New York Times - How the Mueller Investigation Could Play Out for Trump

[Exotica]

Of all the questions hanging over the special counsel investigation, one stands out: How will President Trump fare in the end?


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/23/us/politics/trump-mueller-russia.html

An indictment is one possibility that has grown increasingly unlikely. The office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has told the president's lawyers that it plans to abide by the Justice Department’s view that sitting presidents cannot be indicted no matter what the evidence shows. Still, if Mr. Mueller finds wrongdoing, Mr. Trump could be indicted after he leaves office.

But for now, there are several other potential outcomes while Mr. Trump is president. The New York Times spoke to defense lawyers, legal experts and former Justice Department officials to determine how the Mueller investigation may play out for Mr. Trump. The Times explored the likeliest outcomes in this little-tested area of the law; some have nearly endless permutations that are not covered here.





The notion that Mr. Mueller will write an expansive report of his findings has gained a foothold and harks back to the book-length report that Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel who investigated President Bill Clinton, submitted directly to Congress, along with supporting evidence he deemed relevant.

But the law has changed since Mr. Starr’s investigation. Mr. Mueller is required instead to submit a confidential report to Mr. Rosenstein explaining his decisions to prosecute or not. Mr. Rosenstein does not have to turn that report over to Congress; he only has to notify lawmakers that the investigation has ended.


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[RandySF]

1. Forget Trump

He won’t be touched. Mueller get him by taking down his cronies and even some of his family.

[jodymarie aimee]

2. thank you so much

for this splendid overview

[Adrahil]

3. I admit....

I'm becoming convinced Trump will get off without a hitch, and might even get re-elected. Too many idiots in this country.

I'm feeling kinda doomed right now. Think I need a break before pushing again this fall.

[underpants]

4. 👀

Marking to read later

[Frustratedlady]

5. And, at what point do the people rise up and take their country back.

Rosenstein wouldn't hold that report from us, would he?

Congress wouldn't dare, would they?

I'm too nauseated to look at the rest.

[elias7]

6. Speculation on this is BS unless we know what Trump is guilty of

Everyone who knows more than they can say keep saying it’s worse than we can imagine.

What can I imagine?

What if it is discovered that there was ongoing sharing of databases with Russia and help targeting the propaganda through social media by team Trump. How about orchestrating the finding of emails on Weiners laptop and forcing Comey to announce reinvestigating Hillary 11 days before election. How about not only ongoing money laundering of Russian money, but control of Trump, and thus our country by the Russian mob. How about raping minors?

The decision to move forward on charges really depends on how bad this man really is, and how much danger our country is actually in...