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Yet there could be sealed indictments that have yet to be unsealed. In fact, every single one of Mueller's indictments were originally sealed. Who's to say ther
by SEJeff 8y ago
Yet there could be sealed indictments that have yet to be unsealed. In fact, every single one of Mueller's indictments were originally sealed. Who's to say there aren't others that he's handed off to various federal prosecutors like at SDNY or EVDA? Assuming that Mueller has entirely cleared the president (or anyone around him) at this point is about as pointless as proving he's about to be arrested in the Oval Office.
Let it play out and see what happens. Regardless, I suspect Congress will inevitably get the truth out and eventually it will come out to the public. Like most things in a democracy, they're often slow and sometimes messy. This is a feature, not a bug!
- CookieMon 8y agoFWIW NBC reported no sealed indictments, they're citing "a senior U.S. law enforcement official". https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/22/special-counsel-mueller-has-no-sealed-indictments-as-russia-probe-ends-nbc-news.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/22/special-counsel-mueller-has-...
- Fjolsvith 8y agoAs of November, there were three dozen sealed indictments in the federal D.C. circuit. [1] My theory on this is that the FBI has been investigating crimes not committed by the current administration, but which would, if prosecuted during the Mueller investigation, raise a cry of obstruction and interference, due to the people they target. The FBI has been letting the Mueller special counsel wind down before going after the real criminals. 1. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozens-sealed-criminal-indictments-dc-docket-mueller/story?id=59249030 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dozens-sealed-criminal-indic...
- Fjolsvith 8y ago> as pointless as proving he's about to be arrested in the Oval Office. A sitting president cannot be arrested by his administration, by law.
- SEJeff 8y agoA sitting president can not be indicted by the DoJ, per DoJ policy. There is no law whatsoever, but only a memo that makes a policy from the DoJ's OLC (Office Of Legal Opinion). If you think this is a law, you are mistaken.
- Fjolsvith 8y agoPerhaps Trump can meet Barr in his private plane to discuss grandchildren prior to Russian collusion being found to be an inconsequential "matter" not requiring prosecution.