Possibly Heading Down this
Historical Path
(Hopefully — fingers
crossed)
Most-beautiful focused eye-contact ever believe me
(Gloating heard around the globe ever since)
Two extensive and timely
articles on the subject below: (1) here (with line graph and very
extensive), and (2) here.
Subject of both sources: “How the Mueller Investigation Could Play Out for
Trump”
Background & Introduction: Days after Trump fired FBI director James Comey, the
bureau began to ask the question that had consumed much of the American public
since it first learned of Trump’s Russian connections: Could the president be
working on behalf of Vladimir Putin, undermining American interests?
According
to a report from the New York Times, in May 2017, the FBI began
to investigate if Trump was working – actively, or unknowingly – on behalf of
the Kremlin while in office.
The inquiry took two modes: (1) Agents weighed if the president’s decision to
fire Comey could be considered a threat to national security, and (2) if the
firing had a criminal aspect, constituting obstruction of justice.
More details here from (1) above: Of all the questions hanging over the special counsel
investigation, one stands out: How will
President Trump fare in the end?
An indictment is one
possibility that has grown increasingly unlikely. The office of the special
counsel, Mueller told
the president’s lawyers that it plans to abide by the Justice
Department’s view that sitting presidents cannot be indicted no matter what the
evidence shows.
Still, if Mr. Mueller finds
wrongdoing, Mr. Trump could be indicted after he leaves office. But for now,
there are several other potential outcomes while Mr. Trump is president. The
New York Times spoke to defense lawyers, legal experts and former Justice
Department officials to determine how the Mueller investigation may play out
for Mr. Trump.
The Times explored the
likeliest outcomes in this little-tested area of the law; some have nearly
endless permutations that are not covered here.
This from (2) above, in part:
“Not only would it be an issue of obstructing an investigation, but the
obstruction itself would hurt our ability to figure out what the Russians had
done, and that is what would be the threat to national security,” said former FBI general counsel James A. Baker,
who testified before the House in October 2018.
While a potential obstruction
of justice charge has already been reported, the detail of Trump as a target of
counterintelligence is being made public for the first time.
My 2 cents: Combined these two assessments are very complex and
quite loaded with lots of factual details.
Only time will tell – the ball as they say is in Mueller’s court – then
that goes into the hands for Congress for final adjudication.
Stay tuned – the end is near.
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