New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Toobin joins Morning Joe to discuss his book 'True Crimes and Misdemeanors,' which looks at the Mueller investigation and impeachment of the president. Aired on 08/04/2020.
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Jeffrey Toobin's New Book Examines The Mueller Investigation | Morning Joe | MSNBC
I’m so past this. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND COUNTRY,VOTE FOR JOE💙
@J
Don’t have to defend Joe since his opponent is self destructing every day.
J
No, J, it’s not even hate, it’s just exhaustion over struggling to cope with your and other Trumpets stupidity on a daily basis.
@J – We don’t have to defend Joe Biden, since he has not demonstrated criminal behavior daily. *Now tRump on the other hand, five minutes has gone by, let’s what new crimes he’s engaging in.* Defend that, and neither lies or misleading statements will be accepted….only credible evidential proof. Admit it, *_you’ve GOT NOTHING to defend criminal tRump….NOT EVEN tRump NOR HIS DOZENS OF HI-PRICED LAWYERS CAN DO THAT.*
For the love of your fellow human being, your concept has now power here.
@J M M ROGER STONE WORKED WITH WICKILINKS
LOOK AT HIS DEPOSITION
STONE CRACKING. https://youtu.be/pptzks0x6wI
It’s well known that Trump likes doing business with gangsters, in part because they pay top dollar and loan money when American banks stopped loaning Trump money. It was a win-win for both sides. The Russian mafia is totally different than the American mafia. In Russia, the mafia is essentially a state actor. In an interviewed, Gen. Oleg Kalugin, who is a former head of counterintelligence in the KGB and had been Putin’s boss at one point, was asked about the Russain mafia. He said, “Oh, it’s part of the KGB. It’s part of the Russian government.”
For decades, Trump has laundered billions of dollars for Russian organized crime figures and other oligarchs. Ultimately Trump’s involvement with Russia’s criminal underworld created an opening for Putin and his agents to manipulate and control him.
Russian Oligarchs made Trump an offer that he could not refuse. Suddenly Trump started dealing with cash, because he couldn’t get loans from American banks anymore. The only bank that would loan him money was Deutsche Bank, which is the preferred bank for Russian Oligarchs and the Russian mafia…
There were ways of laundering money that Trump had. The financing of building projects that involved $400 million or $500 million to build a skyscraper. Once the building was constructed, they could sell the condos through the shell companies, and limited liability corporations. This was done anonymously in all cash transactions with Russian oligarchs and other people affiliated with the Russian mafia. They owned Trump before he ever met Putin. Trump became close with the oligarchs who were in turn close to Putin..
In 2005, Manafort started working for Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. Manafort, a had hired himself out to a variety of global villains, promised he would “influence politics, business dealings, and news coverage inside the US, Europe, and former Soviet Republics to benefit Putin’s government..
Russia’s oligarchs put their wealth and power at Putin’s disposal, or they don’t remain oligarchs for long. This requirement is not lost on Deripaska. “I don’t separate myself from the state,” Deripaska told the Financial Times in 2007. “I have no other interests.” A 2006 U.S. diplomatic cable described him as “among the 2-3 oligarchs Putin turns to on a regular basis.” Working for Deripaska, meant Manafort was working for Putin. Deripaska hired Manafort for $10 million a year, and Manafort worked to advance Russian interests in Ukraine, Georgia, and Montenegro.
Trump was working with the Russian mafia for more than 30 years. He was profiting from them. They rescued him. They bailed him out. They took him from being $4 billion in debt to becoming a multibillionaire again, and they fueled his political ambitions, starting more than 30 years ago. This means Trump was in bed with the Kremlin as well, whether he knew it or not…
On November 9, 2016, just a few minutes after Trump was elected president, a man named Vyacheslav Nikonov approached a microphone in the Russian State Duma (their equivalent of the US House of Representatives) and made a very unusual statement..
“Dear friends, respected colleagues!” Nikonov said. “Three minutes ago, Hillary Clinton admitted her defeat in US presidential elections, and a second ago Trump started his speech as an elected president of the United States of America, and I congratulate you on this.”
Nikonov is a leader in the pro-Putin United Russia Party and, incidentally, the grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov — after whom the “Molotov cocktail” was named. His announcement that day was a clear signal that Trump’s victory was, in fact, a victory for Putin’s Russia..
When Putin was coming to power, I had dinner with the heads of the Russian Mafiya. They are businessmen! Corrupt, yes, but businessmen!
If an Oligarch does not serve Putin, he certainly will not survive in Russia.
The Mafiya is part of the government now, and the men who run it are businessmen in their own way.
