Department Of Justice Just Confirmed That The FBI Is Investigating Trump Himself

[mfcorey1]

A bombshell revelation from a filing to Department of Justice has confirmed that despite President Trump’s vehement protests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation does have an active investigation into the President himself regarding the potentially treasonous collusion with agents of the Russian Federation.

Buzzfeed Senior Investigative Journalist Jason Leopold and MIT PhD candidate Ryan Shapiro filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the FBI demanding the following:

“The disclosure of any and all records, including investigative records, mentioning or referring to Donald J. Trump’s statement on 27 July, 2016 [regarding Secretary Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails], ‘Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,’ and ‘I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.’”

http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/05/10/department-justice-just-confirmed-fbi-investigating-trump/

[still_one]

1. This has been known since March that the FBI is investigating trump's links to Russia. Comey said

as much

[L. Coyote]

12. Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. Comey investigating Trump/co-conspirators for Hatch Act violations.

Truth-suppressing acts by co-conspirators Sessions, Flynn, Kushner create liable for Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1621 to 1623 -- Given perjury, subornation of perjury, false declarations, the assertion of a false affirmative statement by an individual testifying under oath accompanied by other obstructive, evasive testimony, such as a false denial of knowledge or memory, an offense may exist. 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 372--conspiracies to commit any offense against the United States, or to prevent or retaliate in response to the lawful discharge of the duties of Federal officers ...

18 U.S. Code § 1505 - Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees

..... Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—

Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both.

[ElementaryPenguin]

15. You nailed it, Coyote! There's an impeachable crime staring the whole world in the face!

He can be justifiably removed from office for Obstruction of Justice alone - RIGHT NOW!

And it needs to be commenced ASAP!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE PUSSYFOOTING AROUND, WAITING FOR THIS DESPERATE TRAITOR TO START WWIII!

The GOP needs to made to feel that this criminal scumbag is destroying their brand name for generations to come!!

IMPEACH, IMPEACH, IMPEACH NOW!!!

[JudyM]

25. Well be able to get him on retaliation, too, against Comey, despite the paper-thin "justification."

[DemocraticSocialist8]

30. You're talking about the House Intel Hearing

I think Comey's wording wasn't exact. More like he was beating around the Bush along the lines of "the Trump campaigns links to the Kremlin." Did he specify Trump directly?

[still_one]

35. yes DSB, usage such as trump campain links

[underpants]

2. I thought we already knew that

Maybe it just wasn't officially confirmed.

[anneboleyn]

33. Trump and right wing media keep repeating that Trump himself is "not a target" It was in Trump's

letter to Comey about why Trump was firing Comey. He claimed that Comey had assured him on at least three occasions that he (Trump) was not under investigation. Of course none of us believe this bullshit.

[exboyfil]

3. Can't be true

Trump said so himself in his termination letter to Comey.

A termination letter that just may be in every U.S. history book in 25 years.

[UTUSN]

4. Isn't one of these the WorkingDays/CalendarDays dude?!1

[treestar]

22. Jason Leopold

Yep when I saw that name, doubts came up. Rove is supposed to have been indicted 10 years or more ago.

[Me.]

29. In Retrospect

I have wondered if he wasn't actually right and some kind of deal, or other snakey business went on with that.

[treestar]

38. Definitely possible

But from that experience, DU doesn't want to get its hopes up!

[saidsimplesimon]

5. Czar's minion visits WH

Russia's Lavrov to meet with Trump on Syria amid uproar
AFP via Yahoo

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday, even as a political firestorm has put Moscow's alleged meddling in the US election back in the spotlight.

Lavrov's visit, confirmed by the White House late Tuesday, centers on a Russian proposal to de-escalate the violence in Syria's civil war.
But it comes just a day after the president stunned Washington by firing James Comey as director of the FBI amid an investigation into whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russia to sway the November elections.

The sacking prompted angry Democrats to call for the Russia probe to be placed in the hands an independent prosecutor or commission.The uproar seemed certain to complicate Lavrov's mission in search of US support for a Russian plan to create safe zones in Syria.

"Just as we do, the Americans need this meeting," Lavrov told Russian television.

In Moscow, meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with his security council to discuss US-Russian relations in the context of Lavrov's meeting with Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the RIA Novosti news agency.
Lavrov first holds talks with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and then goes on to the White House to meet Trump.
…..snip

[bora13]

9. russians chuckle

while US burns...

