Politics Watergate lawyer drafted in for Trump-Russia investigation

Watergate lawyer drafted in for Trump-Russia investigation, special counsel Robert Muller reveals

Robert Mueller isn’t starting his work investigating Russia’s influence on the 2016 election alone, he’s also bringing along a veteran Watergate prosecutor and another man who he’s worked closely with him before.

James Quarles, who started his career working on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and Aaron Zebley, Mr Mueller’s chief of staff at the FBI, are joining the investigation.

Another Watergate veteran says that Mr Quarles’ prior experience in such a high-stakes investigation will only help stabilise the process.

“There is nothing comparable to the kind of pressure and obligation that this kind of job puts on your shoulders,” Richard Ben-Veniste, a lawyer who served as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal, told CNN describing Mr Quarles’ unique qualifications. “Having been there before, gives him the confidence to know how to do it and how to do it right.”

The choice of Mr Mueller as special prosecutor has elicited praise from many in Washington who are familiar with him. A former FBI director, Mr Mueller has established a reputation for himself as a steadfast and resolute lawyer. He is known for diligent and deep probes into issues, leaving no stone unturned.

His career has seen him prosecute a wide range of cases including drug-related murders in Washington, international terrorism, and he has even been hired as a private counsel to investigate the NFL’s culpability in Ray Rice’s domestic violence case (to give a good idea of his thoroughness: His write-up afterward included five pages just describing the NFL’s process for the delivery of mail and packages).

Mr Mueller and his team may not present the results of their investigation for some time, and it is believed that there will be very few leaks in the months ahead to give a good idea of where things are headed. The special prosecutor will be able to independently determine the timeline of investigation so that they can diligently peel away at every facet of the case.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ober-mueller-special-prosecutor-a7745321.html

 

If the Russia investigation turns up nothing will people accept the results? Seems like a quality no bullshit team.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/democr...k-as-comey-heads-to-hill-1496623494?mod=e2twp

WASHINGTON—The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said there was no proof so far of collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign, as Congress geared up for a week of high drama highlighted by the testimony of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.

“Listen, there’s a lot of smoke. We have no smoking gun at this point,” Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said on CNN. “But there is a lot of smoke.”

 

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/...ed-if-comey-testifies-there-was-pressure-from

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said early Thursday that he would be surprised to hear former FBI Director James Comey testify that President Trump pressed him to end a federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

"I'm not sure, but that would surprise me," Lee said on CNN's "New Day" when asked what would happen if Comey testifies that Trump pressed him to back off the investigation into Flynn.

"I'm on the Judiciary Committee, and just a few weeks ago we had still-Director Comey come and testify. Someone asked him about political pressure and he said, 'This is something I haven't seen, something in my experience has not occurred.' "

 

And if he's impeached, he will be duly impeached and that's that.

That's usually the way these things work - there is no evidence until there is evidence. Saying that there is no evidence now is not evidence that there will not be evidence.

You shouldn't talk about Jared that way!

Yes. Maybe an constitutionally mandated test for dementia for both voters and presidents?

barfo

 

I contemplated it and found it to be gibberish.

barfo

 

I'm partial to Ardbeg, myself. And yes, it does make me more pleasant to be around.

barfo

 

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/17/trump-will-likely-win-reelection-in-2020_partner/

Trump will likely win reelection in 2020


Thanks, barfo, rasta.

 

Interesting reply. I asked if nothing is found will you accept the results and you launch into a rant. Doesn't sound like you believe your boy Trump will be found innocent.

Mueller seems like a very credible, ethical, and qualified person to lead this investigation. It's obvious that no matter what his investigation finds and the results show at least half of America are not going to be happy. But will they accept it?

 

The sore losers are going to tweet up a storm!

And we'll see a lot of those tweets posted here.

 

Yes, and I'm sure you'll be leading that parade here in the forum if you don't get the outcome you want.

 

If Trump is guilty of an actual crime or "high crime/misdemeanor," he needs to go.

Otherwise, it's a horrible precedent to set that if a loud minority can effect the overthrow of the duly elected government, we're not a democracy or republic anymore. It more closely resembles how Russia works.

 

The Russians cleverly wrote 30,000+ emails that made the DNC and Clinton campaign out to be crooked, and the election process already fixed. They also wrote emails that proved the media was colluding with the Clinton campaign to throw the election her way.

The Russians also cleverly fixed the primaries so the worst candidate in the history of the world got the nomination. They also put a cloak of invisibility in the blue wall states that Clinton didn't campaign in and lost.