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Earlier today, Robert Mueller revealed that he was on the move when he had Michael Cohen go into court and expose that Donald Trump was trying to build Trump Tower Moscow during the election. Then, in what may or may not be a coincidence, authorities raided the headquarters of Deutsche Bank, which is Trumps favorite money laundering bank. Now theres another major Trump-related development.
The Feds have invaded the office of Chicago Alderman Edward Burke, ordered everyone out, and placed brown paper over the doors, according to a tweet from Chicago Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman. Heres the thing about Burke. Hes not just an Alderman for the city of Chicago. He also runs a law firm that did tax work for Donald Trump for twelve years, only to sever the relationship a few months ago. So whats going on here?
The raid strongly suggests that Burke is being criminally investigated by the Feds. There are any number of potential reason for such an investigation, ranging from Burkes political activities, to his various law firm clients. But when you factor in that Burke did tax work for Trump, and hes being raided on the same day that Trumps money guy Micheal Cohen is incriminating Trump, and on the same day Trumps favorite money laundering bank is being raided for money laundering, is this all one big coincidence? - Palmer Report
I'm breathing a sigh of relief, mainly about the raids. This means federal investigators will have to sift through tons of records, which I'm hoping will take up to a month. Just in time for Nancy Pelosi and the Dems to take control of one branch of the government and for another reason.
I'm hoping Mueller can put off any final report until 2019.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I hope the train wreck plays out over the 2 years remaining before the next chance to send his enablers home.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And with the holidays coming and the end of the year, it's just too much stuff to get to all of it. Mueller can spend however long he wants with the highly plausible excuse that there's a lot of work to be done just back-filling what his office already knows about. That can happen as fast or as slow as Mueller wants or needs it to be. And 2019 is less than five weeks away.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)I want to see so many convictions they have to shuffle prisoners around in Federal prisons.
leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)where they are currently holding 2,500 Central American teenagers. Especially during the hot summer. Let the kids out and stuff the Trump Monsters in.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)And make them wear pink underwear (didn't Arpaio do that?)
My brother in law had pink underwear when he met my sister, but that was because he washed his tightie whities with a red t-shirt.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)seems to be well connected,you ain't seen nothing yet. This one will lead to several Person's headed for the State Crow Bar Hotel. Much like a couple of former Illinois Govs.