 PM PST by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: JoSixChip

You won’t see it in any AP article either.


8 posted on 11/08/2018 3:45:33 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Read the whole thing.

At least it’s not one sided :)


9 posted on 11/08/2018 3:49:45 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: JoSixChip

Usually it’s the Steven Calebresi argument that the SC is a ‘principal officer’ and requires Senate confirmation.

It’s already been ruled an invalid argument in one court case.


10 posted on 11/08/2018 3:49:45 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sur)
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To: jjotto

Mueller, Mueller, Mueller.

I just wish this guy would sh!t or get off the pot already.
How come no one has asked how much money he has blown through in 2 years and has nothing to show for it?


11 posted on 11/08/2018 4:09:24 PM PST by Cyclone59 (Common sense can solve a lot of issues when applied properly)
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To: goldstategop

Witchfinder General


12 posted on 11/08/2018 4:10:36 PM PST by windcliff
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To: JoSixChip
I didn't read the article, but have heard different legal theories, i.e., a "U.S. Attorney General," {Sessions, was a U.S. Senator at the time of his appointment} must be / was CONFIRMED BY THE U.S. SENATE.

A "Assistant / Deputy U.S. Attorney General {Rob Rosenstien,}" must be / was CONFIRMED BY THE U.S. SENATE.

IIRC, the U.S. Code sets out just how the chain of command is to be structured if the U.S. Attorney General, either should die while in office, and or "RESIGNS" vs being "FIRED."

No where, in U.S. Code is a provision for the APPOINTMENT for a Special Prosecutor.

No where, in U.S. Code is a provision for the APPOINTMENT of any position (lets say dog catcher) that the U.S. Senate doesn't get to weight in on.

For those saying the U.S. Attorney's office uses outside legal counsel (I would argue that's no different then hiring someone to drive your car from point "A" to point "B." You still own the car, not the person hired to drive from point "A" to "B.") Or to put it another way, for those with a little more legal knowledge, they will hire

The Law Firm Dewey, Do'em, Screw'em, Cheat-em, Righteously, & Howe. 1st chair Seymour Butts. Billing Department Attention: Ben Dover. Complaint Dept: Crying Harder. 2nd chair: Erving Pinkus Abroughawits, & Jonathan Pinchy Worthlessthanpiss, who hasn't won a case in twenty five years', but he'll win this one.

The U.S. Attorney General files the complaint / brings the charges (i.e. OWNS THE CAR) and simply hires a driver / in legal parlance hires "Second Chair."

Major HINT: I would argue the "APPOINTMENT of a Special Prosecutor." is similar in it's MIS-Interpretation as the 14 Amendment ref: illegals birthrights to become U.S. citizens.

So have at it, and chew my ear's off.

13 posted on 11/08/2018 11:13:27 PM PST by Stanwood_Dave ("Testilying." Cop's lie, only while testifying, as taught in their respected Police Academy(s).)
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To: Stanwood_Dave
I should have mentioned (again with out reading the article) "Mueller probe is invalid."

I'll bet they are arguing Mueller was appointed unconstitutionally and lacks "Subject Matter Jurisdiction."

14 posted on 11/08/2018 11:32:39 PM PST by Stanwood_Dave ("Testilying." Cop's lie, only while testifying, as taught in their respected Police Academy(s).)
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