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Dec 9, 2018 • 8 tweets • 2 min read

https://twitter.com/proudresister/status/1071830414568841216

One thing about Mueller’s filings I’ve learned over the past six months:

Unusual turns of phrase usually mean something.

When something sticks out, there’s usually a reason.

This phrase stuck out: “discrete Russia-related matters core to the investigation.”

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https://twitter.com/proudresister/status/1071830414568841216

As Ryan pointed out, the “core to the investigation” part is synonymous with “Russian election interference in coordination with the Trump Campaign”.

The “discrete [...] matters” part has my wheels turning though.

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Discrete in this context would usually mean “independent of each other” or “separate”.

Separate from what?

Nothing in the memo has anything to do with the Trump-Russia case, so there’s no need to point out that the info Cohen provided there was about separate things.

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It seems to me the “discrete Russia-related matters” most likely hints at Cohen providing info about a multitude of different Trump-Russia activities...

A multitude of different topics.

As in: financial activities, back-channel communications, deals and agreements, etc..

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The phrasing just stands out for me as hinting at bigger things than just cooperating on just one subject like the Moscow Project hotel deal.

Now, add to this what followed next: a reference to Cohen acquiring the information through regular contact with Trump Org execs.

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What are “regular contacts” inside a company?

Meetings, conversations, emails.

Add those together and the inference is that Cohen was working on the Moscow hotel deal but had evidence on OTHER Trump-Russia dealings related to election meddling.

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Mueller’s filings have proven to be precisely worded documents.

They often describe larger things we have yet to learn about in a slightly opaque way that hints at them without giving them away.

They offer subtle previews.

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I’d bet money Cohen had intel on Trump-Russia things we have yet to hear about that he wasn’t even a central player in...

Activities by “company executives”.

Reminder: all of those execs have the last name Trump... except the CFO... and he’s cooperating.

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