DC Tribune suggests McConnell may be under investigation by Mueller

[Stonepounder]

http://dctribune.org/2018/08/25/mitch-mcconnell-likely-under-investigation-by-bob-mueller-over-ties-to-russias-hacking-of-2016-elections/

Mitch McConnell Likely Under Investigation By Bob Mueller Over Ties To Russia’s Hacking Of 2016 Elections

It’s hard to imagine how life could get much worse for Republicans in advance of the 2108 midterm elections, but we here at DC Tribune think we might know of one, and it comes from the same source that’s been the scourge of the Trump administration since May 17th, 2017: The Robert Mueller Special Counsel investigation.

And honestly, what could possibly be worse news for the GOP than to find out that one or more of their leaders were being focused on as part of that investigation?

We already know almost as a matter of course that Mueller is looking into statements made in private between members of the House GOP leadership, joking about fellow Republicans and even the President being on Vladimir Putin’s payroll. That’s not the type of discussion that doesn’t make it into a final report about who knew what and when.

Unfortunately for him, it looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may have known enough in advance to warrant a thorough investigation by Mueller’s team over what looks like at the very least some obstruction of justice charges of his own. Questions that Mueller would likely want answers to[.]

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I've thought for a long time that Mueller should be investigating members of Congress as well as tRump & Co. There are just too many GOPers wandering around ignoring Treason for it just to be Politics as usual.

Note: I don't know how reliable a source this paper is, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if Mueller were investigating McConnell, Ryan, Nunes, and others.

[Cha]

1. mctraitor should be.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

2. Pretty please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let this be true

[True Blue American]

18. We know McConnell

Refused to go along with Obama when he told Mitch about the Russian hacking, so why wouln’t it be true?

[mitch96]

28. +1 PLEASE!!!!!

That would be so righteous..
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[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[LonePirate]

4. Don't put much stock in that website. It's not exactly a reputable news source.

[triron]

27. According to?

[LonePirate]

30. The site is indistinguishable from a click bait site with all of the ads.

The massive number of ads suggest the site's purpose is not to communicate information but to attract views and clicks.

Not only that but nobody else has reported anything close to what is on that site. It's Louise Mensch all over again.

[Dan]

5. From your lips

To God’s ears!!!

[thbobby]

6. Good News - When it rains, it pours

As a political entity, the gop are, IMO, complicit in the Russian Money Conspiracy. Will Mueller be able to expose the gop as the traitors and thieves they are? The gop has given up its law and order mantra across the entire party. They act guilty.

We probably can't fix the stolen supreme court judges or the miasma of RWNJ justices that McConnell has conspired to install, but seeing these quislings in jail will be a moral victory and restore some faith in the United States.

[Princess Turandot]

7. I usually check the 'about' page if I'm not familiar with a supposed news website..

The 'about' on this site just goes back to the homepage so there's no info there, which isn't good. Similarly, the link for the writer just shows a list of articles, with no bio. And they joined Twitter just last month.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Thanks, I wondered, too.

Though it would be good news.

[elleng]

15. Haven't heard of the source

even tho I lived in DC for 20+ years, and am now in nearby MD.

[FreeState]

33. According to Whois the websites been around 20+ years

Or at least the URL has been owned by them for that long.

http://whois.domaintools.com/dctribune.com

[lindysalsagal]

39. The ads about Rachel and others on the right are salacious. I'm not impressed.

[erlewyne]

8. snip: There are just too many GOPers wandering around ignoring Treason for it just to be Politics as

Good point and worded well!

I have felt the same vibes and about McConnell ...

EW

[airmid]

9. The RNC seems to be ripe for an in depth RICO investigation....

[czarjak]

11. Hell to the yes..

MOFO!

[bitterross]

12. Nunes at the very least, should be investigated

His behaviors and actions have been very much those of someone who is involved.

[joet67]

13. I *knew it! I hope this is true! Trump was not alone in his collusion.

I bet McConnell, Ryan, Nunez, and many others had full knowledge. The RNC itself is complicit, along with several individuals of high profile. Drain the treasonous swamp!

[Azathoth]

14. That's a pipe dream. Going after McConnell would be suicide for Mueller

Until Democrats retake the Senate (likely not until 2020), Senate Republicans are the only hope of passing some kind of legislation to protect Mueller. The instant he went after McConnell, every GOP senator would become his enemy and would immediately support Trump firing him. (Most already do, but that would make it unanimous.)

