Twitter Mocks Trump Transition’s Reported Plan to Ask Mueller to ‘Return Emails’
Team “Willing to Provide Vetted Emailsâ€
Donald Trump’s presidential transition team is reportedly planning to ask Special Counsel Robert Mueller to “return†tens of thousands of emails that they acquired from the General Services Administration.
Axios first reported that Mueller and his team had obtained “many tens of thousands†of emails late Saturday. The emails are said to “include sensitive exchanges on matters that include potential appointments, gossip about the views of particular senators involved in the confirmation process, speculation about the vulnerabilities of Trump nominees, strategizing about press statements, and policy planning on everything from war to taxes.â€
The outlet further added on Sunday that “a source close to Trump’s transition, which still exists as a legal entity so it can shut down what was once a 1,000-person operation, said the transition will send a letter to Mueller informing him that some of the emails are privileged, and asking for their return.â€
The emails in question were written between Election Day in 2016 and Inauguration Day in 2017. They include correspondence sent to and from Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Axios also reported that “the fight involves emails from the accounts of 12 officials,†with one account including 7,000 emails.
The transition team also reportedly will advise “it is willing to provide Mueller with vetted emails.â€
Some on Twitter quickly mocked the reported plan:
Under “Be Smart†in this new @axios report, it should say: “This is not how any of this works.†https://t.co/alrg64m4FX
— Cristian FarÃas 🮠(@cristianafarias) December 17, 2017
Trying to sort this out in my mind. Return the emails? Aren’t they on like a flash drive? Already copied-in triplicate. Ok, ya, here you go. Yes. That is the only copy. Yes. It is the original. I do not really understand what getting them back would get them.
— Beth Mixdorf (@BethMixdorf) December 17, 2017
Right, and Wikileaks is going to return all of the DNC, Clinton & Podesta emails.
— Netillaman 🇺🇸 (@netillaman) December 17, 2017
Mueller can return the emails when Trump returns the Presidency.
— GG (@UKfilmchick) December 17, 2017
— Hillary Still BAE 💙 (@Hillary16IsBAE) December 17, 2017
— Von B (@RosefrmStOlaf) December 17, 2017
Return emails?
The whole digital thing is still a mystery to the GOP. IT’S A SERIES OF TUBES!
— speculawyer (@speculawyer) December 17, 2017
Mueller’s investigation has faced increased scrutiny by advocates of Donald Trump in recent weeks. On Saturday, Fox News likened it to an anti-Trump “coup in America.â€
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