Fwiw I don’t think the Mueller subpoena for Trump comes next. I think an indictment comes first. Suspect there are a few more pieces for that, but not many.
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Upon booth review I see I may have misunderstood your point. Obviously Trump is not on the ballot. But one or two political observers think this election will be in part a referendum on Trump. If DoJ norms preclude muddying elections nationwide, they'll want to steer clear.pic.twitter.com/6ADt0dYeE8
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Bollocks. Trump will always be "on the ballot." That logic would say there's never a time he can legally be held accountable.
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Well, "close to the election" is the other criteria. A dramatic move in late November will surely resonate in 2020 elections, but time wounds all heels. FWIW, how we got here: Walsh tacked on to his June indictment of Weinberger in Oct '92. Dismissed.https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/12/us/charge-in-weinberger-case-that-caused-furor-before-election-is-thrown-out.html …
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Hmmm. Let's see. That's an election where the target WAS ON THE BALLOT.
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The target was Weinberger, but he'd been indicted in June. The inclusion of a quote implicating Bush close to the election was problematic. I have yet to see a think piece about DoJ norms suggesting Mueller can't act after the election. Just not close to Nov 2018 or Nov 2020.
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And you've also seen some claims Mueller can't indict close to NOv 2018 that rely entirely on Rudy G's utter drivel and are now treating it as credible. It's not.
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Two different issues. Can Mueller indict at all? Untested, controversial and contrary to OLC positions on Nixon, Clinton. As to "close to an election", I offered TIME, Lawfare, can easily find many more. A Biden staffer/Clinton WH counsel/anti-Trumper: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/21/3-predictions-for-what-mueller-will-do-next-218410 …pic.twitter.com/2CDzis4mLY
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I may as well add a bit on "Giuliani's drivel". This Savage piece from 2017 covers the waterfront. (Don't stop reading at the headline. The new memo differs from two OLCs) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/politics/can-president-be-indicted-kenneth-starr-memo.html …pic.twitter.com/E9qzLOJ1vN
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are you leaning toward thinking that Mueller will indict Trump?
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I would think a kremlin-backed mobster occupying the oval office might amount to the emergency circumstances warranting the direct indictment of the president (over leaving it up to voters or congress to impeach), but that's just my polyannish take
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