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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sun May 6, 2018, 04:45 PM May 2018

Will Mueller Probe Go Dark for Midterm Elections?


May 6, 2018 at 10:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Wall Street Journal: “The clock is ticking for special counsel Robert Mueller. With six months to go until November’s midterm elections, Mr. Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign will soon run into a dead zone of sorts, in which former prosecutors say they expect him either to wrap up, or lie low and take no visible steps until after the election.”

“Though Mr. Mueller doesn’t face any specific legal deadline, the fall midterms amount to a political one, according to experts and prosecutors. He will reach a point this summer when Justice Department habits dictate that he will have to either finish his inquiries or go dark and stretch out his work until past November so he doesn’t appear to be trying to sway voters’ decisions, which would be at odds with Justice Department guidelines for prosecutors.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/05/06/will-mueller-probe-go-dark-for-midterm-elections/
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Cary

(11,746 posts)
2. I expect this to go on well after November
Sun May 6, 2018, 04:54 PM
May 2018

In fact the Russian factor in the election will prove to relevant.

In my opinion.

PJMcK

(21,916 posts)
3. After the inauguration of the new president in 2021...
Sun May 6, 2018, 04:54 PM
May 2018

...Trump will be charged with all kinds of federal and state charges. He'll spend the rest of his miserable life in litigation and jail. Since he really isn't that rich, he'll impoverish himself-- and his families-- trying to defend his idiotic life.

pnwmom

(108,925 posts)
4. The unwritten guideline is not to file politically-connected cases within 60 days of an election.
Sun May 6, 2018, 04:57 PM
May 2018

That would mean not to expect anything after the end of August. We've still got all summer.

Plus, Manafort's cases are rolling along.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/oct/30/robby-mook/clinton-campaign-says-comey-letter-violates-justic/

former9thward

(31,802 posts)
5. Mueller is not a career DOJ prosecutor.
Sun May 6, 2018, 05:00 PM
May 2018

Special counsels go at their own pace and will ignore guidelines if they want. In 1988, four days before the November election, a special prosecutor raised charges against Caspar W. Weinberger, who served as Secretary of Defense under President Reagan, about the Iran-Contra probe. The charges appeared to contradict statements made by George H.W. Bush — who was running for re-election at the time. Bill Clinton used the charges to claim he was running against a “culture of corruption.”

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
7. Oh yes, we can't have an arm of the Justice Department appearing partisan now can we.....
Sun May 6, 2018, 05:07 PM
May 2018

Wouldn't want that. Because it's so completely unprecedented.

Gotta take that high road because nothing is more important than the dictates of DC Beltway decorum.

Takket

(21,424 posts)
8. my opinion is mueller makes no moves on drumf until Jan 2019
Sun May 6, 2018, 05:10 PM
May 2018

with congress being run by complicit traitors there seems to be little point in flushing ll his hard work down the toilet just so congress go say "meh" and refuse to impeach. if the dems controlled congress drumpf would likely have already been removed and be on criminal trial right now but we are stuck with this shit for a LONG time to come because of congress

matt819

(10,749 posts)
9. Comey laid the groundwork for ignoring that unwritten rule
Sun May 6, 2018, 05:40 PM
May 2018

Fuck it. His work needs to continue until it’s done. No breaks. No vacations. No artificially imposed curbs. Etc.

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