Moreover, McConnell ostensibly had nothing to do with the Trump campaign and its ties to Russia. Unless Mueller had very strong evidence implicating McConnell, evidence that unquestionably would have arisen within the scope of his investigation, he would be opening himself to serious allegations of overstepping his mandate and would, in effect, be handing Republicans a golden bullet to take him out with.

[Hortensis]

19. You're right that McConnell would fight of course.

But if McConnell had somehow gotten involved in Russia's occult warfare, by now Mueller would know it, at very least strongly suspect, and be gathering evidence.

McConnell]s a very careful operator, but he's intensely unethical and corrupt and could conceivably have gotten caught up somehow. We have reason to believe some members of congress do have ties to Russia, some very longstanding, and may have committed illegal acts that threaten to destroy the party. As a top leader it's McConnell's business to know what's going on in his party and to make decisions and take actions to protect it, and his position of power.

McConnell also reportedly is also the largest single recipient of LEGAL Russian donations, via a PAC that serves him. How clever of his sort to create a legal conduit for unlimited foreign donations to PACs. But it wouldn't be astonishing if Mueller was investigating those connections to Russia and found something actionable among what should be highly illegal transactions.

Also, notably, it wouldn't have to be Mueller. McConnell's been famously selling his influence his entire political life. He's careful, but conceivably being careful enough in an environment where scrutiny and will to prosecute are lacking might not be careful enough when they are not. It's not impossible that he could be among the many who will be brought down by increased scrutiny resulting from Trump's upsetting the political apple cart.

Not holding my breath, but hoping that even one of McConnell's many illicit dealings is also illegal and finally officially acted on is definitely more than a silly pipe dream.

[democratisphere]

16. Add jim jordan to that pile of vile redumbliCONS.

[True Blue American]

17. The same paper posts

Honest poll numbers from Fox news. I heard this on MSNBc.

http://dctribune.org/2018/08/25/fox-news-admits-defeat-infuriates-trump-and-fans-by-reporting-democrats-are-winning/

[malaise]

20. Of course he knew

Rec
Lock him up!

[Achilleaze]

21. republican TRAITORS have pissed all over America democracy

lock them up

[Vinca]

22. He should be and so should a number of others.

[LakeSuperiorView]

23. McGOP: Keeping the poor side poor and the rich side rich...

[Snotcicles]

24. That explains their urgency to stack the courts. nt

[Blue Owl]

25. Put that miserable turtle in a cage -- for good

n/t

[muntrv]

26. Please, please find him connected to Putin.

[Faux pas]

29. All of them

should be under investigation. Liars and thieves every one of them.

[Jarqui]

31. When Nunes, McConnell and company get wind of Mueller investigating him,

it won't be long before they have a change of heart and let Trump fire Mueller.

The GOP are already complicit allowing Trump to remain in the Oval office now.

[triron]

32. Is this part of the reason Lindsay Graham says Trump can fire Sessions?

[Iggo]

34. The investigation goes where it goes. If that'e where it goes, then that'e where it goes.

[DeminPennswoods]

35. Craig Unger specifically names McConnell

as being beholden to Russia/Russians in his current book "House of Trump, House of Putin". I haven't gotten to that part yet, but it's not far-fetched to think McConnell could be caught up in Mueller's investigation.

[GoCubsGo]

36. I'd be shocked if he wasn't.

The only thing that will surprise me is when we find out who from his party isn't under investigation. I suspect it won't be many of them.

[catbyte]

37. I knew it. Proof? Two words: Merrick Garland.

It stunk to high heavens that McConnell wouldn't even give Garland a hearing--especially after what happened on November 8, 2016. He knew the fix was in.

[Amaryllis]

38. We know this part is true:

"We already know almost as a matter of course that Mueller is looking into statements made in private between members of the House GOP leadership, joking about fellow Republicans and even the President being on Vladimir Putin’s payroll.."

THere is a tape of this and it was played and reported a while back - someone on MSNBC. That was the one where Ryan said let's keep in the family, just between us. They said Trump and Rohrabacker were the two they thought PUtin was paying. We dont know for a fact that Mueller is investigating this, but certainly he knows about it and most likely is checking it out.

WE also know that this is true: "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may have known enough in advance to warrant a thorough investigation by Mueller’s team over what looks like at the very least some obstruction of justice charges of his own." Not may have known, but DID know.
Obama wanted to take the info about Russian hacking to the people along with GOP leadership, but McConnell refused to go along with it .

We also know GOP has taken lots of RUssian money.

So i would be very surprised if Mueller wasn't investigating a bunch of GOP congress critters.

[oberliner]

40. It's not a "paper" - it's BS spam

[ehrnst]

41. We need to avoid the trap of misiniformation of any kind.

That's the way we lose elections.