A question about Mueller's pace and timing

[Lithos]

Do you think Mueller is playing a sufficiently advanced calculus where he's going to keep dropping bombshells up until after the November election when he'll drop the big ones on Trump and possibly Pence? This is to give the greatest opportunity for Democrats to gain control of both house in order for the impeachment process and trial to continue?

If not, can you explain your feelings why?

L-

[still_one]

1. nope. The investigation is moving along where the evidence takes them

[blake2012]

2. He may like to, but if the public will swells in support of impeachment, he may drop some bombs earl

This shouldn’t be partisan. If the GOP sees enough blood in the water, they may act.

Note the many GOP not running for re-election and therefore willing to act more boldly than previously.

[Lithos]

4. Agree about it not wanting it partisan

But there is also the reality that the existing Congress is anything but non-partisan. I'm sure he's seen the GOP self-neutering of Congress (Nunes, etc.) in deference of the Trump/Koch personal agenda and knows the goals of justice would not be served.

[GusBob]

3. No Mueller doesn't care about the politics one bit

It's a criminal investigation.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Most political analysts think this will go into 2019.

Also, Manafort goes to court in Sept. Someone on DU suggested last week that Mueller will go full steam until the midterms and pull back a bit, then pick up the pace again. He won't rush his investigation for the midterms, even if it would save us from possibly reelecting a GOP majority. He will be thorough and do his job regardless of that possible outcome.

[TomSlick]

6. My suspicion is that Mueller will play this out without much regard to elections, except...

I do not expect him to drop any indictments or other big news in the weeks before the election. There is a long-standing rule in the DoJ not to take any actions that might affect an election. (Yeah I know, Comey violated that rule in 2016 but Mueller is more disciplined.)

If the investigation is still on-going by October, Mueller will go quiet (not on vacation, just quiet) until after the election. A couple of months ago, I would have told you the investigation would not be nearly over by October. However, the pace has been surprising. I still think it unlikely the investigation will be completed before the election but I am less sure.