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2019-01-07 Home Front: Politix

Trump aides may be in legal jeopardy as Democrats give evidence to Mueller

[Guardian] Donald Trump Jr and long-term Trump aide Roger Stone face a heightened threat of criminal charges as Democrats on Capitol Hill prepare to hand evidence to Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

They could be charged with perjury if there is evidence that they lied to Congress during interviews behind closed doors with the House intelligence committee.

The California Democrat Adam Schiff will take over leadership of the committee now that his party has control of the House, following victory in the midterm elections.

Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Schiff made clear he would be handing over transcripts which had been withheld from Mueller’s investigation by Republicans when they controlled the panel.

The committee staged 73 interviews with dozens of witnesses, including Jared Kushner, Trump Jr and Stone. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, has already pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to Congress over attempts to make a deal to construct a Trump Tower in Moscow.

Schiff said he was "trying to deconflict" with special counsel Mueller’s investigation because over the last two years the committee, under Republican leadership, had actively tried to make the special counsel’s work more difficult.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-07 02:14|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 The California Democrat Adam Schiff will take over leadership of the committee now that his party has control of the House, following victory in the midterm elections.

Yea right. Schiff would have never thought of leaking anything to Mueller's henchmen prior to the Dems taking the house.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-07 02:19|| 2019-01-07 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Just seeking the truth for sure.

Posted by gorb 2019-01-07 03:16|| 2019-01-07 03:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Trump aides may be in legal jeopardy...

How many times have we read that headline?

Posted by Raj 2019-01-07 10:48|| 2019-01-07 10:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Schiff has some things in his closet.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-01-07 12:54|| 2019-01-07 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Hard to imagine any serious evidence that they've held on to this long.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-01-07 13:53|| 2019-01-07 13:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Trump Aide was seen eating glue in kindergarten ... Stop The Presses!! Call Mueller!!

Posted by magpie 2019-01-07 14:49|| 2019-01-07 14:49|| Front Page Top

#7 What about the several congressional Donks who obviously stripped all the lead paint off the walls as children?

Posted by gorb 2019-01-07 15:00|| 2019-01-07 15:00|| Front Page Top

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