V. Prosecution and Declination Decisions (Mueller Report 2020 Update)

On Friday, June 19, 2020, the Department of Justice released unredacted portions of the Mueller Report relating to Roger Stone. This episode is a re-release of this section of the Mueller Report with the newly available information. Apart from a couple of mentions of Roger Stone's name, the unredacted material is primarily from 7:34 to 9:04 and 49:17 to 53:23. As part of the final section of Volume 1, pages 174-199, this section explains the Special Council's decisions on whether to exercise its prosecutorial authority with regard to the evidence it found through the investigation. Prosecution and Declination Decisions (1:12) A. Russian "Active Measures" Social Media Campaign (2:51) B. Russian Hacking and Dumping Operations (5:40) Section 1030 Computer-Intrusion Conspiracy (5:45) Background (5:51) Charging Decision As to [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (9:05) Potential Section 1030 Violation By [Redacted - Personal Privacy] (9:16) C. Russian Government Outreach and Contacts (10:12) Potential Coordination: Conspiracy and Collusion (12:07) Potential Coordination: Foreign Agent Statutes (FARA and 18 U.S.C. § 951) (14:53) Governing Law (15:13) Application (17:58) Campaign Finance (20:07) Overview Of Governing Law (20:47) Application to June 9 Trump Tower Meeting (23:26) Thing-of-Value Element (26:34) Willfulness (29:34) Difficulties in Valuing Promised Information (31:43) Application to [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (33:17) Questions Over Whether [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (33:28) Willfulness (33:37) Constitutional Considerations (33:59) Analysis as to [Redacted - Harm to Ongoing Matter] (34:11) False Statements and Obstruction of the Investigation (34:24) Overview Of Governing Law (34:46) Application to Certain Individuals (37:21) George Papadopoulos (37:25) [Redacted - Personal Privacy] (42:23) Michael Flynn (42:23) Michael Cohen (42:32) Roger Stone (49:18) Jeff Sessions (53:24) Others Interviewed During the Investigation (56:47) Mueller Report Audio - muellerreportaudio.com Presented by Timberlane Media Support via PayPal: [email protected] Donate with Crypto Music by Lee Rosevere