Trump Administration Focuses On Uttam Dhillon As Source of Mueller Questions Leak

https:// bigleaguepolitics.com/trump-administration-focuses-uttam-dhillon-source-mueller-questions-leak/

Married to EEOC nominee: Dhillon's wife is on her way to joining her husband in federal government work. Trump nominated Janet Dhillon, the general counsel at Burlington Stores Inc., to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last June. Janet Dhillon's ethics agreement does not mention her husband's White House job. Worked for Comey: As Buzzfeed News' Chris Geidner reported, Uttam Dhillon actually worked for Comey during his time at the Justice Department, from 2003-2006. In his role as associate deputy attorney general, Dhillon worked right under Comey, who was deputy attorney general from 2003-2005.

https:// finance.yahoo.com/news/uttam-dhillon-white-house-counsel-072159730.html

>>1294363 - Additional info.

White House Lawyer Uttam Dhillon Reportedly ‘Misled’ POTUS on Comey Firing

Dhillon was convinced that if Comey was fired, the Trump presidency could be imperiled, because it would force the Justice Department to open an investigation into whether Trump was trying to derail the Russia investigation, the report said.

Longstanding analysis of presidential power says that the president, as the head of the executive branch, does not need grounds to fire the FBI director, the Times reported.

Dhillon assigned a junior lawyer to examine this issue. That lawyer determined that the FBI director was no different than any other employee in the executive branch, and that there was nothing prohibiting the president from firing him, it said.

The Indian American lawyer, who had earlier told Trump that he needed cause to fire Comey, never corrected the record, withholding the conclusions of his research, the report said.

According to the Times, citing University of Texas School of Law Professor Stephen I. Vladeck, said that there were no similar instances in previous administrations.

http:// www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/white-house-lawyer-uttam-dhillon-reportedly-misled-potus-on-comey/article_9c20025c-f583-11e7-be43-83886568df5d.html

>>1294371

Care to share what you mean?

>>1294375

>>1294369

Uttam Dhillon ?

>>1294375

I have just a bit in just the initial dig I did on the name. Dirty, for sure. Intersects with Comey and Ted Cruz. Not sure if those two link to each other, yet.

President Trump ordered White House counsel to stop Sessions from recusing himself from Russia probe: report

After Trump started talking about wanting to fire Comey, McGahn's deputy Uttam Dhillon, falsely led the president to believe that booting the FBI director was beyond his scope of power, according to the Times.

Dhillon, sources told The Times, was convinced that the presidency would suffer tremendously if Comey got fired, and withheld the conclusions of a lawyer who determined there was nothing preventing the president from firing Comey.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/lawyer-led-trump-falsely-couldn-fire-james-comey-article-1.3738571

>>1294392

No worries ;) !!!

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Trump Ordered Bannon to Limit Testimony

The president relied on a key legal advisor, but his advice could have a downside

Trump acted to limit Bannon’s testimony based on legal advice provided by Uttam Dhillon, a deputy White House counsel, who concluded that the administration might have legitimate executive privilege claims to restrict testimony by Bannon and other current and former aides to the president, according to these same sources.

But Dhillon has also concluded that Bannon and other current and former Trump administration officials do not have legitimate claims to executive privilege when it comes to providing information or testimony to special counsel Robert Mueller, according to the sources.

https:// foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/18/trump-ordered-bannon-to-limit-testimony/

Rep. Tony Cárdenas calls sexual abuse allegations false: report

Maybe soon to "resign"?

http:// www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/04/rep-tony-c-rdenas-calls-sexual-abuse-allegations-false-report.html

Police response to Vegas shooting divides experts, survivor

http:// www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/04/police-response-to-vegas-shooting-divides-experts-survivor.html

Comey’s memo leak contact worked at FBI for over a year, defended him in media on Clinton probe:

During this time, a review of media reports between July 2015 and February 2017 shows Richman gave multiple interviews defending Comey's handling of the Clinton email case, including the controversial decision to reopen the probe shortly before the presidential election. He was typically identified as a law professor, and sometimes as a policy adviser to Comey.

Sources familiar with Daniel Richman’s status at the FBI told Fox News that he was assigned to "special projects" by Comey, and had a security clearance as well as badge access to the building.

Government transcripts indicate Richman was sent talking points about the FBI's handling of the Clinton investigation. Those talking points attempted to compare and contrast Clinton's use of an unsecured personal server exclusively for government business with the case of retired Gen. David Petraeus, who shared classified information with his biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell, as well as the case brought against the late Sandy Berger. The former national security adviser under President Clinton pleaded guilty to the unauthorized removal and retention of classified material from the National Archives.

http:// www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/03/comey-s-memo-leak-contact-worked-at-fbi-for-over-year-defended-him-in-media-on-clinton-probe.html