It is well known that one method of taking down a powerful person is to pick off the low hanging fruit first their less powerful underlings. The little people" dont always have the connections or the wealth to fight back as hard. Months of bad press can taint their reputations which then taint the reputation of the big guy. Prosecutors can offer the targets plea deals for lighter sentences in exchange for relaying negative info about the boss.
Trumps enemies are doing this to those around him mainly under the guise of Special Counsel Robert Muellers probe into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Muellers team includes 17 attorneys multiple staff members and the unlimited pockets of the taxpayers. Roughly 13 of the 17 attorneys on Muellers team have
donated to Democrats.
David Rivkin who worked in the Department of Justice
calls it a fishing expedition." Its obvious that it has morphed into an open-ended investigation that is way beyond the Russian collusion" he said and the only unifying principle seems to be that it covers people who are close to Trump or worked with Trump"
Flynn and Papadopoulos
Lacking resources to fight back some facing criminal charges have given up and taken plea deals. Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about whether hed talked to Russians. George Papadopoulos who volunteered on the Trump campaigns foreign policy advisor team did the same.
According to sources Papadopoulos has privately
said he did not collude with the Russians. Former FBI Director James Comey
says the FBI doesnt believe Flynn lied to them. Both Flynn and Papadopoulos however are facing up to six months in jail. Flynns brother Joseph has started a legal defense fund for him. Flynn
sold his house to pay legal bills.
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