Federal judge accuses Mueller’s team of team of ‘lying,’ targeting president, ‘C’mon man!’ only interested in ‘prosecution or impeachment’

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Judge questions Mueller’s powers in Manafort case…
Only interested in ‘prosecution or impeachment’…
Special Counsel emerging villain in Republican campaigns…

Federal judge accuses Mueller’s team of ‘lying,’ trying to target Trump: ‘C’mon man!’

By Jake Gibson, Fox news, May 4, 2018 (hat tip Van):

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A federal judge on Friday harshly rebuked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team during a hearing for ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort – suggesting they lied about the scope of the investigation, are seeking “unfettered power” and are more interested in bringing down the president.

“You don’t really care about Mr. Manafort,” U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III told Mueller’s team. “You really care about what information Mr. Manafort can give you to lead you to Mr. Trump and an impeachment, or whatever.”

Further, Ellis demanded to see the unredacted “scope memo,” a document outlining the scope of the special counsel’s Russia probe that congressional Republicans have also sought.

The hearing, where Manafort’s team fought to dismiss an 18-count indictment on tax and bank fraud-related charges, took a confrontational turn as it was revealed that at least some of the information in the investigation derived from an earlier Justice Department probe – in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Manafort’s attorneys argue the special counsel does not have the power to indict him on the charges they have brought – and seemed to find a sympathetic ear with Ellis.

The Reagan-appointed judge asked Mueller’s team where they got the authority to indict Manafort on alleged crimes dating as far back as 2005.

Judge TS Ellis

Judge T.S. Ellis III rebuked Robert Mueller’s team.

The special counsel argues that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein granted them broad authority in his May 2, 2017 letter appointing Mueller to this investigation. But after the revelation that the team is using information from the earlier DOJ probe, Ellis said that information did not “arise” out of the special counsel probe – and therefore may not be within the scope of that investigation.

“We don’t want anyone with unfettered power,” he said.

Mueller’s team says its authorities are laid out in documents including the August 2017 scope memo – and that some powers are actually secret because they involve ongoing investigations and national security matters that cannot be publicly disclosed.

Ellis seemed amused and not persuaded.

He summed up the argument of the Special Counsel’s Office as, “We said this was what [the] investigation was about, but we are not bound by it and we were lying.”

He referenced the common exclamation from NFL announcers, saying: “C’mon man!”

Paul Manafort leaves Federal District Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, and Manafort's business associate Rick Gates have pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort argue that the special counsel does not have the power to indict their client on the charges they brought.  (AP)

Trump himself drew attention to the judge’s comments later Friday afternoon, during an NRA convention in Texas.

“It’s a witch hunt,” he said. “I love fighting these battles.”

The judge also gave the government two weeks to hand over the unredacted “scope memo” or provide an explanation why not — after prosecutors were reluctant to do so, claiming it has material that doesn’t pertain to Manafort.

“I’ll be the judge of that,” Ellis said.

House Republicans have also sought the full document, though the Justice Department previously released a redacted version, which includes information related to Manafort but not much else.

The charges in federal court in Virginia were on top of another round of charges in October. Manafort has pleaded not guilty to both rounds. The charges filed earlier this year include conspiring against the United States, conspiring to launder money, failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal and providing false statements.

Earlier this year, Ellis suggested that Manafort could face life in prison, and “poses a substantial flight risk” because of his “financial means and international connections to flee and remain at large.”

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felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

Mueller and Rosenstein are being
LEGALLY exposed for the CORRUPT TRUMP HATING SOBS they are! WHERE is JEFF SESSIONS??????

You have to read ALL of this. I’ll just post some of the juicy parts.

Federal Judge Catches Robert Mueller Using Preexisting FISA Title-1 Warrant Against Paul Manafort Instead of Title 3 Authority…
Posted on May 4, 2018 by sundance

Well, well, well…. they say timing is everything.

Today U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III appears to have caught on to an explosive issue CTH noted yesterday. In building the case against Paul Manafort, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team used the PRE-EXISTING FISA TITLE-1 WARRANT that was originally applied to U.S. person Carter Page and the Trump campaign.

