John Dean thinks it's highly likely that Mueller already has

[mobeau69]

sealed indictments ready to release.

This ain't Mueller's first rodeo.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I hope John Dean is right, and I hope Mueller will act promptly! n/t

[LW1977]

2. Please let this be true!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I hope so.

And I hope he releases them soon.

[still_one]

4. I hope Dean is right

[msongs]

5. may be too late to release them. nt

[Onward AND Upward]

7. You honestly think TRUMP & Co are SMARTER than Robert Mueller???

[renate]

11. this question is so reassuring

Of course they aren't. I'm plotzing at the moment (we don't even get a day to catch our breath?!?!), but you're absolutely right!

[Onward AND Upward]

13. Just dicussed on MSNBC Mueller has 3 options with the info...

1. Immediately release a report.
2. Immediately release a report to the Grand Jury (which he's most likely been sharing the info with), and file for an indictment.
3. Hand off the info to another agency to pursue.

[renate]

14. thank you!

I wonder whether Mueller got permission from Rosenstein already to proceed with any of these--would the authorization have to be done in real time, or could it be preemptive?

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[lagomorph777]

18. It's probably already in process; some parts will happen automatically...

...even if Mueller is gone.

[calimary]

19. Welcome to DU, Onward AND Upward.

I hope he's had this all ready to go, triggered with a single phone call.

[marybourg]

28. Yes. He can't release them after he's fired.

He must act now, before he’s fired.

[MadDAsHell]

33. Mueller is a REPUBLICAN. You think he's a genius? nt

[TomSlick]

34. Yes. Actually I do.

[Charlotte Little]

40. Who cares?

Mueller being a republican is irrelevant. He's a conservative too.

Big deal. Republicans are not evil, nor are conservatives. They have different views than Dems/liberals - which used to be acceptable.

Trumpublicans and Trumpservatives are evil. They have a whole different ideology than Dems/liberals and traditional republicans/conservatives.

Mueller is in the first camp, not the latter.

Also, he is more a genius than you or I, so...

[MadDAsHell]

42. Disagree. All republicans and conservatives are evil. Anyone not a registered Dem is, in fact. nt

[Charlotte Little]

43. That is not true

And saying it won't make it true.

Do better.

[Jim__]

6. From Dean's lips to god's ears.

Does the US have any kind of legitimate government if the president can prevent any investigation into his own corruption? I don't think so.

[agingdem]

8. Agreed...

this is like Trump firing Comey and bragging he fired him to shut down Russia investigation... like Mueller didn't see this coming...of course he did...

[avebury]

9. If Trump tried to shut down the Mueller investigation

the first thing that the Democrats in the house should do in the next session is submit a request for the Treasury to fork over Trump's tax returns.

[riverwalker]

10. From what I've heard about Mueller

he has had a Plan B, C, and D, ever since this started.

[GoCubsGo]

17. Absolutely.

This is the guy who hired the country's 16 top financial crimes lawyers on his very first afternoon on the job. He probably has Plans E-ZZZ, too.

[ooky]

12. I agree with Dean

No way I can blieve a professional like Mueller wouldn't have anticipated and prepared for this.

[displacedtexan]

15. Cool!

Thanks for posting this! The doom & gloom people assume that TrumpCo is actually smart.

[lagomorph777]

16. Mueller is not stupid. He has planned for this moment since Day 1.

Buckle up, kids! It's going to be a wild ride.

[getagrip_already]

20. Sealed or not...

He will need rosensteins approval to unseal them. Per tbe memo authorizing him, he isnt independent.

If rosenstein is gone, then tbe solicitor general slides in.

You know, the guy they gave a secret ethics waiver to so be would be able to oversee muehler.

[mikeysnot]

32. I believe they have divvied

up charges with local AG in NJ and NY to handle state crimes if this happens.

[apkhgp]

21. Patiently waiting to see what happens

Indictment
Trial
Verdict
Sentencing
Prison Term
Probation

Just patiently waiting.

[grantcart]

22. But apparently Mueller wasn't aware this was indictment Wednesday.

Or release indictment Wednesday

[ZeroSomeBrains]

23. I think he is proceeding like FDR did against the Axis powers

FDR waited to declare war against Hitler after Pearl Harbor until Hitler did so. Being shrewd means playing coy until you absolutely have to show your hand. He knows the House Democrats have his back when they are in the majority so he can be patient. And he knows Drumpf will act like an imbecile and go off firing him so waiting might be the best option.

[Cha]

24. Haha!

Link to tweet

[flamingdem]

44. Yes indeed!

Good times ahead

[Cha]

45. Cheers flamingdem!

[pdsimdars]

25. like I said in another thread. . . what are they waiting for?

The longer they wait the more Trump maneuvers.
"ready to release". . . what is he waiting for?

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

27. Indeed. What?

For the russian in the WH to do something so we just react again. The election is over. America spoke. They cheated the senate races in FLA and GA and we knowit...now lets just paddycake it. So so tired of this daily churning.

[fierywoman]

29. ... and TX?

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

30. AND TX. So they cheated and stole the SC and now cheated and stole the Senate who appoints the next

one...nothing to see here. Move along...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I have no doubt that Mueller has put into place some kind of dead-man's switch

in anticipation of exactly this circumstance.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

35. Yeah...we're all SOOOO sure Muellers got this. I'm not so confident. All eggs-1 basket. no.

Bobby M needs to drop some charges...LIKE TOMORROW BOB.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

37. Have you ever conducted a federal criminal investigation?

Just wondering.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

38. Have you? Youre pretty confident.

Enlighten us. What will be left to save Velveteen? Lets all just sit around another year eh?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

39. Well, I've handled cases in federal court,

dealt with the FBI when they were investigating a client in a bank fraud case, and taught constitutional law, although a long time ago. I've never investigated a president, but I've got some experience and knowledge about the federal criminal investigation process. And, more importantly, based on comments from people who have worked directly with Bob Mueller - all of whom have expressed confidence that he's ahead of Trump and his stooges - I believe Mueller knows what he's doing and will manage to keep the investigation going.

[DinahMoeHum]

31. Born-To-Run-The-Numbers said as much back in March

http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/03/in-case-of-firing-pull-here.html

Here’s our theory. If word flashed out on the newswires that Donald Trump has removed Jeff Sessions, Robert Mueller will immediately – before Trump can get to his next step -- deliver his findings on obstruction to Rod Rosenstein. Once that report is officially in the hands of Rosenstein and the DOJ, it will be impossible to suppress it.

In short, if Donald Trump fires Robert Mueller, Mueller will instantly activate a report that details truly impeachable offenses. Trump will have pulled the trigger on his own demise.

And how about Mueller’s unusual decision to let word get out into the press that he had already reached his conclusion on obstruction?

We’d love to think that Mueller was just sending a coded message over to the legal team at the White House. Tell your boy that if he fires me, the shit hits the fan, all right... but it will be far more toxic radioactive waste than Trump was banking on.

Robert Mueller has been one step ahead of everyone since he and his investigative team first set up shop. . .My money is on Mueller.

Let the endgame begin.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

36. Yeah. Glad you're so confident. Just words on a page to me. We need the same butt moving action

from Mueller the Country required of 2/3rds of America in getting out and voting. YOUR MOVE BOB.

[triron]

41. Hmmm. If Dean says so that gives this a lot of credence.