Let me try to understand what you're talking about here: are you saying that this is ultimately a CI matter, and is not within the special counsel's remit?
Because section (b)(i) of the SC's appointment letter specifically says "[A]ny links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump Campaign" as well as any other matters within the scope of 28 CFR 600.4(a), which includes a number of other offenses including perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and a few other things.
If I'm off base, let me know.
Yes, I exactly. 28 CFR 600.4(a) also states, the sentence right before the portion you posted, “The Special Counsel will be provided with a specific factual statement of the matter to be investigated.”
Please cite “the specific factual statement of the matter to be investigated” (that means the crime committed) AND the conflict which the DOJ could not resolve on its own (ref 28 CFR 600.1 (a)
That investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney's Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department or other extraordinary circumstances;
US Attorneys all over the US could easily investigate “perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and a few other things.” since the do that everyday.
Additionally, please post the secondary letter the DAG gave to Mueller. Oh, sorry, it’s heavily redacted. Criminal case outside espionage classified?
This is the text of the appointment of Starr. Note the crime referenced therein:
Upon consideration of the application of the attorney general pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 592 (c)(1)(A) for the appointment of an independent counsel with authority to exercise all the power, authority and obligations set forth in 28 U.S.C. Section 594,
to investigate whether any individuals or entities have committed a violation of federal criminal law, other than a Class B or C misdemeanor or infraction, relating in any way to James B. McDougal's, President William Jefferson Clinton's, or Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton's relationships with Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Assn., Whitewater Development Corp., or Capital Management Services Inc.; it is:
ORDERED by the court in accordance with the authority vested in it by 28 U.S.C. Section 593 (b) that Kenneth W. Starr, Esquire, of the District of Columbia bar, with offices at Kirkland and Ellis, 655-15th St., NW, Washington, D.C., 20005, be and he is hereby appointed independent counsel with full power, independent authority, and jurisdiction
to investigate to the maximum extent authorized by the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994
whether any individuals or entities have committed a violation of any federal criminal law, other than a Class B or C misdemeanor or infraction, relating in any way to James B. McDougal's, President William Jefferson Clinton's, or Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton's relationships with Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Assn., Whitewater Development Corp., or Capital Management Services Inc.
This is Mueller’s appointment letter:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/967231/download
Additional scope:
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000162-8b23-d039-a976-dfe7110d0001
This is the investigation that Comey ref’d in his HPSCI testimony cited in the appointment letter:
Speaking before the House Intelligence Committee, Comey said that he had been authorized by the Department of Justice to
confirm the investigation publicly “in an extraordinary step” since the agency does not typically do so with open investigations.
“I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI,
as part out our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts,” he said.
What specifically is the CRIME that Mueller is investigating? Remember, Mueller is using tax dollars and We The People have no idea what the hell his ultimate end goal.
Well done Comrades Rosenstein and Mueller. The Party will be proud.
