Mueller Filing: Probe Is Ongoing With 'Multiple Lines Of Non-Public Inquiry'

[DonViejo]

Mueller Filing: Probe Is Ongoing With ‘Multiple Lines Of Non-Public Inquiry’

By Tierney Sneed | May 24, 2018 10:33 am

Special Counsel Robert Mueller stressed that his investigation into Russian election meddling was ongoing and consisted of “multiple lines of non-public inquiry,” in a court filing Wednesday evening in a lawsuit brought by media companies seeking the release of certain records related to the probe.

“Many aspects of the investigation are factually and legally interconnected: they involve overlapping courses of conduct, relationships, and events, and they rely on similar sources, methods, and techniques,” the special counsel said. “The investigation is not complete and its details remain non-public.”

The Associated Press, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post and Politico are suing for the unsealing of various types of warrants used in the special counsel’s investigation, as well as sealed court documents specific to the case of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was indicted last fall.

“The fact that certain charges have been brought does not imply that the Special Counsel’s investigation into the assigned matters is closed,” Mueller said, arguing against the release of the records. “Nor does it imply that the search warrant materials could be unsealed at this time without creating a serious risk of jeopardizing the ongoing and interconnected aspects of the investigation.”

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[AJT]

1. Dear Mr Mueller,

HURRY THE F UP.

[Nitram]

6. Keep your pants on, AJT. Mueller is proceeding at a very fast pace com,pared to other investigations

You do want his report to be complete, no? You do want him to build an airtight case against Trump and his cronies, no?

[ChoppinBroccoli]

11. I Want This A-Hole Out Of The White House And In A Prison Cell ASAP Too

I'm just as impatient as you are. But what you have to realize is the sheer volume of materials Mueller and his team have to dig through in order to make sense of all of this. I'm actually surprised they're as far along as they are given the mountain of stuff they've had to review (and it seems like more and new avenues of evidence are being opened up every day).

So while I share your "kid on Christmas Eve" impatience, I want this to be done in such a thorough and competent manner that literally no one can argue that Mueller did a bad job. My fantasy is that literally every person who reads Mueller's eventual report will agree that the evidence is conclusive, but I know that the 30% of the people who comprise the Trump Cult wouldn't believe shit if they were dipped in it up to their eyeballs.

All I can say is that I'd much rather his job be done right rather than quickly. But I understand your sentiment too. I want this A-hole gone yesterday.

[triron]

2. Why is the media suing for this??

Has Trump got them by the tail or something?
Did Putin order it?

[CrispyQ]

3. I keep refreshing my screen for an answer to this. -nt

[Hortensis]

4. FOIA. Mostly because they can. Here's a CNN

article about it. They claim reasons of course, but mostly they just got used to access to sensitive court records from all the fake investigations of the Clintons. Groups like Judicial Watch kept their 24/7/365 need filled with constant dribbles related to FOIA findings, suits, claimed delays in providing.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/politics/manafort-mueller-media-unseal-documents/index.html

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Doing their job: seeking info for the public. But Mueller doing his too. I think it should be denied

I'm OK with media suing and OK with Mueller opposing and OK with Court denying the suit. I hope they don't tie it up and take his team's time with appeals.

[Nitram]

7. The media are suing to get the facts on suspected crimes that would be detailed in warrants

served on Manifort and others. they want information, just as we do. They won't get it if it risks damaging the integrity of the investigation. That's the media's job: to get the facts and make them public if they can.

[erronis]

9. Totally agree. And I believe that some "media" will go to illegal ways to get or invent info

Witness the "Center for Medical Progress" (gawd how they love to give themselves totally fake names) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Parenthood_2015_undercover_videos_controversy).

Fortunately Mueller and his team and most of the DOJ are totally beyond reproach and can smell ratfuckers 50 miles away.

The impetus behind having the scoop, even for a real media outlet is immense. Who doesn't want to be a Woodward or Bernstein?

[Nitram]

10. The Washington Post and the NY times are suing, so you know it is legit.

None of the entities suing are known for fake news. This is a totally valid way for the media to get more information on the investigation to share with the public.

[Hekate]

8. KnR

[Scurrilous]

12. Multiple lines!!?

Sounds like a party.

[lunatica]

13. Gordian knot

There’s no slicing through this one. Each part has to be followed through to its conclusion and all are interconnected. I hope the wait is rewarded richly in the end.

https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-gordian-knot