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Trump just got terrible news about the Mueller team’s investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller, Politico’s Josh Dawsey reports, “is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into [former Trump campaign chairman] Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.” The partnership between Mueller and Schneiderman potentially shifts the balance of power between the president and investigators, who are charged with probing the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, for three reasons. First, as Dawsey notes, Trump does not have the power to pardon state crimes. That means that Schneiderman could bring charges against Trump associates — or maybe even Trump himself — without the president
- State charges against Manafort likely meaning Trump can't pardon him. Could well see him testify against Trump to cut a deal.BusterBoy
- Interesting news...Schneiderman previously beat Trump in court on the Trump University case.yuekit
- Sounds like Manafort is pretty much screwed. Remains to be seen if Trump can be directly implicated.yuekit