I didn’t say he was cleared, they just didn’t think it was worth bothering with back then. And most of it is from around 2005. What ever “it” is… I notice they never mention the actual “crimes”.
They never mention the actual “crimes”? You did not read the charging document?
A sampling…
COUNT 24: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 3551
et seq.
Bank Fraud Conspiracy
COUNT 25: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344, 2, and
3551 et seq.
Bank Fraud
COUNT 26: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1349 and 3551
et seq.
Bank Fraud Conspiracy
COUNTS 27: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344, 2, and
3551 et seq.
Bank Fraud
Should we not charge people for bank fraud? What about lying about foreign income? I take it you’re not a believer in law and order.
COUNTS 1–5: 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1); 18
U.S.C. §§ 2 and 3551 et seq.
Subscribing to False United States
Individual Income Tax Returns
COUNTS 6–10: 26 U.S.C. § 7206(2); 18
U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.
Assisting in the Preparation of False
United States Individual Income
COUNTS 11–14: 31 U.S.C. §§ 5314 and
5322(a); 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 3551 et seq.
Failure To File Reports Of Foreign Bank
And Financial Accounts
COUNTS 15–19: 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1);
18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 3551 et seq.
Subscribing to False United States
Individual Income Tax Returns
COUNT 20: 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1); 18
U.S.C. §§ 2 and 3551 et seq.
Subscribing to a False Amended United
States Individual Income Tax Return
COUNTS 21–23: 31 U.S.C. §§ 5314 and
5322(a); 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 3551 et seq.
Failure To File Reports Of Foreign Bank
And Financial Accounts
"18 U.S. Code § 1349 - Attempt and conspiracy
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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense under this chapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
(Added Pub. L. 107–204, title IX, § 902(a), July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 805.)"
the current game is that some people don’t care if law breakers go free if it guarantees that their favorite politician isn’t (potentially) implicated in any wrongdoing.
U.S. Code § 798 – Disclosure of classified information
U.S. Code § 1031 — Major fraud against the United States
U.S. Code § 371 – Conspiracy to commit a federal offense
U.S. Code § 1924 – Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material
U.S. Code § 2071(b) — Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
U.S. Code § 1346 — Definition of “scheme or artifice to defraud”
U.S. Code § 641 – Public money, property or records
U.S. Code § 1343 – Fraud by wire, radio or television
U.S. Code § 1505 – Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees
U.S. Code § 1519 — Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations
18 U.S. Code § 793 — Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
Mueller hasn’t finished his investigation and none of us will know how bad (or not bad) any of this is or who else it affects (if anyone) until he has (or if other investigations are opened due to trials/flipping/new evidence/etc). everyone, including you, is just guessing at this point.