7 new sealed indictments filed in DC on Nov 8 alone

[wt1531]

Wonder if any are by Mueller 's team

[triron]

1. Here's hoping and praying

[greeny2323]

2. Wittes comment

Benjamin Wittes commented on this:

Link to tweet

"A few other words of caution: sealed indictments are not uncommon and the U.S. attorney's office in DC does many complex cases. Mueller is not the only active prosecutor working in that courthouse. I'm not saying nothing is cooking, but don't read too much into docket numbers."

[emulatorloo]

3. +1. Wittes is very solid

[Xipe Totec]

4. Signed, sealed, delivered

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. Because I know so little about how these things work,

the phrase "sealed indictments" makes me uneasy.

Might they stay sealed forever? Are indictments necessarily the precursor to arrest?

I keep on flashing back to "unindicted co-conspirator" in Watergate. Those of you who do not know what that refers to, look it up. You'll learn a lot.

Which leads to: I'm concerned that this President may wind up as an "unindicted co-conspirator" and likewise escape all punishment.

[L. Coyote]

7. They can stay sealed forever. Sometimes they aren't even pursued.

Typically, they are sealed so the indicted person is not aware of their impending arrest and/or because knowledge of the indictment may interfere with pursuit of justice. That can mean the ability to bring charges against others being investigated. If you find out your fellow criminals are about to be arrested, you might run, go quiet, stop talking on the phone, quit conspiring via e-mail, etc. prosecutors try not to make their own work more difficult by keeping a lid on a lot of information.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. So the fact that they are sealed does not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling.

I fear that these indictments may prove meaningless unless unsealed and delivered.

But again, I know that I know very little about these things.

[L. Coyote]

10. The fact that they are sealed should give you warm and fuzzy feelings of hope.

It can mean that even more indictments are coming, and it certainly means that more people are subject to arrest now.

Indictments are people charged with crimes.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

11. My fear is that for some reason they are never unsealed.

I remember "Fitzmas" all too well. Our hopes were high, then nothing.

I do hope I'm wrong, but I, who am normally an incorrigible optimist, am feeling very pessimistic right now.

[L. Coyote]

6. And the wingnuts are tweeting it is Hillary and Podesta.

I guess getting hacked is the crime of the century.

[Nevernose]

9. Its something like 1 out of 3 are sealed

So it may Be Ivanka and Jared, or it might be three bodega owners conspiring to avoid cigarette taxes. We’ll find out eventually.