Originally Posted by
Darth Omar
They started an investigation without an alleged crime?
Doesn’t Putin do that sort of thing?
The Untied States does that all the time.
Its the way it works. An investigator sees something suspicious, or an intelligence officer sees something suspicious and starts investigating. They often don't know if a crime has been committed or not yet, but they investigate to find out. That's how this works.
Police officer sees a car driving erratically, he wonders if that driver is sick, or drunk, or maybe just tired or on the phone. The police officer pulls the car over and investigates. The officer smells alcohol on the guys breath or does not smell alcohol... the guy has a reasonable explanation or does not.... the guy has slurred speech or not.
Maybe the driver seems perfectly sober and says, "Sorry officer, I was eating a cheese burger and the grease spilled on me, so I jumped." The officer sees ketchup on the guys shirt and a chease burger with a single bite sitting in the driver's lap. The guy broke no law and the officer says, have a nice day.
At the end of the investigation the officer makes a determination if the investigation led him to a reasonable belief the driver was drunk or not. If so, the driver is arrested. If not the Officer says please drive more carefully and have a nice day.
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18 U.S. Code § 2071 - Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally
44 U.S.C. 2202 - The United States shall reserve and retain complete ownership, possession, and control of Presidential records; and such records shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
LOCK HIM UP!
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