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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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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