# A Thread for the Mueller Investigation Results and Outcomes (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 28, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093 "2017-10-28T20:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 391
**Author:** ![Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambrosio_Spinola)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7803 "2018-11-29T17:37:33Z")
Okay, maybe this has to do with Mueller and maybe it doesn’t, but the feds [shut down the Chicago law office of Ed Burke today](https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ed-burke-fbi-federal-agents-city-hall-council/). He’s apparently represented Trump’s property tax matters for the past 12 years. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7804 "2018-11-29T17:48:55Z")
> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#): > > Okay, maybe this has to do with Mueller and maybe it doesn’t, but the feds [shut down the Chicago law office of Ed Burke today](https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ed-burke-fbi-federal-agents-city-hall-council/). He’s apparently represented Trump’s property tax matters for the past 12 years. I wouldn’t necessarily connect the two. Ed is a powerful machine Democrat, so Trump or not, it’s somewhat unsurprising to me, as someone who lives in his ward, that his office eventually got raided by the Feds. There’s been rumors of corruption with him for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7805 "2018-11-29T17:50:12Z")
[**Trump: Rosenstein belongs in jail because ‘he never should have picked a special counsel’**](https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/29/trump-rosenstein-belongs-in-jail-1026104) > [@](#): > > President Donald Trump defended his decision to retweet a meme this week depicting his political opponents behind bars — including his sitting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — signaling more storm clouds for the embattled No. 2 at the Justice Department after what appeared to be a brief reprieve from Trump’s attacks. > > In an interview with the New York Post, Trump was asked about the photoshopped image, which depicted targets of Trump attacks such as former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller, Huma Abedin and James Comey overlaid with the text: “Now that Russian collusion is a proven lie, when do the trials for treason begin?” Tucked just above Obama’s head in the photo is Rosenstein’s, smaller than almost all the other individuals in the image. > > Rosenstein belongs in jail, Trump said, because “he should have never picked a special counsel.” > … In jail? Right. :dubious: Is anyone still pretending that there’s anything normal about this president? ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7806 "2018-11-29T17:52:40Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I wouldn’t necessarily connect the two. Ed is a powerful machine Democrat, so Trump or not, it’s somewhat unsurprising to me, as someone who lives in his ward, that his office eventually got raided by the Feds. There’s been rumors of corruption with him for a long time. Considering the timing, I wouldn’t necessarily not connect the two either. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7807 "2018-11-29T17:52:46Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > When they make the movie, they should get Al Pacino to play Barron… Wonder if Eric ever goes fishing? Like, in a rowboat. On a lake. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7808 "2018-11-29T17:52:52Z")
How can anyone stay in a job when their boss publically states that he belongs in jail? I just don’t get that. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7809 "2018-11-29T17:53:36Z")
Yeah, Ed Burke could be in trouble for lots of things. But that would be something if there was a Trump connection of some kind. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7810 "2018-11-29T18:01:51Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Considering the timing, I wouldn’t necessarily not connect the two either. It’s an interesting thought. When I heard the news earlier today, it didn’t even cross my mind that there could be some sort of connection there. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7811 "2018-11-29T18:09:07Z")
Speaking of timing, I can’t stop giggling at Mueller’s in rolling out this plea with Cohen, _again_ just as Trump is getting on a plane for another Putin meeting. The dipshit in the Oval Office is going to start suffering from PTSD every time he climbs on a plane for an international trip if it involves a potential meeting with Putin. My goodness, that’s going to be a long flight to Argentina. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7812 "2018-11-29T18:09:55Z")
Taxes. Taxes and loans. That’s what’ll get him. He publicly bragged about not paying a dime more than he had to. Which is to say, or at least imply, that he skirted the lines. Stack 'em up, the penalties, the liens, the back taxes and interest. And then offer him, by hint and whisper, that he can get out from under if he Signs The Paper, and gets the Hell outa Dodge. Trump is, essentially, broke, has been so for years. That is the biggest and most essential lie, that he is rich as shit because he’s so smart. If all his various creditors know the facts, the lawyers will start circling overhead. Offer him a deal, he quits and he can keep some of the money. Some. Shit, his kids can’t handle being rich, being poor will kill them outright! Oh, also he has to testify against Pence. Then tell Ms Pelosi to maybe get a nice new outfit. Sensible shoes, maybe take Michele shopping. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7813 "2018-11-29T18:13:37Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Yeah, Ed Burke could be in trouble for lots of things. But that would be something if there was a Trump connection of some kind. Hahahahah. Yeah. He represented Trumps property tax matters for 12 years? I’m surprised he’s still in the country. Hahahahah. Trumps stink sticks to everyone he encounters. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7814 "2018-11-29T18:18:42Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Wonder if Eric ever goes fishing? Like, in a rowboat. On a lake. “Every time I put the line in the water I said ‘Crooked Hillary’ and every time I said ‘Crooked Hillary’ I caught a fish. You believe that?” ---
**Author:** ![Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambrosio_Spinola)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7815 "2018-11-29T18:20:50Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Trumps stink sticks to everyone he encounters. Well, Trump didn’t exactly bring corruption to Chicago. But even if this raid is unrelated to Burke’s work for Trump _right now_, Trump had better hope that Burke doesn’t have anything . . . interesting he might be able to share with the FBI or IRS or whoever in order to get a better deal for himself. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7816 "2018-11-29T18:39:26Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Speaking of timing, I can’t stop giggling at Mueller’s in rolling out this plea with Cohen, _again_ just as Trump is getting on a plane for another Putin meeting. The dipshit in the Oval Office is going to start suffering from PTSD every time he climbs on a plane for an international trip if it involves a potential meeting with Putin. > > My goodness, that’s going to be a long flight to Argentina. 😃 What the extradition situation between Argentina and the US? Asking for a president. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7817 "2018-11-29T18:40:23Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Trumps stink sticks to everyone he encounters. _Trump’s stink sticks to six sickly skunks._ Say that six times fast. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7818 "2018-11-29T18:42:37Z")
> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#): > > Well, Trump didn’t exactly bring corruption to Chicago. But even if this raid is unrelated to Burke’s work for Trump _right now_, Trump had better hope that Burke doesn’t have anything . . . interesting he might be able to share with the FBI or IRS or whoever in order to get a better deal for himself. I mean, Deutsche Bank, Trump’s favorite piggy bang, was also raided this morning. Could be unrelated, but Trump better hope that they don’t have anything on him either. Or it could all be related. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7819 "2018-11-29T18:45:13Z")
> [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](#): > > …But even if this raid is unrelated to Burke’s work for Trump _right now_, Trump had better hope that Burke doesn’t have anything . . . interesting he might be able to share with the FBI or IRS or whoever in order to get a better deal for himself. That seems to be in fashion this year. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7820 "2018-11-29T18:51:09Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > What the extradition situation between Argentina and the US? Asking for a president. Hilarious. Don’t cry for me, [DEL]Argentina[/DEL] Dear Vladimir. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![catflea12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7821 "2018-11-29T18:56:55Z")
I sincerely hope this means the orange flaming asshole winds up with all his and his families assets seized and in prison soon. He could flee to a country like North Korea or Iran, (no extradition to US) but with no money he might not get much of a welcome. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093/7822 "2018-11-29T19:02:06Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > I sincerely hope this means the orange flaming asshole winds up with all his and his families assets seized and in prison soon. He could flee to a country like North Korea or Iran, (no extradition to US) but with no money he might not get much of a welcome. I’d think it more likely that he would flee to Russia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093.md?page=390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-the-mueller-investigation-results-and-outcomes-part-1/800093.md?page=392)