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5. It'll be Manafort who's indicted, and for nothing that has anything to do with...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Oct 28, 2017, 08:29 PM

Oct 2017

...the Russian collusion case. It'll be for some shadiness he was doing prior to working on Trump's campaign.

And by this time next week, Mueller will have resigned.

That's my prediction. And here's why:

Mueller is under great pressure to produce something, particularly now that two mainstream news agencies (Fox and the WSJ) have called for him to resign and GOP lawmakers are threatening to chop off funding. Manafort is going to be the "Scooter Libby" fall guy and give Mueller a scalp for all the time and money that's been spent.

Manafort will get convicted over some process violation, maybe do a little time in Club Fed, and offer up nothing linking Trump to any illegal activities. Mueller will conclude that while he knows Trump is dirty, he can't really prove it and that'll be the end of it. Mueller will retire to a lucrative private practice, Manafort will eventually receive some sort of pardon or commutation, and Trump will lose interest over Uranium One.

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I doubt Jared or Junior will be indicted on Monday. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 OP

They would be good marks for turning dhol82 Oct 2017 #1

it's going to be tough depending on the charges against them. Calista241 Oct 2017 #6

The typical plan is to indict someone they can "turn." The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2017 #2

Manafort and/or Flynn gets my vote NastyRiffraff Oct 2017 #11

Their low hanging fruit, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2017 #13

Lock him up and he will sing like a canary SummerSnow Oct 2017 #3

Couldn't dump just pardon them? awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #4

They could hand down a Federal & State indictment rufus dog Oct 2017 #7

It'll be Manafort who's indicted, and for nothing that has anything to do with... EL34x4 Oct 2017 #5

I too, think this is the most likely outcome. Calista241 Oct 2017 #8

Mueller LEFT a very lucrative private practice to work for justice. Why would he quit pnwmom Oct 2017 #9

Plus FOX and the WSJ are owned by Rupert Murdoch and are auxiliaries of the GOP... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #15

Yeah, I thought that was a weird thing to say. Hmmmm . . . . nt pnwmom Oct 2017 #16

Me too. I WAS WRONG, tho: WSJ ed board DID call on Mueller Hortensis Oct 2017 #20

FOX and the Wall Street Journal are owned by Rupert Murdoch. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #14

Do you think Rupert Murdoch owned FOX and the WSJ are "mainstream news agencies" ? DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #21

Yes, I do. Conservative-leaning, sure, but also mainstream... EL34x4 Oct 2017 #22

"Fox and WSJ are mainstream news organizations..." DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #23

I didn't say "unbiased." I said "mainstream." EL34x4 Oct 2017 #24

If you believe FOX is a "mainstream news organization"... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #25

Mainstream organizations are saying Fox has become a full-on Hortensis Oct 2017 #28

Jesus. Pay attention. EL34x4 Oct 2017 #29

I am paying attention. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #30

No. CONTENT defines mainstream, not volume. Hortensis Oct 2017 #31

So, please, humor me. EL34x4 Oct 2017 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #33

SMH DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #34

Smells, all right. But let's close with a smile. Hortensis Oct 2017 #36

Jared may have already turned in order to be with his young children LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #10

Of course they have Manafort in NY. They have strict banking laws there pnwmom Oct 2017 #17

I think the key players in the GOP stick with trump to the bitter end. LuvLoogie Oct 2017 #19

No one will be indicted on Monday oberliner Oct 2017 #12

Till Tuesday. pnwmom Oct 2017 #18

If nothing else, Mueller is working outer circle to inner circle. Irish_Dem Oct 2017 #26

Curbing my enthusiasm here.. Kleveland Oct 2017 #27

I thought it was Manafort when his BFF had his twitter meltdown nt maryellen99 Oct 2017 #35