BTRTN: Four-Dimensional Chess... What Should Mueller Show, and When Should he Show It?

[reggieandlee]

Born to Run the Numbers shows its contrarian streak, hoping that the Mueller investigation does not reach its conclusions too quickly.

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/02/btrtn-four-dimensional-chess-what-does.html

Excerpts:
"Mueller appears to have his plea-bargainers singing like regional semi-finalists on The Voice. He’s following more money than Standard and Poor’s. He’s got more email than Gmail and the guy wearing Mueller’s biggest bull’s eye has already confessed at least one crime to Lester Holt on national television...
"We all need to hope that Mueller is actually capable of playing four-dimensional chess. Three D, as we all know, is defined by width, height, and depth. The fourth dimension is time. As we consider all the elements in the investigation, the matter of how he manages the clock may be as vital to the outcome as anything.
"The minute Robert Mueller turns over his final report to the Department of Justice, he is no longer in control of the investigation. As soon as he turns over his findings to the Department of Justice, he has handed the authority for all subsequent steps to the Republican-led Department of Justice, then the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, and then the Republican-dominated House of Representatives. The entire impeachment process could be shut down cold at any of these three stages… before it ever gets to trial..."

[Sophia4]

1. My guess is that some minor figures will be tried before Mueller sends anything

related to Trump to Congress.

And they may even be tried for conduct that appears to have nothing to do with Trump.

That is just my guess.

[reggieandlee]

2. A good guess!

Thanks for reading the post. I suspect that you are right that the trials for lesser figures will begin before Mueller hands down his comprehensive report and conclusions. Indeed, my hope is that until that report is delivered, Mueller continues to provide a steady diet of indictments, plea bargains, and related information to create an ongoing sense of momentum for the investigation. One would never want there to be the sense that the investigation had stalled, or appeared to be grasping at straws to make its case. Trials of lesser figures on other charges -- even those charges wholly unrelated to the issues of collusion and obstruction -- provide ongoing validation for the mission of the investigation.