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Special counsel team members donated to Dems, FEC records show

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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/06/12/politics/robert-mueller-donations-democrats-fec/index.html

(CNN) Three members of the legal team known to have been hired so far by special counsel Robert Mueller to handle the Russia investigation have given political donations almost exclusively to Democrats, according to a CNN analysis of Federal Election Commission records.

More than half of the more than $56,000 came from just one lawyer and more than half of it was donated before the 2016 election, but two of the lawyers gave the maximum $2,700 donation to Hillary Clinton last year.
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Three of the five lawyers have donations in FEC records. They gave overwhelmingly to Democrats, totaling more than $53,000 since 1988. More than half of the donations came from just one of the lawyers, James Quarles, whom Mueller brought over from his old firm, WilmerHale.
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So why not just let the DNC handle the investigation. Same difference. Put Pelosi, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Moore on the counsel with Jim Comey's BFF, and

Good Lord, this conclusion was orchestrated and partisan-baked before it even began. The FBI is just as broken as Congress.
 
Erod said:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/06/12/politics/robert-mueller-donations-democrats-fec/index.html





So why not just let the DNC handle the investigation. Same difference. Put Pelosi, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Moore on the counsel with Jim Comey's BFF, and

Good Lord, this conclusion was orchestrated and partisan-baked before it even began. The FBI is just as broken as Congress.
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You're triggered and upset about $53,000 since 1988 by 5 people, over half of that coming from 1 guy?

Bummer.

Why aren't you complaining about $2,500 given to Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz in 2015 and $250 to then-Sen. George Allen of Virginia in 2005?
 
Tanngrisnir said:
You're triggered and upset about $53,000 since 1988 by 5 people, over half of that coming from 1 guy?

Bummer.

Why aren't you complaining about $2,500 given to Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz in 2015 and $250 to then-Sen. George Allen of Virginia in 2005?
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Self-promotion is not necessarily defined by party affiliation. Cash talks. We have a president who did just that. Of course, the presidency is a political position. We should have reason to hope that prosecutors are not pursuing a political agenda, because justice is supposed to be blind to that kind of thing. The point is, as the OP demonstrates, that such may not be the case.
 
That is a problem. Of course it is also a problem that Trump and Kushner have donated lots of money to members of Congress who will ultimately decide what to do about this whole matter.

It is almost as if money in politics is problematic. ;)
 
humbolt said:
Self-promotion is not necessarily defined by party affiliation. Cash talks. We have a president who did just that. Of course, the presidency is a political position. We should have reason to hope that prosecutors are not pursuing a political agenda, because justice is supposed to be blind to that kind of thing. The point is, as the OP demonstrates, that such may not be the case.
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This is why it is so disingenuous from the perspective of our more liberal progressive brethren in here....they know full well that there is a strong, and vocal 'anti Trumper' wing of establishment Republicans that would love nothing more than to aid the democrat agenda of running Trump out for their own purposes....The monster really has BOTH R's, and D's in front of their names...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3lrZTEzJE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wXpcPLoSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHsNnVTE624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLlLnP4ZaY
 
The only people who should be able to investigate Trump are Trump's own people, I agree conservatives.
 
Erod said:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/06/12/politics/robert-mueller-donations-democrats-fec/index.html





So why not just let the DNC handle the investigation. Same difference. Put Pelosi, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Moore on the counsel with Jim Comey's BFF, and

Good Lord, this conclusion was orchestrated and partisan-baked before it even began. The FBI is just as broken as Congress.
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All throughout the election I repeatedly brought up the fact that Trump donated money to liberal democrats and RINO republicans that conservatives claimed to despise or loathe. I also brought up the fact that out of all those liberal democrats and RINO republicans he donated to He donated over a hundred thousand dollars to Clinton and her foundation. Almost every time some **** for brains Trump-tards responded with "Trump was only doing what good businessmen do and it was in no way a reflection of his beliefs". This was even despite the fact he also praised and supported the job they did and even invited the Clintons to his wedding and hung out with the Clintons on multiple occasions. So if Trump was only doing what good businessmen do and in no way a reflection of his beliefs as **** for brains Trump-tards claimed.Then how is this any different?
 
