Trump is headed for Asia in a few days and will be gone for 10 days. Hope Hicks is very publicly scheduled for the hot seat when they return. This might be a good time for those left behind to have a cozy chat with Mueller.
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I also HIGHLY doubt that PapaD was the only one caught lying to the Feds.
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Quibble:
Unless you are in the military, Trump is not your âCommander in Chief.â
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And as I posted many months ago, proving collusion with the Russians to interfere with our elections is one thing, but any prosecutor worth his title knows money laundering when he sees it. And, it turns out, he also knows what lying to the FBI looks like.
Ultimately, itâs these kinds of crimes that will bring down a number of the Trumpists - garden-variety greed and mendacity: easy to find, and relatively easy to prosecute.
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Testimony may well be needed to nail down collusion charges. The financial crimes more or less speak for themselves via the paper-trails they leave; however to prove motive for actions the campaign took, and who-all was involved in those decisions will take some level of testimony by those involved.
I agree, Manafort can plead the 5th all he wants, and it wonât help him one bit in the money-laundering and even obstruction charges that will likely come; however, Muellerâs team will be driving hard for testimony from everyone to get at the underlying crime of collusion.
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A US attorney has nothing to say about prosecutions by the State of New York.
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Federal court rules indicate that she signed off on Muellerâs request to assemble a grand jury
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Somebody pointed out that the mandatory minimum sentences for the most basic, clear charges are 10.5 years, and people sentenced to over 10 years arenât eligible for minimum security prison.
That of course is without any plea dealâŚand any deal he makes would inevitably come with him rolling on Trump.
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Oh well â since we are naming names of think tanks that are just mouth pieces â letâs not leave out these
- The Cato Institute and the
- American Enterprise Institute
- Project for the New American Century
- Freedomworks
- The Federalist Foundation
Just to name a few. (gag - Think Tank - what a misnomer - better to call them Lie Tanks)
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Can they think with this clarity? Trump particularly seems unable to grasp the meaning and consequences of his actions within the context of the federal government.
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This is, to me, a fascinating aspect to this whole matter. Mueller is determined to find out who lied, how and when, and then use those lies in his criminal case. Requiring a suspectâs attorney to testify to the grand jury, even using very specific questions sanctioned by the judge, is a very aggressive move and one that, I suspect, has shaken to the core a number of other attorneys related to the Trumps and the White House. Given the close, long-standing relationships between Trump and several of his attorneys (who are really more business associates) it is very likely that Mueller is looking closely at those relationships and whether Trump et al would try to shield damaging information under the guise of questionable attorney-client privilege. Those attorneys, most particularly Cohn and Sekulow, are definitely in Muellerâs crosshairs - and having received a favorable ruling by the judge already, Mueller will likely use the same tactics again if he feels this is necessary. We already know that Michael Cohn has spoken with Muellerâs investigators. A claim of privilege is not going to protect him, and what he probably knows and has participated in could very well be the nail in Trumpâs coffin
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I suspect Mueller planned Papadopolusâ unsealing on Monday for exactly this effect.
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It is all Jedi Mind Games in that.
Mueller: §resident Trump, pick a card, any card. Donât tell me your card just yet. Now watchâŚ
Itâs Cotter, not Potter.
As Tierney wrote the first time heâs mentioned. You will probably better catch Tierneyâs attention by using this @tierney
This type of work sounds like it is a quick path to a plethora of stress-related illnesses even if you donât end up doing time yourself. I canât imagine doing it, regardless of the high monetary gains associated with it.
I posted it yesterday.
New Release!
Limited edition commemorative MAGA hat.
One size fits all. Red only. Made in China.
(h/t George Takei)
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Most of the waking up at 2 or 3:00 am is about groundless fears of having missed a deadline. I never met a litigation attorney who doesnât admit to having them, though there are lawyers in other areas who claim not to.
They donât tell you about the waking up stuff in law school. But after the first semester, it would be pointless anyway. By then, your brain has been rewired to think like a lawyer and you are ruined for any other occupation.
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Youâre absolutely right. I was being way too general.
Any Federal Conviction that results in more than a 20 year sentence is NOT APPLICABLE for doing their time at Club Fed and will result in the person doing HARD TIME in a Federal Maximum Security Facility.
It just occurred to me that no one associated with the Dump Crime Cartel is going to have approved vacation or medical leave for a looooong time. Too much suspicion that theyâll be paying a visit to Muellerâs office.