First charges against former Trump aides reveal an aggressive strategy by Mueller
First charges against former Trump aides reveal an aggressive strategy by Mueller
By Joseph Tanfani and David Willman, Tribune Washington Bureau -- Tribune News Service
WASHINGTON - The first criminal charges filed in the investigation of President Donald Trump's campaign aides and Russia's meddling in the 2016 election come straight from a well-thumbed playbook of white-collar crime prosecutions - reward defendants who cooperate, drop the hammer on those who won't, and scare others into talking.
The harsh indictments of Trump's former campaign manager and his deputy - and news that a third former campaign aide has been secretly cooperating with investigators since July - are a clear sign that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has adopted a bare-knuckle strategy and that more indictments are almost certain, according to former prosecutors.
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By Joseph Tanfani and David Willman, Tribune Washington Bureau -- Tribune News Service
WASHINGTON - The first criminal charges filed in the investigation of President Donald Trump's campaign aides and Russia's meddling in the 2016 election come straight from a well-thumbed playbook of white-collar crime prosecutions - reward defendants who cooperate, drop the hammer on those who won't, and scare others into talking.
The harsh indictments of Trump's former campaign manager and his deputy - and news that a third former campaign aide has been secretly cooperating with investigators since July - are a clear sign that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has adopted a bare-knuckle strategy and that more indictments are almost certain, according to former prosecutors.
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