@J There are none so blind as those who will not see.
David J Thank you, Ive known about all this a dam sick stupid people calling it a Hoax. The only hoax is Trump and his cronies and followers. Too bad they can’t realize all this corrupt con man has done and is doing. It takes all kinds of stupid!
How could you possibly know all this?
After January Trump and his enablers will be dealing with a new AG who isn’t corrupt.
@Mario Lopez OK wise guy…. Just answer this one question but nobody here ever has…Where is that irrefutable evidence of Russian collusion Adam Schiff has been talking about for 3 years? And why 55 of Obama’s appointees stated under oath some from 4 years ago that they had no evidence of Russian collusion but proceeded with Mueller anyway…???
@Master Temple
Gramps you’re full of what ifs.
Once Trump loses his executive privilege he will be delt a firm hand by DOJ.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kavanaugh-gorsuch-rule-against-trump-in-supreme-court-tax-case-2020-7
@Mario Lopez Funny, you didn’t answer those questions???
@Mario Lopez So are you happy to see Mueller, Comey and Schiff in front of the Senate Committee under oath to ask about all that irrefutable evidence???
@Todd Jenkins ROGER STONE WORKED WITH WICKILINKS
LOOK AT HIS DEPOSITION
STONE CRACKING. https://youtu.be/pptzks0x6wI
President Joe Biden is going to need several dozen industrial powered vacuum units, capable of handling toxic sludge in high quantities, in order to drain Donald Trump and all of his corrupt cronies from the swamp.
He’ll have to dip the White House in bleach to disinfect it.
That swamps pretty deep you might need a snorkel
What, to help Hunter Biden win more contracts with Communist China???
@Master Temple yep, and we can get those voting machine ivanka got the patent on over there, as well as the dozens of copyright and patents on other things the trump family has received in China since trump took office…..keep right on digging you hole with hunter idiots……..Trump is a major buyer of Chinese goods 😉 and services….didnt you hear him openly ask for elections help LOL
Lots and lots of Sage. Lots.
“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” – adolf hitler
@Jewel Wilson can you just tell me what your trying to say? i don’t get your posts?
This is true. People actually think Trump is guilty of crimes when Mueller’s own conclusion did not find him guilty of any crimes. Get mad at Mueller not me.
Yeah will people used to believe the earth was flat too . . . Maybe some of us aren’t quite so gullible now 85 years later . . . At least it would appear so. We’ve got bone spurs number and we intend to flush the federal toilet on election day 11/3/20. See you there hopefully.
@NPC #1337 without immunity, Trump would have been indicted. Immunity doesn’t mean he wasn’t guilty.
@IHCTerra was Clinton immune when he was impeached? He was a sitting president at the time.
Abject treason. George Washington must be rolling in his grave.
Right..but not just Washington but all of the founding fathers are rumbling in their graves..😡🥶🤯
The charge of treason is legally defined as something that can only happen during wartime. We could define this as a war for the future of our country, I suppose… though without the intentional divisiveness injected by Trump, I think it would be a lot calmer and less dramatic.
@Dolores Reynolds No its not…..In 1790, the Congress of the United States enacted that:
“If any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States, or elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted on confession in open Court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of the treason whereof he or they shall stand indicted, such person or persons shall be adjudged guilty of treason against the United States, and SHALL SUFFER DEATH; and that if any person or persons, having knowledge of the commission of any of the treasons aforesaid, shall conceal, and not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President of the United States, or some one of the Judges thereof, or to the President or Governor of a particular State, or some one of the Judges or Justices thereof, such person or persons, on conviction, shall be adjudged guilty of misprision of treason, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding seven years, and fined not exceeding one thousand dollars.”
Important part is “or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States, or elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted on confession in open Court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of the treason ” that is an OR and shall adhere means helping our enemies…..It does not say During war time… that is important because there are lead up times to war when treason is still very much possible….and if you DONT consider Russia a US enemy state, I dont know what world you are living on. I know OUR military does…when I was training for the army, the name of the targets were Ivans, at every base I was at and my later posting. Now that was many years ago, but since it is an ex-KGB col who is in charge of the country I put NO faith in him, unless it is a threat or warning of violence.
But as far as the LEGAL definition of treason, it does not involve wartime only. As to trump…he is a traitor….all roads around trump lead to Putin. That is my opinion, and can be argued legally as well. especially with more proof.
Donald Trump seems to be *RUSSIAN* to judgment on conspiracy theories, and working very hard at *STALIN* the Election.
He casts a long nyet.
