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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking - Washington Post: another year of Mueller investigations of trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-teams-meeting-with-muellers-office-poised-to-ratchet-up-tensions/2017/12/18/15dac668-e41d-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html?utm_term=.f8697bded67aBut people familiar with the probe say that such assurances are unlikely and that the meeting could trigger a new, more contentious phase between the special counsel and a frustrated president, according to administration officials and advisers close to Trump.
People with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year pointing to ongoing cooperation from witnesses such as former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, as well as a possible trial of two former Trump campaign officials. The special counsels office has continued to request new documents related to the campaign, and members of Muellers team have told others they expect to be working through much of 2018, at a minimum.
The dynamic threatens to intensify the already inflamed political atmosphere enveloping the investigation into Russias meddling in the 2016 election. Even as White House lawyers have pledged to cooperate with Mueller, Trump and his allies have accused the Justice Department and FBI of bias and overreach.
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Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Plea agreements that move it even closer to trump, more obvious. And hopefully, some top congressional Rs will be named, indicted.
There are multiple sealed indictments already drawn up and ready to go. My guess is that jerrod kushner will be inducted before valentines day.
orangecrush
(19,624 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)We can't last that long as a country with Trump in the White House.
So much for all of the chatter that any day now he's going down.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)Mueller investigation is more complicated, and will last longer than the Starr investigation. My wild ass guess 4-5 years.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)Doesn't anyone else see the disconnect?
quartz007
(1,216 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 19, 2017, 01:11 PM - Edit history (1)
So, you are right, it is a disconnect and not reality.
It is never easy to take down a sitting president.
They tried like hell to take down Bill Clinton, and failed.
In my honest opinion, until the congress actually becomes democratic majority, removing Trump is a pipe dream.
Which is why 2018 election is so critical!
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Now carry on.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)This is what we have to remember. We have to stay strong and outlast them, together.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)right up until now, that investigation has really changed the political playing field for Dems.
think of the revelations that could be raining down during the 2018 mid-terms.
quartz007
(1,216 posts)Do you recall what George Stephanopolous said?
"It is the economy stupid"!
The great economy is why Bill Clinton was so popular,
Monica or no Monica.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)"another shoe dropped"
"a reliable source says..."
"rumors are that..."
etc.
Just move on to other reality-related posts.
standingtall
(2,787 posts)seriously believes he will be cleared by the end of the year it's all a facade for his supporters and the people who work for him. Let it be clear the reason Trumps lawyers tell him he will be cleared by the end of the year is because they are sycophants. Trump tells his lawyers to tell him what he wants to hear otherwise they would not remained employed by him.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Because if he said it, then it must be true. Its part of the psychopathic narcissism.
And youre dead right on the sycophancy. If people around Trump want to keep their cash cow, then they need to say whatever he wants to hear, reality or otherwise. Some of his attorneys have to be seriously flirting with malpractice.
ecstatic
(32,733 posts)get Trump to obstruct Justice again. I don't think I can handle another year of Trump.