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Breaking: Charges filed in mueller investigation

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by justtxyank, Oct 27, 2017.

  1. Ubiquitin

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    Also let's speculate who will be indicted on Monday.

    My guess is Sean Spicer. Not because he was involved at all, but because he is always getting dumped on.
     
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  3. Hakeemtheking

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    My guess is Manafort. The feds even raided his home. That would suggest a pretty good guess.
     
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  4. No Worries

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    My guess is someone who worked under Manafort. Mueller may want to turn underlings into state witnesses, to bolster the case against the investigation targets.
     
  5. B-Bob

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    We'll see. He may be much farther along than you're assuming. Dude has a good team and is investigating some truly stupid and selfish people here.
     
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    Yup yup. We will see.

    Trump is surrounded by a lot of different types of people. I assume some of them are extremely intelligent. The caveat is some of those people probably can not stand Trump and are there solely for money and power.
     
  7. Hakeemtheking

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    Wouldn't Mueller try to turn Manafort against an even bigger fish? Still, whoever it is, s(he) may not want to cooperate knowing Trump would just pardon them. The way to make it stick is to charge them under state laws also. Criminal state law convictions cannot be pardoned by the potus.
     
  8. justtxyank

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    Adam Schiff says it's likely to be either Manafort or Flynn indicted.
     
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    I’m thinking these will essentially be low level indictments at the federal level as a way to show more important witnesses that they shouldn’t lie and should cooperate, and to test out Trumps abuse of the pardon power.

    I’m gonna guess this is probably perjury charges. He is still giving interviews so it makes sense to indict a few people now, and bring back a few other higher level witnesses to see if they want to change their story.

    Carter Page would be a pretty good guess for this indictment.
     
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    hope its this guy. The irony would be great.
     
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    Trump tries to distance itself from Manafort (Trump's campaign manager) and Flynn (Trump's National Security Advisor)...

    Ahead Of Indictment, Trump Distances Himself From Manafort And Flynn
    https://www.redstate.com/sweetie15/...-trump-distances-himself-from-manafort-flynn/
     
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    i say both.

    • Manafort for $ laundering and non-dislosure of being a paid foreign lobbyist.
    • Flynn for lying to the FBI and non-disclosure of being a paid foreign lobbyist.
     
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    The simplest explanation of what Schiff said is that he does not know. Schiff may have heard rumors, but he is not going to dignify them by repeating them in public.
     
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    Let the chips fall
     
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    You are one of the few who sees things as they are. I commend you for it and can only hope that more and more people "wake up" and understand how we are being manipulated into forming a "New World Order" in which the top 1% (richest) control everything.

    It is the goal of the government and the liberal media to create racial hatred and divide our country to make us more easily controlled. It's working to a phenomenal extent because people continue to believe that larger government is "the answer" to their woes.

    The American dream is quickly dying and the country is spiraling towards socialism. It's f'king scary.
     
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    Take that to the supreme court and get their opinions on recusing themselves.
     
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    That may be where this ends up because you just know that the investigation's results will be challenged on the basis of the obvious conflicts of interest that exist.
     
  19. Invisible Fan

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    Except justices like Thomas, Alito, and Scalia never bothered to do so when questioned about presiding over similar relational conflicts of interest. Their reasoning was that they were professional enough to look beyond their personal biases and focus solely at the matter at hand.

    So yeah, having a ruling over CoI and ethical guidelines would be nice.
     
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    Slight difference between a SCOTUS justice and a special investigator though. The rules that apply to the janitor don't always apply to the CEO even if they are very good rules.
     

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