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Trump acolytes did not shy away from mocking Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russians and 3 Russian entities a few weeks ago (with more of these indictments to surely follow.)
The mockery boiled down to “concluding’ the wasted effort of indicting any foreign individual who would never personally show up at trial.
Well, as usual, these Trump cult members are both wrong and ignorant of legal strategies.
Recently I attended a state-sponsored seminar of prosecutors where this issue (among many others) was addressed, and the consensus was actually praise of Mueller’s approach, for TWO important reasons:
First, having grand juries issue indictments for possible trials in absentia is a sound approach in ensuring that a controversial issue does NOT disappear solely because those indicted are not present. Guilt or innocence based on the indictments would STILL be adjudicated with evidence and subpoenaed witnesses.
Second, even if Trump were to pardon any and all of his corrupt cronies, these people would NOT be exempted from having to testify AND no longer able to plead the 5th from self-incrimination.
Finally, we must always bear in mind that some of these possible trials may be held in state venues and not federal courts.
Bottom line: Mueller IS one of the smartest prosecutors of our generation.
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The mockery boiled down to “concluding’ the wasted effort of indicting any foreign individual who would never personally show up at trial.
Well, as usual, these Trump cult members are both wrong and ignorant of legal strategies.
Recently I attended a state-sponsored seminar of prosecutors where this issue (among many others) was addressed, and the consensus was actually praise of Mueller’s approach, for TWO important reasons:
First, having grand juries issue indictments for possible trials in absentia is a sound approach in ensuring that a controversial issue does NOT disappear solely because those indicted are not present. Guilt or innocence based on the indictments would STILL be adjudicated with evidence and subpoenaed witnesses.
Second, even if Trump were to pardon any and all of his corrupt cronies, these people would NOT be exempted from having to testify AND no longer able to plead the 5th from self-incrimination.
Finally, we must always bear in mind that some of these possible trials may be held in state venues and not federal courts.
Bottom line: Mueller IS one of the smartest prosecutors of our generation.
.