Concord lawyers respond to the Mueller letter (which responded to the Court order)

Concord response:

http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/im...brief.10.25.2018.pdf


(9 pages)

http://www.kitv.com/story/3936...ller-to-looney-tunes

the indicted Russian company Concord Management and Catering is now comparing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation to the cartoon Looney Tunes.

In a court filing Thursday, US-based attorneys for the Russian company started by responding to the Justice Department's defense of its case in all caps.

"To summarize: WRONG ANSWER," defense attorney Eric Dubelier and his colleagues from the law firm Reed Smith wrote.

The defense team argues that the prosecutors, which now come from both Mueller's team and the DC US Attorney's Office, tweaked their arguments about Concord defrauding the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department's foreign agent registration law. "Now, in mind-bending, intergalactic, whiplash fashion, [Mueller] says for the first time," the defense team writes, "I did, I did, I charged violations of FECA and FARA. Reminiscent of the old adage, 'Give a man enough rope and he will hang himself,' the Special Counsel just did so."

The defense team then adds a footnote, that prosecutors' argument "sounds a lot like 'I did, I did, I taw a puddy tat." In true lawyer fashion, they attribute the quote to "Tweetie (1948)," aka Tweety Bird of Looney Tunes.

Concord has previously used some of Trump's favorite attack lines in its legal briefs, such as when the defense team wrote "fake law is much more dangerous than fake news."

They've stopped short of calling Mueller's investigation an outright "witch hunt" -- but have accused the special counsel of selectively targeting the company because it is Russian. They've also attacked Mueller's authority under the Constitution. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich, who is overseeing the case in DC federal court, has denied both arguments.

But she has not yet ruled on whether to dismiss the case because of the prosecutors' legal theory. Prosecutors have told her that some of the questions Concord wants her to examine should be decided by a jury, and that they don't need to prove the Russians' violation of foreign registration regulations to prove their conspiracy case.

It's unclear whether Concord will achieve its intended result from the colorful language.

Too bad.

https://www.politico.com/story...igation-court-992325

Special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday scored a legal victory after a federal judge denied a Russian firm’s motion to dismiss charges against it.

Judge Dabney Friedrich shot down the motion from Concord Management and Consulting, a St. Petersburg-based firm

Lawyers for Concord also argued that Mueller’s appointment was illegal and unconstitutional, a claim that had been rejected by three other federal judges before Friedrich also rejected it in August, while also allowing that Supreme Court precedent and not explicit statutory authority factored into her decision.

In Thursday’s filing, Friedrich gave both parties a Nov. 28 deadline to confer on a schedule to move forward with proceedings.

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old friend, I miss you every time I post

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Bottom line: how did such a purportedly smart bunch of lawyers get themselves into this fix?

Because they are do damned arrogant, and have gotten away with it for so long, they deeply believe they are untouchable. Ask those innocent folks that mueller sent to prison, knowing they were innocent.

JALLEN started this thread back in June 2018.

Things are still playing out.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/...-cone-of-silence.php

The lawyers representing Concord Management and Consulting in the election interference case brought by the Special Counsel against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities have filed a motion to disclose case documents to their client.

if I understand this correctly,

Mueller gave the lawyers documents regarding the case, but said the lawyers could not share those documents w the lawyers' Russian clients

Operating under Judge Friedrich’s protective order, Concord’s lawyers seek permission of the court to disclose documents designated “sensitive” by the Special Counsel. These “sensitive” documents are not classified.

Since the entry of the protective order at the end of June, according to the motion, the Special Counsel has produced nearly 4 million documents, 3.2 million of which he has designated “sensitive .”


it appears that a standard Mueller tactic is to smother and overwhelm defense lawyers w massive amounts of paper

From the motion:

"[T]he government has grossly over-designated documents as “sensitive.” Based upon what has been disclosed to date, this allegedly “sensitive” discovery includes a massive amount of irrelevant data ranging from promotional emails for airlines to personal correspondence, even including personal naked selfie photographs.

Despite the fact that much of this allegedly sensitive material is irrelevant to the charges against Concord, the Special Counsel’s over-designation creates a massive problem for defense counsel in trying to identify what is relevant and/or exculpatory."

The Special Counsel not only opposes Concord’s motion, he seeks to file a classified addendum to his memorandum secretly with the court.

Concord’s lawyers have filed a spirited memorandum opposing this tack

Dubelier asks: “Could the manner in which [the Special Counsel] collected a nude selfie really threaten the national security of the United States?”

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How can you trust a DoJ and FBI that consistently hides behind a curtain called "sensitive", but as we learn the details, it is all a phony smoke screen.

At this point, one could argue that Robert Mueller has interfered with the 2016 election much more than anything the Russians did.

^^^^^^
And is attempting to interfere with the 2020 election.

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Originally posted by sdy:
JALLEN started this thread back in June 2018.

