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It's starting to look like Mueller is getting more than he bargained for. He paraded supposed Russian trolls around, charged them with crimes, got his headlines, expecting nothing to ever come of it but propaganda and publicity.
Well, it looks like it may be backfiring. The Russian company that he charged (and expected to never hear from again) has showed up with attorneys to fight the case in court. They're demanding their day in court next week and have filed numerous discovery motions.
Mueller and the gang are fighting back in court... To keep it out of court!
They have asked for a delay (get this!), claiming that the accused never properly accepted the charges. Note: The judge has refused their request for a delay.
"We want you i court."
"OK. We're here."
"Uh... You didn't show up right."
This get interesting. It could be a major backfire to the special counsel. They thought they'd gotten some political capital in public opinion by charging people they'd never have to show a case against.
But now with the bluff(?) called, Mueller may just have to show his hand. Or at the very least, drop the charges and signal to the world just how empty his hand is.
Well, it looks like it may be backfiring. The Russian company that he charged (and expected to never hear from again) has showed up with attorneys to fight the case in court. They're demanding their day in court next week and have filed numerous discovery motions.
Mueller and the gang are fighting back in court... To keep it out of court!
They have asked for a delay (get this!), claiming that the accused never properly accepted the charges. Note: The judge has refused their request for a delay.
The prosecution team sought the delay on the grounds that its unclear whether Concord Management formally accepted the court summons related to the case. Muellers prosecutors also revealed that they tried to deliver the summonses for Concord and IRA through the Russian government, without success.
The [U.S.] government has attempted service of the summonses by delivering copies of them to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russia, to be delivered to the defendants, prosecutors wrote. That office, however, declined to accept the summonses. The government has submitted service requests to the Russian government pursuant to a mutual legal assistance treaty. To the governments knowledge, no further steps have been taken within Russia to effectuate service.
Judge rejects Mueller's request for delay in Russian troll farm case - POLITICO
"We want you i court."
"OK. We're here."
"Uh... You didn't show up right."
This get interesting. It could be a major backfire to the special counsel. They thought they'd gotten some political capital in public opinion by charging people they'd never have to show a case against.
But now with the bluff(?) called, Mueller may just have to show his hand. Or at the very least, drop the charges and signal to the world just how empty his hand is.
In a blunt response Saturday morning, Concords attorneys accused Mueller's team of ignoring the courts rules and suggesting a special procedure for the Russian firm without any supporting legal authority.
Defendant voluntarily appeared through counsel as provided for in [federal rules], and further intends to enter a plea of not guilty. Defendant has not sought a limited appearance nor has it moved to quash the summons. As such, the briefing sought by the Special Counsels motion is pettifoggery, Dubelier and Seikaly wrote.
"I find it disturbing that in your first communication you are already behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with the practices of the Department of Justice," Eric Dubelier, a US attorney from the law firm Reed Smith that represents Concord, wrote to prosecutor Jeannie Rhee, according to an April 20 email he submitted to the court.
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