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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAdam Schiff on the Mueller Questions
Adam is concerned about the money issues that don't seem to be on the list such as Deutsche Bank, the NRA Russian funding, etc.
Do you think Mueller avoided Trump's red line on his finances or will those likely be questions that he's not given a heads up on but Mueller is still looking at?
chillfactor
(7,575 posts)IF tRump ever answers these questions, Mueller will address Schiff's concerns amongst the questions he does ask.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)A good chance he kicks those to Southern NY as well.
Quixote1818
(28,930 posts)However, isn't that also how they get defendants to purger themselves?
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Seth Abramson published some of the questions with hypothetical answers and for almost ever one, he would either have to purger himself or confess as evidence.
See: https://twitter.com/SethAbramson (scroll down a ways to see his Q&A tests)
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marylandblue
(12,344 posts)And he may bring those up at another time. This part definitely seems closer to the original mission of investigating the campaign, and the obstruction that followed.
MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)held the door on all of the financial crimes for AG Schneiderman to take over. Get the orange fuckwit out of office and lower the boom on him in the state of NY.
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Before the Cohen "raid," for example. New areas of questioning might have opened up in the intervening weeks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/us/politics/robert-mueller-questions-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
But Mr. Dowd held firm, and investigators for Mr. Mueller agreed days later to share during a meeting with Mr. Dowd the questions they wanted to ask Mr. Trump.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)that this leak would destroy any trust Mueller might have in Trump's people in the future!
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Adrahil
(13,340 posts)What if they believe Trump will not submit to an interview, and they wanted it out there how directly they are going after Trump?
These questions are going after Trump directly... not staff, not Flynn, or anyone else. Trump. These questions are about what Trump knew and did.