Things are still playing out.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/...-cone-of-silence.php

The lawyers representing Concord Management and Consulting in the election interference case brought by the Special Counsel against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities have filed a motion to disclose case documents to their client.

if I understand this correctly,

Mueller gave the lawyers documents regarding the case, but said the lawyers could not share those documents w the lawyers' Russian clients

Operating under Judge Friedrich’s protective order, Concord’s lawyers seek permission of the court to disclose documents designated “sensitive” by the Special Counsel. These “sensitive” documents are not classified.

Since the entry of the protective order at the end of June, according to the motion, the Special Counsel has produced nearly 4 million documents, 3.2 million of which he has designated “sensitive .”


it appears that a standard Mueller tactic is to smother and overwhelm defense lawyers w massive amounts of paper

From the motion:

"[T]he government has grossly over-designated documents as “sensitive.” Based upon what has been disclosed to date, this allegedly “sensitive” discovery includes a massive amount of irrelevant data ranging from promotional emails for airlines to personal correspondence, even including personal naked selfie photographs.

Despite the fact that much of this allegedly sensitive material is irrelevant to the charges against Concord, the Special Counsel’s over-designation creates a massive problem for defense counsel in trying to identify what is relevant and/or exculpatory."

The Special Counsel not only opposes Concord’s motion, he seeks to file a classified addendum to his memorandum secretly with the court.

Concord’s lawyers have filed a spirited memorandum opposing this tack

Dubelier asks: “Could the manner in which [the Special Counsel] collected a nude selfie really threaten the national security of the United States?”

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

How can you trust a DoJ and FBI that consistently hides behind a curtain called "sensitive", but as we learn the details, it is all a phony smoke screen.

At this point, one could argue that Robert Mueller has interfered with the 2016 election much more than anything the Russians did.

Here is a link regarding 4 innocent men he knowingly sent to prison. And this is only one a quite a number of links regarding his criminal history. Withholding evidence in a court case is, I believe, a case for prosecution. Certainly disbarment. Yet his cronies in the fbi (not capped on purpose) not only knew about it, they helped.

http://www.americanlibertyrepo...past-comes-to-light/

“Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is set to rule within the next few days as to whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller can subpoena an unknown government-owned foreign corporation.

Anticipation is growing in Washington, D.C. as the nation is set to learn the identity of the state-owned entity that has tried to block Mueller from revealing its alleged role in the Russia investigation.

Roberts surprised legal analysts last Sunday when he temporarily blocked the subpoena and forced Mueller to explain why the government was investigating a foreign-backed corporate entity whose government has been trying hard to avoid cooperating.

Mueller’s prosecutors filed a brief on Friday night, according to Politico…”

https://mol.im/a/6541093

Mueller's rabid dog prosecutor Jeannie Rhee has withdrawn from the case against the Russians at Internet Research Agency




(seen at Techno Fog twitter)

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Mueller's rabid dog prosecutor Jeannie Rhee has withdrawn from the case against the Russians at Internet Research Agency

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What does this mean?

Case ain't lookin so solid after all, eh?

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What does this mean?

Mueller's team is disbanding.

Other DoJ prosecutors will handle the case.

Prior to the Mueller investigation, Rhee worked for WilmerHale law firm and made $1.4 million per year.

While in private practice, Rhee represented the Clinton Foundation in one case.

WilmerHale is also where Mueller was working (for $ 2.4 million) before becoming SC

https://www.wfmz.com/news/poli...-in-april/1111742417

Concord Management and Consulting, the Russian company charged with attempting to interfere in the 2016 election, is poised to go to trial in April 2020 , a full year after the end of the Mueller investigation.

The company's defense lawyers and prosecutors from the DC US Attorney's office suggested that date during a court hearing Tuesday morning. They largely discussed scheduling at the hearing in the long-running case.

The trial date has not yet been set by Judge Dabney Friedrich in DC District Court.

The indictment, since Mueller's team brought it in February 2018, was a startling and sweeping allegation of a Russian operation to sway American voters in 2016 through divisive Facebook posts, rallies and other political propaganda on social media. The company is accused of conspiracy for funding the online troll farm effort.

Concord has pleaded not guilty

The case is complicated -- with millions of files in evidence and a corporation that's only had its US lawyers appear in court -- and the trial itself may last longer than any other criminal proceeding that originated with special counsel Robert Mueller's office within the Justice Department.

A prosecutor on the case told the judge Tuesday his team may take two to three weeks to present their case to a jury. Concord's team expects the trial may take about a month, not counting jury selection.

update to above post

Judge Friedrich has agreed to an April 2020 trial for Concord Management.

From the bench on Monday, Friedrich denied Dubelier’s bid to extract further information from prosecutors about their case against Concord Management. “Put simply,” Friedrich said, “Concord has what it needs” to prepare for trial.

https://www.law.com/nationalla...eturn=20190902153644