After midterms, Mueller prepares blockbuster moves
The odds are high that special counsel Robert Mueller will soon announce dramatic news that will escalate our national discussion of the Russia scandal to red-hot levels of intensity that may well compel Congress to begin a serious discussion of impeachment.
Three critical matters were long obvious to informed observers of the Russia investigation. First, Mueller was well aware of the possibility that President Trump would attempt to execute a "Saturday Night Massacre" attack against him and the Russia investigation shortly after the midterm voting was concluded.
Second, Mueller has used the silent period during the midterm campaign to advance the investigation assertively without public discussion, under the radar of the media until now. Third, the issues of obstruction of justice and abuse of power are far more grave than is generally realized.
If it is true that Trump aggressively pushed for criminal prosecution of his political opponents and that then-White House counsel Donald McGahn had to intervene, keep in mind that McGahn has spent dozens of hours cooperating with Mueller and his team.
The quiet period for Mueller will soon end. Recently, Mueller and lawyers for Paul Manafort agreed to seek a delay in filing court documents that would detail Manaforts cooperation with the investigation until next Monday.
In other words, in a few days, there will almost certainly be publicly known major news that will give the court and the American people a much clearer idea of exactly how Manafort has been cooperating with Mueller.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/417804-after-midterms-mueller-prepares-blockbuster-moves
Bayard
(22,063 posts)FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)... he's talking about Don McGahn, the White House attorney who just "retired" after Kavanaugh's confirmation, is now talking with Mueller. This has to be a good thing, except it's possibly a GREAT thing!
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)He brought us Brett Kavanaugh.
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)I would like to read it on CNN or the Post instead of The Hill.
But there are definitely a lot of signs that something is about to break and Trump knows it.
Looks like Trump is setting the stage to make an Andrew Jackson move when the SCOTUS rules against him - You made your decision, now how are you going to enforce it? I control the apparatus of government and all federal law enforcement.
hydrolastic
(487 posts)Googled it (Andrew jackson move) and not sure what your talking about... your comment in quotes implies that he would just ignore a ruling from Mueller. Is that possible? Hydro
SCantiGOP
(13,869 posts)That he did not have the authority to go through with his plan to relocate the Cherokee Tribe from the Carolinas and Georgia. The quote is paraphrasing what he said, and he proceeded to carry out the Trail Of Tears.
What if Trump does the same thing in response to a ruling from the Court? Impeachment by the Congress would be the only remedy.