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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 25

      emptywheel Retweeted Randall Eliason

      Option Mueller: Lay out the President Individual-1's crimes in indictments (which has already started) so that Congress will impeach but which will also make it harder for him to pardon his co-conspirators.https://twitter.com/RDEliason/status/1033471650698862592 …

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      Randall Eliason @RDEliason
      Option 1: indict and try a sitting president. Option 2: indict president but defer prosecution until out of office by election or impeachment. Option 3: don’t indict but issue report that could form basis for impeachment. 1 is not gonna happen. 3 is clearly allowed. 2?
      25 replies 74 retweets 256 likes
    2. Tom Maguire‏ @Tom_Maguire Aug 26
      Replying to @emptywheel

      Yeah, that was slick by Mueller, although Nixon was an unindicted co-conspirator so the trail was blazed.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    3. Chance Gardener‏ @ChanceBGardener Aug 26
      Replying to @Tom_Maguire @emptywheel

      Also, odd. Since he referred that investigation out, it’s hard to see how his report would possibly cover it.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 26
      Replying to @ChanceBGardener @Tom_Maguire

      Me: His end product is not a report. You: I don't see how his report will cover stuff that he's doing instead of a report.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Chance Gardener‏ @ChanceBGardener Aug 26
      Replying to @emptywheel @Tom_Maguire

      I’m really confused about how you missed the difference between doing and not doing.

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 26
      Replying to @ChanceBGardener @Tom_Maguire

      Hi: Did SDNY manage to make a reference to the President that was recognizable to everyone except the QAnon conspiracy theorists? Do you think Robert Mueller has the same ability?

      11:45 AM - 26 Aug 2018
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        2. Chance Gardener‏ @ChanceBGardener Aug 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @Tom_Maguire

          Yes. Just not for anything that he’s not investigating. I think we can agree on that much.

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 26
          Replying to @ChanceBGardener @Tom_Maguire

          We can.

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        4. Tom Maguire‏ @Tom_Maguire Aug 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @ChanceBGardener

          Not sure if my quibble made this thread, but.. Special Counsel has same authority as SDNY subject to some limitations. Also obliged to produce confidential final report. If AG interpreted Trump references as a confidentiality end-run, *possible* trouble?https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/part-600 …

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        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 26
          Replying to @Tom_Maguire @ChanceBGardener

          Acting AG? Rosenstein, the guy who said Mueller would speak in indictments?

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        6. Tom Maguire‏ @Tom_Maguire Aug 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @ChanceBGardener

          I am quite sure the rules and interpretation are subject to political pressure and Rosentein's tolerance. Eg, Mueller could include a gratuitous Trump reference and take his chances with being fired. Or Rosenstein might urge him on. But the rules differ.http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/402902-muellers-speaking-indictments-offer-clues-to-strategy …

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        7. Tom Maguire‏ @Tom_Maguire Aug 26
          Replying to @Tom_Maguire @emptywheel @ChanceBGardener

          And obviously, if Sessions resigns, eg after the midterms his replacement displaces Rosenstein from the loop. Obviously, lots of other stuff might be hitting the fan in that scenario.

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        1. Tom Maguire‏ @Tom_Maguire Aug 26
          Replying to @emptywheel @ChanceBGardener

          Interesting query - SDNY operates under normal rules with no authority for a special report to (Acting) AG. Mueller's rules are different and he owes a final confidential report. *MAYBE* references to Trump would be minimized and avoided as an end-run. #RulesForAKnifeFightpic.twitter.com/dPiQgJYzxh

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