President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, is expected to plead guilty on Friday to lying to the F.B.I. about two conversations with the Russian ambassador last December during the presidential transition. ... A plea agreement suggests that Mr. Flynn provided information to prosecutors, which may help advance the inquiry.Yep, pass the popcorn.
In these kind of investigations, they don't let the lower-ranking guys plead out unless they bring something of value to the table. So now there's going to be a lot of speculation as to whom Flynn is giving to the prosecutors.
Still, there is something gleefully ironic in the fact that the clown who led chants of "lock her up" is pleading out to a couple of felonies.
It's also becoming apparent that Trump might be in jeopardy under the Watergate Rule*:
President Trump over the summer repeatedly urged senior Senate Republicans, including the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to end the panel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, according to a half dozen lawmakers and aides.If there is any indication that Trump also was trying to pressure the Republicans in Congress to force an early end to the Mueller investigation, then that's possibly going to fall under the heading of "obstruction of justice".
But don't worry, sports fans. The Right will somehow start screaming that "this is all Obama's fault."
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* "It's not the crime, it's the cover-up."
oh heavens no, they'll blame Hillary.
ReplyDeleteThey'll likely be talking about how Hillary beat Vince Foster to death with a tube sock full of wood screws.