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orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:36 PM Jan 2019

MUELLER INVESTIGATION UPDATE 2019: TROUBLE FOR TRUMP AS EXPERTS PREDICT BIGGEST INDICTMENTS STILL TO


It’s an investigation that’s led to dozens of indictments, seven guilty pleas and one conviction. Some of the president’s closest allies have been sentenced to jail, even after flipping on him and cooperating in lieu of leniency.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is widely reported to be winding down his investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election and could submit a report to the attorney general as early as February. Former federal prosecutors, including one that worked on the Watergate investigation, have told Newsweek there is no certainty as to how much longer the probe could last, but they do believe Mueller’s most consequential and important indictments are yet to come.

It’s probable, the former prosecutors say, that Mueller still has his sights set on individuals at the highest levels of the United States government: President Donald Trump and his family.


Although costing millions of dollars, the probe has uncovered numerous schemes by a foreign adversary to hack and influence American elections through complex social media campaigns and cyber-attacks on elections systems.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/mueller-investigation-update-2019-trump-1276902%3famp=1




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MUELLER INVESTIGATION UPDATE 2019: TROUBLE FOR TRUMP AS EXPERTS PREDICT BIGGEST INDICTMENTS STILL TO (Original Post) orangecrush Jan 2019 OP
So, we keep hearing... Shell_Seas Jan 2019 #1
Don't forget... orangecrush Jan 2019 #11
Is that a photo of Putin? red dog 1 Jan 2019 #13
Thats Roger Stone. honest.abe Jan 2019 #26
No, I wasn't joking red dog 1 Jan 2019 #31
The Man with the Nixon Tatoo DemoTex Jan 2019 #15
this article jodymarie aimee Jan 2019 #2
Its dated today.. honest.abe Jan 2019 #5
Was written January 2nd 2019 orangecrush Jan 2019 #6
Some day... Achilleaze Jan 2019 #3
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #8
The investigation is nowhere close to being done NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #4
Sounds accurate orangecrush Jan 2019 #7
Would Roger Stone ever "flip"? red dog 1 Jan 2019 #14
I don't know, to be honest NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #16
I hope you're right. red dog 1 Jan 2019 #19
"Dozens of indictments, 7 guilty pleas, and one conviction" so far, yet some DUers still say that... Hekate Jan 2019 #9
Mueller is a Grandmaster orangecrush Jan 2019 #10
Pence goes down, too, disqualified from pardoning 45 when Mueller indicts 45. ancianita Jan 2019 #12
Oh, Let's hope so! charliea Jan 2019 #18
Yep! ancianita Jan 2019 #22
Getting Ready to Say "President Pelosi." OMGWTF Jan 2019 #24
SO ready. Full of hope. ancianita Jan 2019 #30
"Former federal prosecutors...have told Newsweek there is no certainty as to how much red dog 1 Jan 2019 #17
Thanks! orangecrush Jan 2019 #27
I'm saving my popcorn for the day SDNY hands down indictments of McTurtle et al. pecosbob Jan 2019 #20
This is pretty much the same story we've been hearing for how long now? PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2019 #21
What will Friday bring??????? Vinca Jan 2019 #23
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #29
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #25
Thank you! orangecrush Jan 2019 #28
"Friday, Friday - can't trust that day..." Achilleaze Jan 2019 #32
... orangecrush Jan 2019 #33

Shell_Seas

(3,334 posts)
1. So, we keep hearing...
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:41 PM
Jan 2019

It can't happen soon enough. All of the Trump children, Kushner, Miller, I hope they all get slammed.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
4. The investigation is nowhere close to being done
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 04:54 PM
Jan 2019

Whenever you hear this information, it always comes from anonymous sources and it is ALWAYS wrong. According to Seth Abramson, there were SEVEN times in 2018 where the media was leaked a story about the Mueller investigation being close to wrapping up. That is once every 7 1/2 weeks.

The source is an anonymous person within the White House and it's most likely getting information from Trump himself, or somebody right next to Trump (Rudy G, Don Jr, Kushner, etc)

If you keep telling people that indictments are coming any day now and that the probe is almost done - and the indictment doesn't happen and the investigation keeps going, it makes the probe look like a fishing expedition or (gasp) a WITCH HUNT.

Roger Stone has claimed he's about to be indicted "any day now" since last Spring. Don Jr claimed similar in November. Neither one has been indicted.

Speculation on my part, but based on Stone's rantings on Instagram last week, I think Team Mueller is looking to flip Corsi, which could lead to Stone indictments... and, then Mueller looks to try to flip Stone to get the goods on Don Jr, Kushner or Donny Dollhands himself.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
16. I don't know, to be honest
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 06:06 PM
Jan 2019

If Mueller can tell him that he has a boatload of state charges to refer to NY, NJ, MD, DC or elsewhere, he might. I don't think Donny is very inspiring of loyalty, so if Stone has a change to get a slap on the wrist versus turning on Donny, he won't hesitate.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
9. "Dozens of indictments, 7 guilty pleas, and one conviction" so far, yet some DUers still say that...
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 05:34 PM
Jan 2019

...."nothing" is happening. Folks, I hate to tell ya, but by now that is a RW talking point straight out of Giuliani's mouth.

I have a feeling some of the Trump Klan is stress eating and others are unable to hold food down.

Mueller is doing very well indeed, and by spreading the information around to different jurisdictions, he is ensuring a lifetime of misery for the Trumps and their associates whether he is fired or not.

orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
10. Mueller is a Grandmaster
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 05:37 PM
Jan 2019


Of counterintelligence.


I predict that by the time Bobby 3 Sticks is finished, Trump and Putin will find they bit off far more than they could chew.

red dog 1

(27,817 posts)
17. "Former federal prosecutors...have told Newsweek there is no certainty as to how much
Wed Jan 2, 2019, 06:07 PM
Jan 2019

longer the probe could last, but they do believe Mueller's most consequential and important indictments are yet to come."
(From the Newsweek article)

Nothing new here, is there?

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