Saturday, February 17, 2018

If Mueller’s Indictment Isn’t A Nothingburger You Could Be Forgiven For Making That Mistake

Aging Homo

From Red State:
Robert Mueller’s team announced their first relevant indictment today. It involved thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian entities. 
Read it. 
1. Two of the indicted entities, Concord Management and Concord Catering, are already under sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department. They were placed under sanctions in 2014 by Executive Order 13661. And they continued to operate with impunity. 
2. As far as I can tell, there are no arrests associated with this indictment. 
3. Despite extensive references to violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, none of the charges brought against any of the the persons or entities involves FARA. This shows you just how little legal bite FARA has. 
4. The indictment shows that preparation for the 2016 operation began in 2013 and was fairly advanced by 2014. 
5. The group pursued an “anyone but Hillary” strategy, supporting Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Jill Stein. 
6. There is no evidence in the indictment that any U.S. person they contacted realized their real identity, including members of the Trump campaign.


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