Mueller's probe is causing anxiety among DC lobbyists who are vulnerable to criminal charges: report

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https://www.salon.com/2019/01/01/muellers-probe-sending-waves-panic-dc-lobbyists-now-vulnerable-prosecuted-report_partner/?fbclid=IwAR1oZJ5Odb3_rGTjVnW50155lLvfk6XRADrPFZLt-Skz3WW-SPI3cgYk7Rg


Mueller’s probe is causing anxiety among DC lobbyists who are vulnerable to criminal charges: report
Robert Mueller has already referred lobbyist-related cases to other prosecutors
Brad Reed
January 1, 2019 11:59PM (UTC)
This article originally appeared on Raw Story



A new report from The Hill claims that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is generating anxiety among many Washington DC lobbyists who may now find themselves vulnerable to criminal charges.

According to The Hill, “Mueller has uncovered a web of alleged criminality linked to violations of a World War II-era law enacted amid concerns over foreign propaganda” that could also be used to nail a number of other DC lobbyists who have been breaking the law for years.

Mueller has already referred lobbyist-related cases to other prosecutors, including cases involving former associates of one-time Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

However, one lobbyist tells The Hill that others in the industry fear this could be just the tip of the iceberg.

“When you become ground zero for what America is angry about. anything can happen,” the source said. “All it takes is a couple of scandals.”

Another lobbyist interviewed by The Hill, meanwhile, complained that these cases could give Americans the purportedly false impression that all lobbyists are involved in shady dealings with foreign governments.

“One bad lobbyist can tarnish the whole industry,” the source complained.

[dem4decades]

1. Boo hoo. Let them all face justice.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. Happy New Year, crooks!

[irisblue]

3. 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻

[dalton99a]

4. About damn time

[malaise]

5. Get thee to the greatest page

Lock the all up!!!

[2naSalit]

6. Oh goody goody!

Today is the day I have been awaiting and I expect things to really get rolling full scream ahead from here on out for a while.

[Achilleaze]

7. republicans traitors are nervous?

I guess the republican money grubbers didn't realize that betraying America in favor of russian mob money was a real scumbucket move.

[Hugin]

8. Aw, pobrecitos are anxious.

Let me cry salty tears about this.

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Nah.

[Greybnk48]

9. The "one bad apple" suggestion in this case is utter bullshit!

We will be lucky to find one GOOD apple in the pool of lobbyists.

[Polly Hennessey]

10. Oh, goody.

Hoping it includes Susan Collins’ new husband. Whatever is his name??

[FreepFryer]

11. They will probably start blaming it all on the original bad apple Jack Abramoff...

...if they haven’t already.

[TygrBright]

12. Good. n/t

[rurallib]

13. delicious!

[peggysue2]

14. Hummmm

Is that flop sweat we're smelling as the wheels of justice grind into place???

Boo-hoo. Anyone involved in the debacle that was 2016 should get their affairs in order.

Winter is Coming.

[IronLionZion]

15. Good, sweat it out and squirm you losers

I doubt anyone is having shady associations with the lobbyists for disability rights, or LGBT rights, or nurses, or anything useful. Most Americans understand it's the corporate lobbyists and NRA that are being shady.