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Grasswire2

(13,565 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 03:20 AM Nov 2018

If necessary, could the American people crowd fund the Mueller investigation?

If Whitacre tries to squeeze it out of functionality?

Would that be possible?

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If necessary, could the American people crowd fund the Mueller investigation? (Original Post) Grasswire2 Nov 2018 OP

no. its a boss employee issue basically. mueller is supposed to follow orders. but if msongs Nov 2018 #1

No. A privately funded investigation would have no legal authority. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #2

new democratic House can bring over Mueller and his team as special counsel and investigators beachbum bob Nov 2018 #3

msongs

(67,361 posts)

1. no. its a boss employee issue basically. mueller is supposed to follow orders. but if

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 03:27 AM

Nov 2018

the boss is illegit then...?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)

2. No. A privately funded investigation would have no legal authority.

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 07:29 AM

Nov 2018

It would have no power to acquire confidential or classified documents, subpoena witnesses, call a grand jury, issue indictments, prosecute anyone, or even have standing to sue in a civil case.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

3. new democratic House can bring over Mueller and his team as special counsel and investigators

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 08:23 AM

Nov 2018

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