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The @USAO_SDFL "is recruiting prosecutors and restructuring its chain of command in preparation for a grand jury investigation expected to target former Justice Department officials and others involved in cases against President Donald Trump."
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"The exact scope of the grand jury effort—which one of the individuals described as “special counsel oversight”—remains unclear."
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Conspiracy against rights. 18 USC 241
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Scott Strauss.
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"An email to Strauss’ currently listed work account bounced back, suggesting he’s switched jobs."
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"Two of the office’s recently-hired line prosecutors abruptly resigned"
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Dear God, making moves based on posts from Poso is a recipe for disaster. I hope this part is a cover/false story.
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"That chief of staff, Jim Poland, is an FBI agent on detail, who’s overseeing the office’s “non-litigation and administrative functions,”"
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Seems like folks are having a difficult time keeping the info about these grand juries and the office restructuring confidential.
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"MSNBC reported Thursday that Reding Quiñones’ office is also readying grand jury subpoenas for an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan related to the 2017 intelligence assessment about Russian election interference."
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Article
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/do…
"The Department of Justice is preparing to issue a series of grand jury subpoenas as part of a South Florida-based investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and the probes by the CIA and FBI into Russian interference in the 2016 election, MSNBC has learned.
The investigation is being supervised by the U.S. attorney in South Florida, Jason Reding Quiñones, in consultation with Justice Department senior staff in Washington"
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"...based on a criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard."💥
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The recent referral from Congress is... weak sauce.
The one from Gabbard and the one from Ratcliffe are autentica salsa san marzano. 🧑🍳
Ratcliffe referral
foxnews.com/politics/john-…
Gabbard referral
foxnews.com/politics/doj-l…
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Durham found no wrongdoing "in its preparation."
The crimes are not in how it was prepared, but in how it was utilized, how it was weaponized.
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Article
msnbc.com/msnbc/news/doj…
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