Payments to Cohen have been "news" to us in recent days, but Mueller's been on it since LAST YEAR.

[Miles Archer]

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Novartis, which began paying Michael Cohen’s Essential Consultants in Feb. 2017 for consulting on “healthcare policy matters,” says it was contacted by Mueller in *November 2017* about the payments.

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[GusBob]

1. I think, with the exception of the Russian crook, most of the payments stopped in Dec

previous reports had indicated that's when Essential was reported in the press about the Stormy payment, as if the press spotlight caused them to stopped

But yeah, it looks like now it was Mueller's flashlight that caught them red-handed.

Which to me means that there was nothing legal about these payments, as in contracting for lobbying or whatever they are gonna claim

I think the Russian payments stopped in August of 2017 ?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Mueller is like God.

He knows more than anyone else knows, sees more than anyone else sees, yet is forever silent to the point where some people wonder whether or not he exists, and if he does, whether or not he takes a vested interest in humanity.

[manor321]

3. LOL

Yes

[Corgigal]

5. Damn it

Now I got to light a candle. Catholic still in there, sorry.

[Miles Archer]

7. "...forever silent to the point where some people wonder whether or not he exists..."

Also known as Trump's basis for "NO COLLUSION" and "WITCH HUNT."

Trump would like us to believe that since Devin Nunes "found nothing," there IS nothing.

But there IS something, and Mueller is playing his cards close to his vest.

Then there's the Avenatti / Daniels component. You'd better believe "Silent Bob" is watching every move made on that front.

I haven't been keeping track...Rudy said he was going to end this in two weeks. Has it been two weeks yet?

[ecstatic]

4. Hmm... Is Mueller still able to file charges despite handing (part of?) the

case to NY??

[B2G]

6. And why would he hand it off

if it's key to his investigation?

Don't get that part.

[shraby]

8. So it can still be prosecuted in case trump has the notion to pardon.

[enid602]

9. footnote

I have a feeling this whole thing is a chess game between Mueller and Putin. tRump is just a footnote.