One hypothesis I came up with in the gym: Mueller is laying out the obstruction case now, before finishing the conspiracy one, to make it impossible for Trump to issue pardons, just before he brings the hammer on Manafort.
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How does that work?
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I don't see how it becomes impossible for Trump to issue pardons, unless you're meaning "impossible" in another sense. He could issue unconditional pardons to anyone and everyone, right? Or are you depending on the "pardoning can be obstruction" argument?
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Politically it makes it far more difficult, and may reign Congress in. But even legally, it may make any pardons more clearly obstruction. I dunno. I was sweating.
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You know, if I were to *guess*, I would *guess* that Trump would lean away from pardoning. I feel like he's going to look for scapegoats, if one harkens back to his feelings "satellite" people around Trump that had done wrongdoing... Pardoning is something he'll keep for family.
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Maybe. Except Jared's not that far out of Mueller's maw. I suspect that's the real reason he's too "spooked" to testify to SJC: because his first (and maybe second) interview made him realize he's way the fuck out of his depth.
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