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Mike 03

(16,616 posts) Tue Feb 18, 2020, 03:57 PM Feb 2020

Is this a plausible theory for why the FBI is moving so slowly on Giuliani?

Some pundits are reading today's pardon of Michael Milken as a message to Giuliani that Trump has his back. (Giuliani has strenuously petitioned Trump to pardon Milken, according to CNN).

Is it possible the FBI/SDNY are going to slow-walk indicting Giuliani until Trump is (hopefully) out of office in November to avoid the spectacle of having Trump pardon him?

Or could there be an indictment under seal that will be opened after election day?

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Is this a plausible theory for why the FBI is moving so slowly on Giuliani? (Original Post) Mike 03 Feb 2020 OP

They might be trying to maintain a low profile against Barr intervention... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #1

Doesn't Rudy have a lot of friends in the FBI's NYC Field Office? ArtTownsend Feb 2020 #2

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

1. They might be trying to maintain a low profile against Barr intervention...

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 04:13 PM

Feb 2020

Keep in on the down low a bit, so Barr doesn't start leveraging someone somewhere.

ArtTownsend

(439 posts)

2. Doesn't Rudy have a lot of friends in the FBI's NYC Field Office?

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 04:14 PM

Feb 2020

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