[The Wielding Truth]

17. He's here to pick out Putin's office in the White House. Or maybe he will choose a wing?

[snooper2]

6. Leopold live down the truthout "ROVE TO BE INDICTED" bs yet?

[zentrum]

10. Yeah, will never forget

.....that. Will wait and see about anything Leopold reports.

Even if the FBI is investigating---if 45 and Sessions appoint a loyalist, which they will do, all further findings will be compromised or suppressed.

[Alice11111]

20. Yes, conspiracy & obstruction, but these Repubs will cover

it up. That's why they fired Comey, to get someone to quash it.

[superpatriotman]

7. This is unhelpful and misleading

Please consider expanding to explain how this is some sort of bombshell

[jberryhill]

8. That headline does not match the actual substance of the story

[HopeAgain]

11. I'm not following...

If I file a FOIA request for all mention of any video of Trump watching Russian Prostitutes urinate, does that confirm the video exists if Justice objects?

The FOIA is so broad that it could conceivably cover things mentioning the Trump Quote without actually confirming anything that are still relevant to the investigation. False logic makes fake news.

[Lee-Lee]

21. I agree- they are reading way too much into this

It's a hugely broad FOIA request and records that could be responsive to such a broad request could be involved in any number of investigations that may or may not be directly targeting Trump.

[PatrickforO]

13. The stink of treason that reeks from the White House extends up to the highest level!

This article has some truly great rhetoric. Heady stuff.

But, sadly, as the author of the piece points out, "A traitor occupies the White House, and he’s doing everything he can to keep the American people from learning the truth. The future of our republic rests on the appointment of an independent prosecutor and a special bipartisan commission to expose his treason and all those guilty of aiding and abetting those crimes."

I never thought I'd see this day. God, I lived through Nixon, but this buffoon we have now is WORSE by an order of magnitude.

[Scarsdale]

16. McConnell declared

there will be NO special prosecutor assigned. Since when does ONE man have that much authority? His wife got a cushy job to keep his mouth shut LAST YEAR about the Russians. McCain's wife is under consideration for a cushy job too, to keep him quiet? Ivanka, Jared and Beavis and Butthead tRump are not the only relatives profting from this regime. None of them are qualified for the positions they hold, least of all King tRump.

[Alice11111]

23. Absolutely, but we could see who he was in the campaign,

a crook, way beyond Nixon. Nixon was a liberal compared to this looney.

[PatrickforO]

36. Yes, he was. But he was evil and he was forced to resign.

Now we have evil, mean, and stupid.

Really bad combo.

[Alice11111]

37. ...and no impulse control eom

[Cha]

14. I should hope so.. as much as big brother doesn't

want it to be and why he fired comey.

[Sunlei]

18. They better hurry up before Republicans escalate 'boots on ground' in middle east & more Russian-IS

flood the area.

Enough with the "We're training their military" DOD Bullshit, our military needs to get the fuck out of there ASAP!

[NastyRiffraff]

19. Weird things about Dump's letter to Comey

Besides the fact that it was from Dump, and therefore automatically weird

While I appreciate you (sic) informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau.

First, of course, it's (surprise surprise) untrue that he's not under investigation. Second, if Comey's firing is supposed to be because he mishandled the investigation into Clinton's emails, Dump's statement about not being under investigation is irrelevant. Of course, no one can really believe that he'd fire Comey over actions that he himself praised during the campaign. Not to mention the weird timing.

[Alice11111]

24. ...Sessions could not participate in anything to do w Russia

which is one reason they said it was a Hillary deal, which is preposterous, of course.
Obviously, they all pow wowed to come up w a scheme.

[Me.]

26. Jason Leopold

My God!

[C_U_L8R]

27. The Trumps seized Comey's files

This is getting out of control.

[anneboleyn]

34. Getting out of control? Lavrov mocking our media today was terrible -- he mocked the firing of Comey

While our president met with Russians for no necessary reason, and kept the US press out, except to say fuck you to our country.

[marybourg]

28. Ongoing investigations are exempt

from FOIA. I think this is fake news.

[edbermac]

31. Mark Felt AKA Deep Throat, where are you?

"Follow the money."

[RedWedge]

32. Occupy Democrats citing Jason Leopold?

Not interested, thanks.