🔥🔥🔥🎯🎯🎯😂😂😂
lulz
He is the hoax! Criminal, that’s what he is and hopefully once he leaves office this year, he will be indicted for all the crimes he committed. This facade administration is disgusting.
Hope they all go to prison
I spent several hours reading the first part of Mueller’s report, and there is no doubt that tRump is a Russian backed criminal.
@NPC #1337 That is the difference between an INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR ( Starr ) versus an Assigned Prosecutor ( Mueller ) who is working for the DOJ and hence working for Barr and trumptydumpty.
@An Sar why didn’t Mueller submit evidence to the house of representatives so they could move forward with impeachment? That’s within his powers.
@An Sar you mean special prosecutor? Barr wasn’t in the Trump administration at the time it was sessions who recused himself.
@NPC #1337 Ya. Could not think of term for special prosecutor. The scope from beginning was very different.
@An Sar “As special counsel, Mueller had the power to issue subpoenas, hire staff members, request funding, and prosecute federal crimes in connection with the election interference along with other crimes he may uncover”. He could have submitted evidence to house of representatives to move forward with impeachment but did not.
America can’t survive 4 more years of Donald Trump,!!!!
@Gerard McBryde Agreed – unfortunately the typical Trump supporter does not hold a passport, unless they live near the U.S. or Mexican border. Our nation has spent decades combating the Russians over multiple decades and Trump is now their asset in the Oval Office. Enabled and protected by some very corrupt or blackmailed GOP members.
Don’t be so pessimistic. I would really like to see how far Trump would go if he gets another term. If you elect something like Trump once you can just as well reelect him. Ist der Ruf erst ruiniert, dann lebt sich’s völlig ungeniert.
Agreed. If Trump and his crime gang get another four years, it will be the end of democracy in the country. This is going to be the filthiest election ever.
America will survive if people vote for Biden in November!
@Geo R ROGER STONE WORKED WITH WICKILINKS
LOOK AT HIS DEPOSITION
STONE CRACKING. https://youtu.be/pptzks0x6wI
The origin of the Meller report was the decades of deals with the Russian Mafia that preceded Trump’s run.
Ye ole “It was broken even before I was born.” LOL
@JackieBlue222 Ye olde… “I think the 74 year old guy with “blonde” hair combed over his bald spot and wearing more makeup than his wife(she totally loves him btw) is telling the truth and the rest of the world is lying.” GTFOH…LOL : )
@Hecubus Sad and funny, and true.
@Hecubus 🤣😅🤣😂🤭
If we had confidence that the president did not commit a crime, we would have said so.
Robert Mueller
@Ajile Branch ….. If I had confidence that Ajile Branch is not a child molester I would say so.
@Tingle Matthews ha🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 your mother, fanboy 👍😂 🤣😂 🤣😂 🤣
@Tingle Matthews that is such a dumb thing to say. Are you really that simple? Mueller came to that conclusion after extensively investigating Trump and his associates for about 24 months! Have you ever met Ajile? Do you even know who he/she is? If not, then why on earth would you make such a juvenile statement? I would suggest you ponder your next response carefully, otherwise regard my question as rhetorical. Have a good day!
Trump loves Wikileaks and dislikes tiktok. Hmm
hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, indeed!
Tic Toc punked him on the Tulsa rally. We know how vindictive Agent Orange is.
Susan Cruisin, It is always good to know what our masters – the people with the power – are up to, the crimes, the dirty tricks, the hypocrisy, the dishonesty. Wikileaks – among other publishing organisations – made that possible. Wikileaks exposed American war crimes in Iraq, something I will always be grateful to Julian Assange and Wikileaks for . . .
Trump’s relationship with Russia goes back to the 80s.
@Barbara Hartlen Trump was just a RoadBlock to the Deep States Bigger Plan my friend !!! Wait and Watch !! The Mayors in these Cities are defunding the Police !! Have u ever really wondered why ?
Putin played Trump then and Putin is playing Trump now.
I know why to make it easier for DHS to move in an to call for military croons to incarcerate anyone and everyone who doesn’t vote for Trump!
@Patricia Manzi You are Clueless my Friend !!! Putin isnt even in the discussion !!!! Trump was just an unforseen roadblock that disrupted a bigger plan !!
@Barbara Hartlen Heed That Warning My Friend !! Jail Isnt a nice place !!! Very Unforgiving !!!! Trump 2020 !!!
Usually, I’ll question someone when he uses the word “always.” Like, he/ she always yells at me or he always picks on me. But in this case. Trump ALWAYS lies.
