I think the euphoria around here is a little too much too early.

[Kablooie]

And a let down is likely.

Tomorrow there may be arrests but they might not be anyone we know about.
They might even be kept secret, couldn't they?
I doubt Mueller will publicize them.

This is just the beginning and I too hope it will end in justice and elimination of a dangerous corruption of our government but I don't expect a lot of satisfaction from these first indictments.

I do hope the euphoria will be justified at some point soon, though.

[blue cat]

1. I'm not euphoric...

I've been let down too many times.

[Dave Starsky]

11. Charlie Brown.. football...

You know how this works.

Been playing this game since Nixon was pardoned.

[Kolesar]

22. I'm not euphoric, but I'm thinking of starting a journal of the legal process

...Trump, Manafort, Pence, Russia...

[FreeState]

2. NBC is reporting it will be made public

“Mueller's Special Counsel's Office will make public an indictment on Monday, a U.S. official with firsthand knowledge of the process confirmed to NBC News, without disclosing the name of the target or the nature of the charges. The timing was confirmed by a second source familiar with the matter.”



https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/grand-jury-approves-first-charges-mueller-s-russia-probe-report-n815246

[Garrett78]

33. "...without disclosing the name of the target or the nature of the charges."

Which puts us right where we currently are.

[FreeState]

34. Right but it will be made public tomorrow n/t

[Kleveland]

3. Wishful thinking, and a very nice wish at that....

But you know what they say:

"Wish in one hand, shit in the other. See which one gets filled first."

When a person wants the impossible.

[True Dough]

27. Could we pick a night

when I didn't have tacos for dinner?

[jalan48]

4. A year ago we thought we had it in the bag. Look where we are today.

I'm hoping Mueller has something substantial that includes Trump and not just his underlings. After that it we will need some Republicans to side with the Democrats in taking down Trump. Lots of "ifs".

[emulatorloo]

7. That's not how these investigations work. Indict underlings, pressure them to cooperate,

get evidence and testimony from them, use that to nail upper eschelon. Somebody reminded us that this is similar to taking down a drug cartel. Arrest the mules, make a deal, get them to finger the folks above. Rinse and repeat until you have enough to get the kingpin.

As someone else noted this is a marathon, not a sprint.

[jalan48]

12. I meant long term-not just tomorrow. I hope it happens and the underlings flip.

[emulatorloo]

13. Understood

Trump and his syncophants have been hysterical, so they seem to think this is going somewhere big.

[jalan48]

18. It's definitely going to be an interesting week. I may eat the Halloween candy ahead of time.

[emulatorloo]

19. Lol you and me both!

[jalan48]

21. Peanut butter cups rock!

[FreeState]

15. On Maddow on Friday her guest said thats not how its done

I’m sorry I can’t remember the guests name but Maddow asked her if he will use these inditements to pressure them and she said no, that don’t work that way. They use pre-indictment scare by informing them they will be indited.

She said these serve to scare those higher up the food chain, but that it’s not a tool to get them to talk at this point.

[emulatorloo]

16. Thanks appreciate the info.

[emulatorloo]

5. Those expectating Trump or Kushner will be let down, as that's not how

these investigations work. But I don't think too many DU'ers think that.

Source below says they will be made public, so that's good. Will be fun to see how Trump responds to that.

[CousinIT]

24. May be Manafort or Flynn or another Trump flying monkey

it will NOT be Trump or Kushner.

[emulatorloo]

26. Lots of criminals to choose from!

[Heartstrings]

6. He's working the case....

Patience....he needs to get it right, and down to the money, literally!

[PubliusEnigma]

8. Lighten up, Francis!

[Demsrule86]

9. Another down post...lost count.

[Towlie]

10. Trump and his toadies obviously think it's real & they're going to ridiculous lengths to counter it.

[emulatorloo]

14. Well said.

[UTUSN]

17. R#8 & K for, yip, we've all been around the block

[RandomAccess]

20. You have a point, but in my book

the fact that there will be ANY arrests is cause for a bit of euphoria.

I too think it may be lower level functionary(ies) arrested -- but who knows? I've seen far more experienced people than I predict KUSHNER, which would be like heaven.

Talking about this reminds me of this video I just have to post in case anyone missed it -- I've watched this a bunch of times. I think it's perfect, and I love it. The music is so poignant and the work done modifying the original video is incredible, IMO. AND, we all want exactly this, don't we?

[Lisa0825]

23. I'll never forget Fitzmas... :-/ nt

[emulatorloo]

28. There's no Jason Leopold figure this time, constantly claiming Rove will be indicted ASAP

Reporting is very very careful so far.

[Sunlei]

25. euphoria? IMO, Ds in general are naturally happy people, no matter what- "everything will be ok"

Love and Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Published on Dec 27, 2016


Watch the final White House concert hosted by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama: BET's Love and Happiness.

[Sunlei]

29. I'm Living my life like it's Golden!

[Bradshaw3]

30. I'll be euphoric when

drumpf is impeached and he and all of his slimy fellow travelers are in jail. Oh and when the Democrats take control of Congress and win the Presidency. Until then I think we've got choppy seas ahead, indictments notwithstanding.

[Skittles]

31. whatever it is, Trump's twitter meltdown shows it is getting to him

that ALONE makes it worth it

[Garrett78]

32. One person's euphoria is another person's doom and gloom.

Link to earlier thread: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029765589

Just pointing out how different peoples' perspectives can be. Carry on...