Under normal criminal investigation any search warrant or surveillance warrant would normally proceed through U.S. courts, under TITLE-3 where the Mueller team would need to show PROBABLE CAUSE for a warrant. However, by using the Title-1 warrant from the FBI counterintelligence operation, as extended by AAG Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller was able to use far MORE intrusive and unchecked searches and seizures for his criminal probe.

(He used the WRONG WARRANT because he LACKS probable cause!)

The media, and broad media-consumption public, are currently UNAWARE the Mueller probe was simply a continuance of the 2016 FBI counterintelligence operation. Most people think the special counsel investigation is a separate issue. It’s not.

However, in addition to a scathing rebuke of the underlying prosecutorial PREMISE, ie. Mueller trying to keep the originating structure HIDDEN, Judge Ellis demanded today that Mueller UNREDACT the August 2, 2017, instructions from AAG Rosenstein. That removal will EXPOSE the use of the FISA Title-1 warrant use that drove the investigative origin.

Further, Ellis demanded to see the unredacted “scope memo,” a document outlining the scope of the special counsel’s Russia probe that congressional Republicans have also sought. […] The Reagan-appointed judge asked Mueller’s team where they got the authority to indict Manafort on alleged crimes dating as far back as 2005.

“We don’t want anyone with unfettered power,” he said.

Mueller’s team says its authorities are laid out in documents including the August 2017 scope memo – and that some powers are actually secret because they involve ongoing investigations and national security matters that cannot be publicly disclosed.

Ellis seemed amused and not persuaded.

He summed up the argument of the Special Counsel’s Office as,
“We said this was what [the] investigation was about, but we are not bound by it and we were lying.”

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/04/federal-judge-catches-robert-mueller-using-preexisting-fisa-title-1-warrant-against-paul-manafort-instead-of-title-3-authority/#more-148832

OOPS! Your corruption is showing, MUELLER and ROSENSTEIN!

TDD
TD
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

JEFF SESSIONS should resign.
Devine Nunes, Trey Gowdy and the other guys I think are the REAL ATTORNEY GENERALS!

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago
Reply to  TD

ONLY Devine Nunes is a patriot.

Trey Gowdy is a SWAMP protector.
Conservative Tree House is really good and constantly nails ole sneaky Trey. Trey has allot of shiiit going on… that is not kosher. He is leaving on his own for nasty reasons.

You should check out their website some time.
Trey does fool allot of people…

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/

ladywarrior
ladywarrior
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

True….I used to be a big fan of his until he and Haley supported the Bush-RINO Rubio in the election….and he did a horrible job going after Clinton on Benghazi…..

edbo
edbo
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

ADMIRAL ROGERS GOT THIS WHOLE THING STARTED!

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago
Reply to  TD

sessions is as useful a knife at a gunfight

Steve
Steve
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Jeff Sessions at times sounds like some slow thought old guy in the early stages of dementia.

Bill_kay
Bill_kay
5 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Yup I have always thought that a doudy old fellow .

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago
Reply to  Steve

Mueller to UNREDACT the August 2, 2017, instructions from AAG Rosenstein? You think he wants to go to jail? Ha! Cold day in hell god will comecomment image out and talk to the cows

Steve
Steve
5 years ago
Reply to  dad1927

Well, Its certainly an improvement over hillary the falling witch.

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

When a FISA warrant is granted, the “evidence” must be VERIFIED! The Russian dossier was NEVER verified nor were the DEMS credited for paying for it. Trump is also not a “foreign spy”. We have a corrupt FISA judge!

When it was “discovered” to not be VERIFIED the investigation should have ended by the Judge that granted the warrant for the investigation. It was unlawful. The FISA court is now a POLITICAL weapon too! It was rigged from the start!

Here are the FISA court members and keep in mind, Obama
served as President from 2008-2016!

