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I'm certain Muellar is holding out for two reasons:
1) He's building an iron-clad case.
2) It's wise to wait for warmer weather. It will bring more people to the streets to back him up. Although there should in theory be no correlation, if I were tasked with saving the country from Putin and his sickly band of US traitors, I'd schedule more arrests just before the 2nd Women's March in cities around the country (January 20, 2018). Other roll-outs, leaks soon after that.
PLAN ON IT: Wonen's March 2018
https://qz.com/1139150/womens-march-2018-when-and-where-it-starts-in-new-york-los-angeles-chicago-philadelphia-san-francisco-and-more/
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,785 posts)that Robert Mueller issue indictments or arrests about that time for key players. Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions, Don Jr., are all skating on thin ice right now.
Has anyone noticed that Jared has been absent of late?
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)that I am concerned about. The GOP has been flipping since the Summer and now they do not support any investigations into the moron and Russia. They are not working with the Dems on any of the investigations of the House and Senate. They are in fact determined to undermine their own investigations and now they are going after Mueller. Ryan, Nunes, McConnell, Graham, Hatch, Grassely are all trying to discredit Mueller, the FBI and the investigation. They do not care about the midterms either and that leads me to believe that they are up to their usual dirty tricks to screw that up in their favor too. No Mueller, no impeachment from a Dem Congress and no Independent Investigation like 9/11 that would be NON PARTISAN! We are fucked!
If you aren't worried, than you haven't seen the writing on the wall.
LexVegas
(6,066 posts)toska
(199 posts)There have been many times that Ive felt mueller would make his move because of the political situation. I dont think he really care about when marches are scheduled.
If he was pursuing anybody else I think he would have thrown the book at them, but in this case he will keep going until he can prove overwhelmingly that trump is a traitor, and everyone covering for them.
Every morning I pray that its finally over, but its going to take time to put away everyone involved. If anything, I think this weekends retreat is an attempt for them to figure a way out. Id put my money on mueller though. Hes probably been exploring outcomes for months, and his team is much smarter. The book alone proves that.
Kablooie
(18,634 posts)He will grow impatient and just fire him on impulse.
It will be a huge constitutional crisis and the only answer would be impeachment but that won't happen..
The GOP will support him 100%
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)He is focused on one thing- gathering evidence for convictions. Period. End of story.
He isnt playing games. He isnt working for timing that favors one side or the other.
His only timing considerations will be how the timing of one arrest or indictment affects the next one.
He isnt waiting for warmer weather or people in the streets. If he were than that would be a sign his work and investigation is political in nature and not just focusing on the facts and evidence but is acting with a goal in mind. And we may have thh goal, but he and his staff shouldnt have that goal. Their goal should be to follow the evidence where it goes and then present it to the court if enough is there, and where that goes it goes.
Any law enforcement action or investigation needs to be free of political bias. An investigation that shifts its timeline to work around political events is inherently politically biased and motivated and we dont want or need that.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)(between the special counsel and the political climate of this huge, exasperated country).
... but humans have intincts.