Special counsel Robert Mueller has a lot to show for his two-year investigation. He’s indicted some 37 individuals. Of those within his reach, most charged have pleaded guilty. Others have been convicted at trial. The remainder await trial. The local gang have mainly been indicted for lying to investigators. Manafort
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The Disaffected Lib: Obstruction of Justice? Of Course, Yawn.
Up here in the Great White North, we’re dampening our dainties over whether the prime minister strong armed a former justice minister to intercede on behalf of a Quebec company with a rich history of corruption at home and abroad. When Canadians get into navel gazing we sometimes lose sight
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Schiff Lifts the Carpet, Gives the Public a Glimpse of What Lies Beneath.
The ranking minority member on the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff, says they’ve uncovered an abundance of evidence of collusion with the Russians and obstruction of justice involving Donald Trump. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, said Wednesday that the panel had seen an “abundance” of
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Are the Republicans Becoming a Criminal Organization?
Donald Trump’s ties to Russia are the subject of several investigations. One is underway in the Senate, another in the House of Representatives. The one that matters, however, is the criminal investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of crack prosecutors. It’s to be expected that Congressional Republicans,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: If the Prime Minister Obstructs Justice, Isn’t It Still A Criminal Offence?
CTV reports the following: The Prime Minister’s Office has been withholding from the RCMP an email about the $90,000 cheque Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff wrote to Sen. Mike Duffy… RCMP investigators have been trying to obtain the email ever since CTV News first revealed its existence two months
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