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Originally Posted by Rockstar
Or the investigation is turning out to be an anticlimactic flop. Meaning what everyone expected to find and what was actually uncovered is for the most part too trivial for the media first string to report.
If that's the case I as a citizen would love too know how much was spent in this boondoggle. But that'll probably be swept under the rug on a Friday too.
I was thinking about this because it wasn't too long ago the President and Republcans congress always seemed very far apart. But as we drew near the conclusion of this investigation. I noticed they were now publically announcing themselves as team players like they knew it was now OK to associate themselves with POTUS,
Also in my experience shaking trees to see what falls is usually something that's done when you don't have anything to go on.
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If there was nothing to the investigation, I rather doubt a Federal Grand Jury or Federal Judge would sign off on indictment(s) or order the sealing of the charges. What would be gained by bringing up charges that would easily fall apart during legal process(es)? Look at the Clinton impeachment: there was no Grand Jury indictment returned against Clinton, he was indicted by Ken Starr, who had the authority; the fact the Grand Jury did not indict is a strong indicator they did not feel the charges were warranted and/or successfully prosecutable. That Star and the GOP went ahead anyway was a major boondoggle and a real waste of time and taxpayer money; got any complaints about that? At the very least, Mueller, unlike Starr, has apparently presented evidence and a case related to the charges that is enough to cause the Grand Jury to prefer charges against a person or persons; this means the case is already on far firmer footing than the previous case noted...
As far as being trivial, as I noted, the 'Friday ploy' is used to avoid the onslaught of media coverage, for whatever reason, and allow some 'breathing space' for the principals involved; there is also the component of being able to 'control' the dissemination of information and allow some sense of perspective without the circus of media 'talking heads'; if the case was indeed "trivial", what would be gained by delaying the inevitable? The argument is rather illogical...
I wonder where you're getting this impression the GOP mainstream is uniting in any major way with Trump; all I've seen or heard is members of the GOP, in Congress and out, becoming emboldened enough to publicly raise the alarm about the dangers of the Trump administration; I'm not really getting the 'all for one' vibe from the GOP and Trump: far from it...
If you want to gauge the situation by reaction, it should be noted Mueller and his team have been very low key throughout the process and are staying so; however, the frenzied meltdowns by Stone, Trump and the Trumpettes, who have got their collective Pampers in a bunch, and their desperate attempts to deflect and distract by manufacturing controversies that pale in comparison to the seriousness of the Special Counsel's investigations, indicates the desperation is not on Mueller's side: he's got at least one indictment, so far, and its scaring the bejesus out of the Trump and his Trumpettes - their soiled Pampers are mute testimony...
As far as shaking trees, its the best and easiest way to get what you want out of the branches; shaking tree for no gain is, well, illogical, much like Trump stirring up things with his nonsensical, absurd tweets; a sign of desperation on his part, you might say...
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