I discussed Aug 3 Trump Tower meeting with @chrislhayes @jonathanchait
Potential criminal law issues include:
federal campaign law violation
Erik Prince perjury
With evidence Don Jr may have also lied to Congress about meeting, it raises another set of legal issues...
Potential criminal law issues include:
federal campaign law violation
Erik Prince perjury
With evidence Don Jr may have also lied to Congress about meeting, it raises another set of legal issues...
A key question now: whether there was coordination b/w Erik Prince and Don Jr (and OTHERS) to lie to federal authorities about Aug 3 meeting, dealings with George Nader as UAE emissary.
I wrote about sweeping in others involved in any conspiracy to lie
justsecurity.org/51399/cover-li… 2/
I wrote about sweeping in others involved in any conspiracy to lie
justsecurity.org/51399/cover-li… 2/
Why yourself: Why would either one (Erik Prince, Don Jr) lie unless they had a tacit understanding that others involved in the Aug 3 meeting would lie too. 3/
Nader would presumably testify against Don Jr, Prince, others.
He is cooperating and has had "THREE interviews with special counsel investigators and FOUR appearances before a federal grand jury"
(@PierreTABC @meekwire reporting).
Sounds like he has a lot of beans to spill. /4
He is cooperating and has had "THREE interviews with special counsel investigators and FOUR appearances before a federal grand jury"
(@PierreTABC @meekwire reporting).
Sounds like he has a lot of beans to spill. /4
True that perjury is not so often charged, but this case (1) involves a special counsel looking over the shoulder of the people testifying, (2) concerns counterintelligence matters, and (3) four of the five guilty pleas include the offence of lying to federal authorities. 5/
Here is the fairly clear evidence that Donald Trump Jr. also likely lied to Congress about the Aug. 3 meeting with Erik Prince and the UAE-Saudi emissary George Nader
(hat tip @empytwheel)
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(hat tip @empytwheel)
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