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US Judge Ruling Debunks Mueller Report for Claiming False Ties — Shreds Mueller ‘Evidence’ Of Kremlin Meddling

by mosesman

  • Judge Shreds Mueller ‘Evidence’ Of Kremlin Meddling
    by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
    A US District court judge has dealt a major blow to special counsel Robert Mueller’s theory that the Kremlin engaged in “sweeping and systematic” meddling in the 2016 US election. 
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    Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ruled this week that the Special Counsel’s indictment of a Russian troll farm “does not link the defendants to the Russian government,” and “alleges only private conduct by private actors.”
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    Following the February, 2018 indictment of three Russian firms and 13 Russian nationals, Mueller’s office was caught off guard when some of the Russians actually showed up in US court to defend themselves.
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    I don’t think anyone (including Mueller) anticipated that any of the defendants would appear in court to defend against the charges.     Rather, the Mueller prosecutors seem to have obtained the indictment to serve a public relations purpose, laying out the case for interference as understood by the government and lending a veneer of respectability to the Mueller Switch Project. –Powerline Blog
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    Mueller accused Concord Management and Consulting, LLC of producing propaganda, pretending to be U.S. activists online and posting political content on social media in order to sow discord among American voters. Concord was also accused of “knowingly and intentionally” conspiring to interfere with the 2016 US election.
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    In doing so, Mueller’s office attempted to link Concord to the Kremlin so as to suggest that the Russian meddling came directly from the top.
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    Not so fast…
    Judge Friedrich writes “It is significant and prejudicial that the government itself drew a link between these defendants and the Russian government,” adding “In short, the Court concludes that the government violated Rule 57.7 by making or authorizing the release of public statements that linked the defendants’ alleged activities to the Russian government…”
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