Only CNN is reporting the indictment(s)?

[SHRED]

I hope they haven't screwed up.

[OliverQ]

1. WSJ, Reuters, and the Guardian confirmed it too.

[SHRED]

2. Okay thanks

[hlthe2b]

4. WSJ is behind major paywall. Can you report back, given their opinion hit piece on Mueller

a day or so ago?

[jberryhill]

7. Do you mean reported CNN reported? Or confirmed.

[mcar]

11. Reported on their own with their own sources

[Wounded Bear]

3. Joy Reid is all over it on MSNBC...

they were a little reticent last night because it was a single source. But they were on it immediately, starting with Chris Hayes, then on to Rachel and beyond.

[jberryhill]

5. Couple of things

They are the only one who had the source.

Quite frankly, you really don’t want news about grand jury proceedings or sealed filings. In order for CNN to know such things, someone committed a a serious offense.

If my client was indicted by a leaky grand jury, or a leaky prosecutors office, I’d be all over that.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. It would be illegal for the leak to come from the prosecutor or the grand jury,

but a defendant could leak it. Why they'd want to I don't know, but they could.

[jberryhill]

13. I dont believe a defendant would know what bill the jury returned

If the indictment is sealed, the defendant should not know. That’s something of the point.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. But isn't it possible that the indictees and their counsel have been notified

and told to prepare themselves for the perp walk on Monday? My understanding of sealed indictments is that they can be sealed pending arrest (to keep the perp from fleeing), or pending notification. Couldn't it be that the indictee has been notified and made to surrender his passport?

[jberryhill]

15. They are going to need arrest warrants

If there are various counts of conspiracy to commit, they only have to be concerned about one indictee not voluntarily coming in.

[NastyRiffraff]

17. Actually ANYONE who testified before the Grand Jury could legally discuss it

defendent or not, as long as it pertained only to their own testimony. It could be that the Grand Jury itself inadvertently gave hints to something coming.

[jberryhill]

18. Yes but a grand juror cannot.

And if a grand juror is leaking, that can harm the validity of the process.

[NastyRiffraff]

19. Yep

Big no-no; the juror would be in serious trouble.

[Kleveland]

6. Oh well, it's fake news anyway...

We all know our fearless leader is without guilt, as are all of his cohorts and staff.



"Moose and squirrel must die!"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. It was confirmed by the Wall Street Urinal.

I doubt either of these major media outlets would publish a story like this without confirmation from multiple sources.

[underthematrix]

9. I don't watch CNN. This is being reported on MSNBC

[Cirque du So-What]

12. Heard it on one of the network news stations this morning

Either ABC or NBC, can't say for sure. TV was on, but I wasn't actively watching.

[liberal N proud]

16. CBS aired it this AM

[roamer65]

20. NBC News has confirmed as well.