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8. Indictimng Manafort and his deputy Gates simultaneiously means each must scramble to cut a deal

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 11:52 AM

Oct 2017

with what they know before the other one does and thus negates the bargaining position of he who lags to sing. Another deft move by Mueller.

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Mueller cleverly loaded the bases today [View all] bigtree Oct 2017 OP

Mueller should go down in history as a beacon of the democratic process captain queeg Oct 2017 #1

Interesting thought. kentuck Oct 2017 #2

a beacon bigtree Oct 2017 #6

If anything, he's probably in more jeopardy than Manafort... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #4

He clearly waited until Trump tweeted and unsealed the papadopoulos Thrill Oct 2017 #5

+1 OnDoutside Oct 2017 #7

Mueller is a patriot... lame54 Oct 2017 #9

» bigtree Oct 2017 #10

I wouldn't be surprised bigtree Oct 2017 #13