The Mueller investigation keeps offering important revelations. It must continue. - WaPo Edit. Board

[DonViejo]

By Editorial Board November 28 at 7:35 PM

THIS WEEK brought tantalizing hints about special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation, prompting rampant speculation about the inquiry’s direction. It remains unclear whether these revelations will add up to a case that President Trump colluded with the Russians to sway the 2016 presidential election. Yet what they do prove is that there are more than enough troubling questions and shady Trump associates to justify Mr. Mueller’s continued work.

One would not know that from the president’s Twitter feed Wednesday. “This is our Joseph McCarthy Era!” Mr. Trump exclaimed, apparently not referring to his own actions. With no hint of self-awareness, the president then retweeted an image showing prominent Democrats, along with Mr. Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, behind bars. “Now that Russia collusion is a proven lie, when do the trials for treason begin?” the image read.

Set aside that the president of the United States indicated his political opponents and those investigating him are traitors who should be jailed. The fact is the Russia investigation has already resulted in indictments of a range of Russian wrongdoers and exposed criminally sleazy behavior among members of Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign. After this week, it seems Mr. Mueller is also following possible connections between people in Mr. Trump’s orbit and WikiLeaks, the website that served in 2016 as a conduit for the release of material Russian operatives stole from prominent Democrats.

Newly released emails between Jerome Corsi, a conservative conspiracy theorist, and Roger Stone, a longtime Republican trickster and Trump confidant, suggest that they communicated with WikiLeaks. Both men deny any such contact, even though Mr. Corsi told Mr. Stone, accurately, that WikiLeaks would dump a batch of stolen documents in October 2016. One question is how dishonest they may have been with investigators looking into their WikiLeaks ties. Another is whether they effectively linked Mr. Trump himself to WikiLeaks and, perhaps, Russia, a connection that the latest information does not establish.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. Do we see a Change in the Oval Office

Occupant by the fourth of July? Sure is looking more and more of this happening.

[DonViejo]

2. I think we'll see it only if he resigns. But it also depends on Mueller's further actions...

His report, depending on its release, will trigger Congressional investigations, which will trigger a House Impeachment Panel, further triggering more hearings. I don't know if Congress could jump straight to Congressional Impeachment Hearings w/o its own investigation into Mueller's findings. I've now lived through two impeachment procedures, they both began with Congressional Investigations which lead to Impeachment Hearings.

Then too, who's going to push the dotard out the door of the White House by demanding he resigns? Pence? McConnell?

It's gonna be a wild and crazy 2019

[Wellstone ruled]

3. We are now seeing Nixon

2.0 on Roids. Trump and Pence will resign and Ms.Pelosi will assume the reigns of Governance. Will be watching listening to these people in the next ninety days. Senators Harris,Whitehouse,Durbin and King. Listen to what Congress Persons Schiff,Salwell,Heck and Waters.

[FakeNoose]

4. Yes! I believe Cheeto will resign but I'm not sure about Pence yet

The BLUE House will do everything while the Senate sits on their collective asses.

If Nancy Pelosi does become President (I hope) she should nominate Hillary Clinton as her VP.
Then Nancy can resign and go back to Speaker of the House, while Hillary assumes the Presidency.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. The last part would be a none starter.