(04-10-2018, 08:55 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I think you misunderstand Mueller's involvement in this FBI raid on Cohen's office.

The FBI raid on Cohen's office has nothing to do with the Mueller investigation, except that Mueller apparently uncovered something.  He was then required by law to go to Rod Rosenstein with it, and Rosenstein would have referred it to the local US Attorney's office.   At this point, Mueller is out of it.  It will all be handled by the US Attorney's office.

In fact, the US Attorney who authorized the FBI raid is a Trump appointee who donated to the Trump campaign.

I understand it, and I think if you take it at face value then it looks legit. I’m guessing Mueller got this info because he was the provider’s best chance that it would’ve been followed up on. That’s why I think it was Avenatti hoping that he’d get something that’s help his case through whatever the FBI comes up with. 

There would be have to be substantial evidence for the FBI to raid Cohen’s office. My guess is that, even if Trump did violate campaign financing rules, it was covered up well enough to at least make it difficult to get search warrants. The FBI can’t just say they think there’s evidence in Cohen’s office; they need something to support this suspicion. Since Cohen is claiming to be the source of payment, I’m not sure how they can say the campaign financed it.

I don’t think Mueller is leading it. I think he’s the motivation behind it, and I think that it wouldn’t be this far without him.

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