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j-mac said:
This is why it is so disingenuous from the perspective of our more liberal progressive brethren in here....they know full well that there is a strong, and vocal 'anti Trumper' wing of establishment Republicans that would love nothing more than to aid the democrat agenda of running Trump out for their own purposes....The monster really has BOTH R's, and D's in front of their names...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag3lrZTEzJE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wXpcPLoSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHsNnVTE624

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cLlLnP4ZaY
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A large part of our government is a self-serving establishment meant to maintain the status quo. Party affiliation is secondary. The US government is the biggest show on earth. What other entity disperses between $3 and $4 trillion a year?
 
humbolt said:
A large part of our government is a self-serving establishment meant to maintain the status quo. Party affiliation is secondary. The US government is the biggest show on earth. What other entity disperses between $3 and $4 trillion a year?
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You are correct, which makes it so laughable when you hear a liberal progressive point to supposed republicans who are furthering the democrat agenda of "get Trump".... They know it is silly, and we know it is silly....This is all distraction.
 
Erod said:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/06/12/politics/robert-mueller-donations-democrats-fec/index.html





So why not just let the DNC handle the investigation. Same difference. Put Pelosi, Stuart Smalley, and Michael Moore on the counsel with Jim Comey's BFF, and

Good Lord, this conclusion was orchestrated and partisan-baked before it even began. The FBI is just as broken as Congress.
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Oh, come on! You guys really aren't going with the "political bias" angle are you? Given all the congressional and special investigations that have taken place over the years from Bill Clinton's sex scandal to Obama's Fast and Furious and Hillary's Benghazi and emails/personal server scandal, you're really not trying to claim bias, are you? Because in each one of those investigations the majority of investigative bodies were comprised of Republicans from the lead investigator to Hearing Chairperson. And I bet you weren't asking about who donated or received donation to/from which political party or candidate back then. So, why do so now?

Moreover, the irony with this angle is this: For every Republican who claimed that Citizen's United equates to free speech, you can't say now that in exercising their right to donate to any political candidate or political party they want somehow disqualifies them from being part of these investigations into Russian duplicity. Only a fool would buy into that crap.
 
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I don't see this as a problem. Either there's evidence, or there isn't. I don't think Mueller is stupid enough to manufacture evidence.

The only problem I can forsee is the SC team ignoring crimes committed outside of the Trump administration. That would be a big ****ing problem.
 
apdst said:
I don't see this as a problem. Either there's evidence, or there isn't. I don't think Mueller is stupid enough to manufacture evidence.

The only problem I can forsee is the SC team ignoring crimes committed outside of the Trump administration. That would be a big ****ing problem.
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Interesting...please explain...
 
apdst said:
I don't see this as a problem. Either there's evidence, or there isn't. I don't think Mueller is stupid enough to manufacture evidence.

The only problem I can forsee is the SC team ignoring crimes committed outside of the Trump administration. That would be a big ****ing problem.
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...the special counsel has a specific situation they're investigating. They're actually supposed to ignore your parking tickets.
 
Deuce said:
...the special counsel has a specific situation they're investigating. They're actually supposed to ignore your parking tickets.
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No, not really. The special counsel can investigate anything.

Ignoring crimes is the very definition of obstruction of justice.
 
apdst said:
No, not really. The special counsel can investigate anything.

Ignoring crimes is the very definition of obstruction of justice.
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They can investigate anything that arises from their assigned investigation. They can't just decide to pick up a random burglary case in Ohio.
 
Deuce said:
They can investigate anything that arises from their assigned investigation. They can't just decide to pick up a random burglary case in Ohio.
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Well, duh!
 
apdst said:
Well, duh!
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So while investigating Trump's people, you'll expect they'll uncover crimes committed by... what, Clinton's people?
 
Deuce said:
So while investigating Trump's people, you'll expect they'll uncover crimes committed by... what, Clinton's people?
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Perhaps. Maybe by Obama administration people. We know the leaking of General Flynn's with the Russian ambassador was illegal. Surely you wouldn't want Mueller to ignore such a blatant violation of the law.
 
apdst said:
Crimes committed by parties outside the Trump administration: illegal unmasking, illegal surveillance, illegal leaks, etc.
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Oh, that...

Well, if those things are tied into this Russian hacking/collusion investigation I'm sure they'll lead to other legal proceedings/appropriate action.
 
apdst said:
Perhaps. Maybe by Obama administration people. We know the leaking of General Flynn's with the Russian ambassador was illegal. Surely you wouldn't want Mueller to ignore such a blatant violation of the law.
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Surely you wouldn't want them to ignore Trump's crimes.
 
Deuce said:
Surely you wouldn't want them to ignore Trump's crimes.
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Sure don't. I want them to burn everyone they find in this investigation.
 
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