A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter.
The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said. It is unclear what the charges are.As far as targets, most speculation revolves around former Rump campaign manager and unregistered foreign agent Paul Manafort and former National Security Advisor and unregistered foreign agent Michael Flynn. Those are just the first fish to be caught in Mueller's net. Expect things to start unraveling in Trumpworld more quickly now.
A few selected reactions:
Boy it’s almost as if some people knew this was coming so they tried to pour chum in the water to make it dank and murky https://t.co/kWRR8a9Mpc— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 28, 2017
"Republicans barfing up crazy shit about Hillary" is officially the best early-warning system for actual news about Mueller's investigation.— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) October 28, 2017
Buckle up. We can expect Trump’s efforts to confuse and divide Americans against each other to shift into overdrive. Don’t fall for it.— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 28, 2017
I think the press and Comey assumed Clinton would win and were screwed, but I think Trump people assumed he'd lose and are screwed more.— Schooley (@Rschooley) October 28, 2017
And, if you're a betting person:
I thought I'd share my betting odds on the Mueller indictment(s)— Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) October 28, 2017
Manafort 2:1
Flynn 4:1
Page 5:1
Kushner 9:1
Don jr. 10:1
Trump 50:1
