demosthenes
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Or more likely, what they found has lead them to more and more.
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Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions
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Or more likely, what they found has lead them to more and more.
Because if original investigation thread surfaced shit you wouldn't pull on other threads for more shit to use.
Oh.... wait...
Netherscourge
Banned
It's so funny.
Yesterday: Trump warns Mueller.
Today: Mueller expands probe into Trump's business transactions.
Mueller is like...
Yesterday: Trump warns Mueller.
Today: Mueller expands probe into Trump's business transactions.
Mueller is like...
ArchedThunder
Banned
Only the Cloonmeister is fit to play Mueller
He just needs to put his Michael Clayton face on. I am Shiva, God of death.
I'm on board with this choice.
Kinda doesn't say that at all.
Though I think people also shouldn't be popping the champagne corks either. We get these little leaks in the press but really have no idea what is going on.
Mr. Poolman
Member
Interesting move on Mueller's part.
When you make a trap so evident, it is not a trap anymore, it is a challenge.
Mueller is literally forcing Trump's hand.
When you make a trap so evident, it is not a trap anymore, it is a challenge.
Mueller is literally forcing Trump's hand.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
SAM WATERSTON
As Robert Mueller
Law & Motherfucking Order, BITCHES!!
Yep perfect casting.
SAM WATERSTON
As Robert Mueller
Law & Motherfucking Order, BITCHES!!
Shit. You have my vote.
I mean Schiff himself has to get a Republican to sign off on any activity he does in this investigation on his committee. Are you seriously suggesting he might not know precedings to re-establish what was originally an USC statute is going to require bi-partisan approval? Cmon dude.
TheCochese
Banned
Both positions are subject to Senate confirmation. I would imagine that would be the first question.
That's what you got out of this? I'm saying he can say what he wants to say, but unless he gets...Conaway?...to sign off on it means jack shit. Cmon yourself.
No you definitely wouldn't pull on other threads as you poke around and discover things in the investigation. Nope definitely not
Being fired for refusing to fire Mueller would be a pretty good out for Sessions.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
It's actually the opposite. Mueller needs "reasonable suspicion" to expand the investigation into Trump's business transactions. Something has clearly led him to believe there is a connection between the Russia investigation and Trump's business interests.
A legal expert as brought this up before. A wide broaching investigation can suggest they don't know exactly what they are looking for and are trying to cover all bases. All speculation of course.
Lol
gutter_trash
Banned
Follow the Roubles
VendettaRed07
Member
There's a line of succession first
He could keep firing people and ask the sitting AG or deputy AG to do it until he gets someone who does
Literally nothing about this investigation suggests that they haven't found anything.
HammerOfThor
Member
It's so funny.
Yesterday: Trump warns Mueller.
Today: Mueller expands probe into Trump's business transactions.
Mueller is like...
LOL what did Trump say to him yesterday?
It seems highly likely that Trump's lawyers and accountants received requests for materials, and Trump is too stupid to not blurt something out. Every leak we've had from Meuller's team has been a brush-beating exercise to scare out people and information.
An investigation isn't scattershot, you know. You don't just keep expanding the scope until you find something or give up.
The scope has expanded because they have reasonable belief that the things they've found thus far have led them towards that.
He told Mueller to stay out of his finances.
Thats not what I said?
I mean you did hop into a conversation where the guy I was quoting literally was saying that. Maybe not butt in next time if you don't want to be mistaken?
PandaPandaPanda
Member
this is one of those times I wish I could be a fly on the wall in that building
There were watergate people on cable news that suggested exactly this is what was happening. I wouldn't rule it out.
CraigerGamer
Member
I watched that this weekend. It was good but the end was really, really unsatisfying. I wanted to see everything they
just typed out at the end.
Mueller is even interviewing the flies on the wall
Not to go off topic, but did Wikipedia recently change their layout? Looks much cleaner now, no borders anywhere.
Edit: Duh, it's the mobile version.
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
Unrelated, but you should install Wikiwand.
Until Trump confirms it with another twitter rant. Greatest Witch Hunt in history!
TheCochese
Banned
How about just not be a dick? Or put me on ignore.
Give it a week, tops.
It's definitely going to happen, at this point I would be surprised if it doesn't.
Host Samurai
Member
Mueller, get the tax returns
Garrett 2U
Member
This kinda says to me that you believe Mueller's investigation is a witch hunt.
You're suggesting that they are expanding the search because they haven't found anything yet, implying that they are trying to find something incriminating.
ebullientprism
Member
T: You stay out of my business!
M: I am going to investigate your business.
T: Understandable. Have a nice day.
M: I am going to investigate your business.
T: Understandable. Have a nice day.
A Serious Man
Member
The pretense that we have rule of law in this country while Republicans are in power finally drops away.
It is known that position puts you on a sinking ship or immediately fired. Almost nobody who isn't completely suicidal would be willing to take it.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
"Alright guys! We struck gold with the first thing we were investigating, halt all digging! There couldn't possibly be anything else left to probe, let's call it a wrap and head on home!"
Hopefully this, as it's what led to Nixon resigning before impeachment proceedings could start
However, with the morons we have in Congress, they'll probably just go
I think the one thing that Trump fears more than anything - even being brought up on charges related to Russian collusion - is being outed as far less wealthy than he lets on (or perhaps even broke). Trump is a person who has been defined in the public eye (at least pre-2016) as rich, and the name has been associated with wealth since the 80s, if not before. I don't think his narcissistic heart could take being exposed as - gasp! - possibly less wealthy than he says. (The fact that he made criticizing the relative level of his wealth a bigger no-no in his celebrity roast than going after his family and children also points to this).
Personally, I won't be happy until he's behind bars and his name and family's reputation has been ruined. Keep digging, Mueller!
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Mueller doing what should have been done two years ago by Trumps political enemies so he would not have been elected in the first place. Or investigative journalists.