The Russian Investigation

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"In August 2018, it was reported that investigators were in the final stages of their investigation.[154] Cohen officially surrendered to the FBI on August 21, 2018.[155] That afternoon, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal[156] charges: five counts of tax evasion, one count of making false statements to a financial institution, one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate (Trump) for the "principal purpose of influencing [the] election".[157][158][159][158]"
Michael Cohen (lawyer) - Wikipedia


Here is what you are missing:

Numerous indictments, several convictions and several cases referred to other jurisdictions - not one of which is Connection to Trump or Campaign collusion
 
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Here is what you are missing:

Thanks, I did not miss that at all.

The investigation caught criminals close to Trump, such as Cohen, one of Trump's close personal lawyers, highly involved in Trump's organization.

The Mueller investigation was extremely good for America, for the Rule of Law.
 
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Here is what you are missing:
You're beating a dead horse. The narrative that the Right concocted (that the investigation was about nothing but "getting Trump"*) to obscure the fact that Russia interfered with the election has gone past its sell-by date. Even Mitch McConnell has stood up in public and declared that Russian interference was real. He was right: "Case closed."

*There is no doubt that many stupid Democrats fell for that story line, but there is also no doubt that the Right concocted it.
 
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  • Paul Manafort - Convicted for 7.5 years for financial Crimes - None of which were connected to Trump or Campaign activities
You forgot to mention Manafort's $25 million restitution fine. That alone has defrayed almost the entire cost of the investigation.
  • Michael Cohen - bank finance charges - lying to congress: No Connection to Trump or Campaign collusion
You forgot to mention "one count of making an excessive campaign contribution at the request of a candidate (Trump) for the "principal purpose of influencing [the] election"."
 
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"Along with a team of experienced prosecutors and attorneys, the former FBI director has indicted, convicted or gotten guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies, including top advisers to President Trump, Russian spies and hackers with ties to the Kremlin. The charges range from interfering with the 2016 election and hacking emails to lying to investigators and tampering with witnesses."
Here Are All of the Indictments, Guilty Pleas and Convictions From Robert Mueller's Investigation

What top advisers?

Here's one:

Michael Dean Cohen is an American former attorney who was a lawyer for Donald Trump from 2006 until May 2018.

(!)....

So much for no connection. It's a close connection.

Cohen was a vice-president of The Trump Organization, and the personal counsel to Trump, and was often described by media as Trump's "fixer".[3][4] He previously served as co-president of Trump Entertainment
Michael Cohen (lawyer) - Wikipedia

Don't forget his other title - national deputy finance chairman at the Republican National Committee.
 
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And what was he convicted of?

Former Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen: Pleaded guilty to tax and bank charges, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress

How does that show collusion between Trump, his team and the Russians -

it doesn't
Why would you expect a legal filing to demonstrate something which isn't a legal term? Might as well act all faux surprised the conviction doesn't also show that Dark Side of the Moon was the best progressive rock album of the 70s, as if either proved anything about this administrations various connections to criminal behavior.
 
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