Rosemary M Collyer (Presiding)
District/Circuit District of Columbia
Date designated March 8, 2013

Judge James E. Noasberg
District of Columbia DC
Date designated May 19, 2104

Judge Rudolph Contreas
District of Columbia
Date designated May 19, 2016

Judge Ann C. Conway
Middle District of Florida (11th)
Date designated May 19, 2016

Judge Raymond J. Dearie
Eastern District of NY (2nd)
Date designated July 2, 2012

Judge Clair V. Egan
Northern District of Oklahoma (10th)
Date designated February 13, 2013

Judge James P. Jones
Western District of Virgina (4th)
Date designated May 19, 2015

Judge Rober B, Kudler
District of NJ (3rd)
Date designated May 19, 2017

Judge Michael W. Mosman
District of Oregon (9th)
Date designated May 4, 2013

Judge Thomas B, Russell
Western District of Kentucky (6th)
Date designated May 19, 2015

Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV
District of Massachusetts (1st)
Date designated May 19, 2011

http://www.fisc.uscourts.gov/current-membership

ladywarrior
ladywarrior
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

The lists just translates to me as a big old long list of Libtards who have carjacked our courts and justice system….put them all out and start over again!

Bill_kay
Bill_kay
5 years ago

We need more judges like this one to clean up this garbage pit .

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago

Herr Mueller and Herr Rosenstein would have been at home in the Gestapo or the KGB. They purposely used the WRONG WARRANT to have unfettered access and unlimited investigation to squeeze anyone in Trump’s circle.

Manafort’s charges could be dismissed if the search and seizure was unlawful because they used the wrong warrant to obtain it and have no probable cause! The unreadable redacted memo will seal the deal. Just watch!! We finally have a smart judge that sees this for what it is.

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The Mueller team saying: “some powers are actually secret” is a direct reference to their use of the FISA Title-1 warrant, which they took over from the FBI counterintelligence operation and applied to their criminal investigation.

With the third 90-day extension of the FISA warrant, issued by AAG Rod Rosenstein (July 18, 2017), Mueller’s team were obviously using the FISA warrant from May through October of last year. [The FISA warrant expired 90 days from July 18.]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/04/federal-judge-catches-robert-mueller-using-preexisting-fisa-title-1-warrant-against-paul-manafort-instead-of-title-3-authority/#more-148832

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/05/04/federal-judge-catches-robert-mueller-using-preexisting-fisa-title-1-warrant-against-paul-manafort-instead-of-title-3-authority/#more-148832

Lia
Lia
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

If only the FISC judges had had this sort of insight … they should also all be fired.

felix1999
felix1999
5 years ago
Reply to  Lia

With the exception of ONE FISA judge,they were ALL Obama appointees. Does that explain things? I believe on recently was appointed under Trump. The judge that approved all this IS AN OBAMA APPOINTEE! He would not have cared WHO paid for the dossier.

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Rosenslime needs to be investigated. May be Ken Starr should do that one

Kwitcherbellyakin
Kwitcherbellyakin
5 years ago

It is an obvious witch-hunt when things one president does are not questioned, and just the accusation is enough to spend over a year looking for something to impeach another. Clinton was the only president who was impeached, and then he went back to work, business as usual, while everybody tried to forget.
Juanita Broaddrick was raped by Clinton, and his wife called her a “whore.” Now the media is following a real whore, and fawning over her like she worked hard for her money.
There is something about this Mueller investigation that reminds me of Gestapo tactics. Arrest somebody and get them to confess to something minor, which might not be true, just to pressure them. This is tied to Hillary, along with a string of bodies. She terrifies anybody who knows her, and those on her periphery step as far away as they can get. Susan McDougal, of Whitewater fame, knew where the bodies were buried, but refuse to testify against her, and went to jail. I would think she was too afraid for her life to testify. Nobody wants to end up like Seth Rich.

Lynn D
Lynn D
5 years ago

Muellers team is clutching at straws, but in the meantime, they are costing the taxpayers millions.. When is someone going to put their big boy pants on and say ENOUGH,

Lia
Lia
5 years ago

Hear, hear, Judge Ellis!!!!

AlgorithmicAnalystD
AlgorithmicAnalyst
5 years ago

Here come da judge 🙂

VTSD
VTS
5 years ago

This is exactly what Mueler and his team are doing: “Conspiring against the United States….. and providing false statements.”

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
5 years ago

WOW! Telling it like it is. Can’t get any better than this. Kick that Mueller (John Skarry lookalike) outta there. FOOL of sh*t!

Like all lieberals and Demoncraps obsessed with their anus.

Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
5 years ago

Very good to see an unbiased judge deal with the law. Toss the usurping democrats on the dung heap.

