Mueller Closing In?

Mueller may be very close.

Trump and Giuliani and their subservient journalists/pals are on the warpath. The arrival of the former mayor of NYC at the White House has resulted in a virtual tirade of invective against Muller and the FBI, the likes of which we have not seen before. This invective is now bordering on obstruction in and of itself, but those who are perpetrating it likely see no issue with doubling down on a possible obstruction charge if the result is frustrating a preceding and more problematic obstruction case! Let the lies and distortions continue!

What’s next?

Manafort’s appeal of Mueller’s mandate in Virginia may succeed at its first stage. If so, it will be appealed successfully, but this will take time and it could set Mueller back by maybe 6 months, during which Trump and Giuliani will have more time to try to destroy the investigation. If the appeal fails, Manafort will face trials in Washington and Virginia that he will lose. He faces the prospect of years in prison – this is the opportunity Mueller has been setting up for over a year. Without Manafort, there can be no charges against Kushner and Trump Jr.

Where is Hope Hicks? One would have expected her to walk out of a courtroom by now, after having entered a plea of guilty to obstruction. Fact - you can’t lie to the cops, and she as much as admitted to doing just that. 

Has she been brought in as an FBI informant, and is she receiving calls/e-mails/texts from Trump confidants, letting them squeal about this and that while being recorded, adding more and more people to Mueller’s net? She is so crucial that I am starting to think she is also co-operating with the investigation. Trump used to tell her everything…is he still calling?

When will Cohen be charged? Given that he is a lawyer, the only way the NYC AG got a warrant to raid his office is if they had proof of a crime. He will be charged – there is no doubt that he is negotiating right now for the best deal possible. He will throw Trump under the bus to save his skin.

The FBI will complete its internal investigation into whether or not the Mueller investigation is engaged in partisan activities. It will find none, but anything negative in the report to be used by Trump and Giuliani to press “the conspiracy conspiracy”.

Trump and Giuliani would not be getting as desperate as they appear to be if they did not think Mueller was getting very close....and Giuliani would know.