2016 ELECTION/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Throughout his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, special counsel Robert Mueller has imposed on his team an ironclad rule: nobody leaks and nobody speaks — out of court, that is. But when it comes to official court filings — indictments, plea agreements, sentencing memos — Mueller has been loquacious and at times downright chatty, disclosing in compelling narrative fashion crucial details about his investigation and tantalizing clues about what might happen next. This week, Mueller is due to make three crucial court filings — sentencing memos for Michael Flynn, Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. Each document will tell us something important about what the future holds for these defendants and, more importantly, about what Mueller knows and where he might be headed. By the end of this week, we will know much more about the strength of Mueller’s hand and the threat his investigation poses to President Donald Trump and his administration.”
–Elie Honig, “Mueller is about to have his say — in a big way,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, December 3, 2018 10:04 pm