TDD
TD
5 years ago

THE ONLY CURE FOR THIS DEMOCRAT DISEASE:
IS TO THROW THEM ALL OUT IN NOVEMBER!

Register Early. Plan your calendar in advance with friends and family; and vote and throw out every last one democrat you can find…! Then ALL of this will end!

william couch
william couch
5 years ago
Reply to  TD

OR,,,,,,,,,, a 1903 Springfield

Kook of the East
Kook of the East
5 years ago

Anybody else notice that the MSM didn’t cover this last night or this morning?
Me too.

ladywarrior
ladywarrior
5 years ago

Praise God for one decent honest Judge in a whole barrel of rotten ones….Thank you, Judge Ellis!

Christian Gains
Christian Gains
5 years ago

Galatians 6:7 “God is not mocked; whatsoever a man seweth, THAT shall he also REAP!” —

Muller is a well documented liar, and, (questionably a traitor, {carrying on the “Uranium 1” sale of our National Natural /HIGH SECURITY resource}; AND, as well, Muller’s 2nd in charge, has a TERRIBLE RECORD of refusing to obey the LAW of COURT DOCUMENTS, and, has a 9 to 0 SCOTUS judgement! AND! Muller has TOTALLY STACKED the ENTIRE Special Counsel Investigation with nearly NOTHING but [12 or so], DEMS!!! (1 or 2 Republicans)…!!!???

BEWARE DEMS! Muller’s days of Investigation are numbered…AND! Subject to Galatians 6:7!!!

Bill_kay
Bill_kay
5 years ago

The MSM is for the most part is worthless garbage fake B.S. !

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
5 years ago

Russian collusion, my ass. The ulterior motive in this whole charade has been to subvert the will of the voters by eliminating President Trump through corrupt legal wrangling and contortions. This no different than the head of the KGB during the Stalinist purges saying, “You show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.”

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago

May be Putin should grab god Mauler and bring him to trial for crimes against the Russian people

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago

Scumbags destroying America. Put Sessions in with them. He is letting a Commie controlled Hildabeast hunt Trump, and Deputy Attorney General Ccomment image od Rosenslime needs to be fired. Sessions has agreed to go with him, and that is a blessing from God..

IzlamDownpressesHumanity
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
5 years ago
Reply to  dad1927

I think that photo has been retouched. I’ve never seen Hillary w/neanderthal eyebrows.

Steve
Steve
5 years ago

I’ve heard the investigation parameters allow mueller to question trump if melania is a spy from russia with love.

Quranimal Control
Quranimal Control
5 years ago

And with these enlightening statements from U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III, the Democrat corruption cabal starts to unravel…at least that much more publicly.

Kalambong Kalambong
Kalambong Kalambong
5 years ago

Mueller is only the bagman for the bigshots of demoncraps

Mueller must be prosecuted for treason, and all his backers must be rounded up and shot

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago

Mueller is owned by Commie

Bill_kay
Bill_kay
5 years ago

Punishment to the full extent of the law for Treason .

Suresh
Suresh
5 years ago

He is part of clinton mafia so going after Trump with fake cases . Clinton mafia still active after Trump takeover as they kill another witness to email investigation http://tinyurl.com/y8p9cv5l

They know their hold overs in FBI / DOJ /NSC will help them out !

Unless they are totally purged including Left/Liberal judges not involved in the cases
to keep out their bias …its uphill task to prosecute them.

VTSD
VTS
5 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

I remember Clinton-FBI file scandal when secrete FBI files were found in the White House bedroom on Hillary’s nightstand. Well, the files could not just walk from the FBI office to Hillary’s bedroom. Somebody had to bring them there? Who? Mueller, Comey, McCabe-babe? Who gave Clinton’s the files? They say that was Craig Livingstone, the chicken man, former Sears employee. Who gave him the files?

Lia
Lia
5 years ago
Reply to  Suresh

Everyone should read Congressman Gohmert’s MUELLER EXPOSED. Mr Mueller uses the power of the law to assassinate people.

Robert Batchelor
Robert Batchelor
5 years ago

I call this a good start. We’ll find out in two weeks whether the judge actually gets to see the memo.

dad1927
dad1927
5 years ago

Not a chance…. It would show more slime our Nazis were up to

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