People forget that Mueller was a lifelong Republican who decided the protection of the Presidency was more important than prosecuting a person who temporarily occupied the office. He believed Rump could be prosecuted ok once he left office as not to damage the institution of the America Presidency.He failed the greater institution of American Democracy
@Jack Keroauc hi, jack of San Francisco,. From the outset, I didn’t like that issue of DOJ memo stating a president can’t be subpoenaed. Considering all the crap trump pulled up to that point. That memo was moot.
Even when he’s telling the truth he’s lying 😂🤣🤣
Ya. 20,000+ and still growing.
@An Sar years ago, jim jordan, when asked if he was concerned about trunp’s misspeaks, replied that trump never lied to him.
Read the Report.
No question trump and his guys are corrupt.
@NPC #1337 Mueller said, both in the report and in House examination, that Trump WAS NOT exonerated of conspiracy.
@Brian Allen Mueller’s a prosecutor it’s not his job to exonerate
@NPC #1337 Read my comment again, fool. I said that Mueller did not exonerate Trump. But that is not to say that Trump was found to be innocent which is what is implied in some of the posts here. It was left to Congress to decide where to go with the report.
@Brian Allen Exoneration occurs when the conviction for a crime is reversed, either through demonstration of innocence, a flaw in the conviction, or otherwise. Do you understand what innocent until proven guilty means?
@John Smith ROGER STONE WORKED WITH WICKILINKS
LOOK AT HIS DEPOSITION
STONE CRACKING. https://youtu.be/pptzks0x6wI
Liars lie! Let’s just speak truth: this guy in our WH is a ‘domestic terrorist’! Has killed over 155,000 already – why can’t he be perp walked out today!
He should’ve been walked out years ago already!
AMERICA WAKE UP !
The leader of an American communist group endorsed former Democrat Vice President Joe Biden for president, portraying the 77-year-old as a better choice than President Donald Trump.
The removal of Trump from office is part of the “revolution” to overthrow the current systems governing the United States, Communist Party USA leader Bob Avakian said in a statement on the group’s website.
“Imagine what Trump will do if he is given a second-term ‘mandate’ through re-election this coming November,” he wrote.
To ensure the Republican doesn’t get re-elected, Avakian is urging fellow communists to choose Biden, even if they’re not enthused over his proposed policies, while expressing hope that Trump will be removed before the election.
“If, in spite of mass protest demanding the removal of the Trump/Pence regime, this regime remains in power when it is time for voting, then—without placing fundamental reliance on this—using all appropriate means to work for the removal of this regime must include voting against Trump (assuming the election is actually held),” Avakian said.
“To be clear, this means not a ‘protest vote’ for some candidate who has no chance of winning, but actually voting for the Democratic Party candidate, Biden, in order to effectively vote against Trump.”
@NDFOOTBALL Progressives and Liberals always win in the end…if they didn’t, we would all be living on farms and riding horses. : )
@NDFOOTBALL
2016: I alone can fix it.
2020: Hand me the death chart.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action
–
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
So who is ignorant? Certainly you mean Trump!
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ROBERT MUELLER…..THERE IS SOME GROSS IGNORANCED RIGHT THERE..PLUS CRIMINALITY…
Mueller did not finish his investigation as Barr stopped him.
@Dale Hartley if you looked at the facts you would know that mueller COULD NOT release the report directly to the public, only to the AG. indeed mueller DID hand off his COMPLETED report which then had to be checked for sensitive information before it could be released. Mueller himself testified that he was NOT hindered or stopped.
@Paul Wilson He also testified that Trump was NOT vindicated and that if he had been innocent, they would have said so. Which they DID NOT….he is repeatedly stressed that they DID NOT FIND THAT TRUMP WAS INNOCENT.
and after looking into it…Its been awhile 😉
https://www.vox.com/2019/7/24/20708377/mueller-testimony-investigation-curtailed-obstruction-justice
i have to agree that you are correct, Mueller did indeed say that.
However, please read that Barr completely misrepresented his report enough that he spoke out about it, and has yet to really release it.
@Paul Wilson and that’s a lie.
That’s true but he could’ve also told the complete truth before bar had a chance to stop him
Well it doesn’t matter because President Trump won’t be arrested for his crimes will be paying for his protection for the rest of his life and his “ un” a millionaire
As much as you may dislike Hillary, she was right. Trump is Putin’s puppet.
@David Gainey Even if that were true that still leaves him ahead on the score sheet.
@Pat McCann ROGER STONE WORKED WITH WICKILINKS
LOOK AT HIS DEPOSITION
STONE CRACKING. https://youtu.be/pptzks0x6wI
trump is surrounded by DEPLORABLES. LOCK THEM UP
@David Gainey how does it feel to be wrong on everything?
Major Laser who knows ask joe