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Loge23

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1. Not if Whitaker can stop it

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 12:46 PM

Nov 2018

...and can he? Whitaker, as "acting" AG has the power to dead end indictments.
Any scholars out there know if Whitaker can stop indictments if they have already been filed but are still sealed?

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Don Jr. reportedly believes he could be arrested as early as this week [View all] bigtree Nov 2018 OP

Not if Whitaker can stop it Loge23 Nov 2018 #1

Indictments filed under seal are in the jurisdiction of the courts, not the executive branch Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #8

Waiting cilla4progress Nov 2018 #2

Not to worry Jr. Dad will ease you under the bus. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #3

I think it's amusing that anyone believes a pathological narcissist is capable of caring about mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #7

THIS! Kali Nov 2018 #10

Did the lemonhead take DTjr with him to Paris...do we have extradition from France...and asiliveandbreathe Nov 2018 #4

So, the parent is worried he'll be separated from his child? lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #5

Not sure Whittaker can do anything about it if ReformedGOPer Nov 2018 #6

I believe this is a ruse of some kind. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #9

We can only wish! nt avebury Nov 2018 #11

"this week" is running out of days krawhitham Nov 2018 #12

Well nothing has happened today manor321 Nov 2018 #13

The grand jury meets today, when this happened with Manafort marylandblue Nov 2018 #14

grand juries do regularly meet on Friday bigtree Nov 2018 #15