Yep, the Libs are rejoicing right now because Manafort has been charged, What they are stupid to even think that this is the beginning to bring Hillary down. If Mueller charges Manafort he also has to being charges to Tony Podesta & let the dominoes fall where they may. Unless Mueller will find a way to not charge Podesta to cover for Hillary.
If Mueller charges Manafort he also has to being charges to Tony Podesta & let the dominoes fall where they may.
For anyone thinking this is going to come back on Hitlery or Podesta, think twice. From day one Mueller when Mueller said he was going to get Trump for what he did to his pal Comey, he is going to stick to his charter: investigate collusion (forget it is not a crime) by Trump and his campaign. The blinder were put on him, that is what he will say.
Meanwhile the recusal dunderhead will say, well, I cannot get involved here.
I’d separate those two. Mueller definitely does not want to indict Hillary which would trigger civil war because it would leave to Obama as well. So he needs an “out”. He’s already got his scalps and could just say “that’s all folks” and fold up his tent leaving the rest for someone else to deal with.
Or he could nail one or both of the Podestas on collusion charges related to the Manafort deal but fall short of tying anything to U1 and bail.
Either way if you look at this thru his lens, the goal is to get out quickly now, not start a chain reaction.
That's the thing about these prosecutions, they don't really have to go after others who have done the same thing or worse. They just ignore it, and use the letter of the law to destroy those who are not part of the protected class. Manafort left the protected class when he helped Trump. And that is the most insidious part of all this, that it prevents Trump from hiring anyone for his future elections or to work in his administration, because they will all become targets. So he remains isolated.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Mueller has already granted Tony Podesta Immunity for his “cooperation.”
This.
Mueller is attempting to bring down the Trump admin, he is not going to touch Hillary or anyone near her. Just look at who he has hired for a pretty strong hint at what they are doing.
The DOJ needs to appoint a special prosecutor for the emails, Uranium One, etc, and staff it with people that Hillary and company need to be afraid of. If Trump does nothing, eventually Mueller is going to come up with some nonsense charges against people very close to Trump (most likely his son) in order to try to impeach him. Trump needs leverage so Hillary's buddies have something to worry about, along with the fact that these things need investigating anyway.