When Trouble Is A Step Away

The President of the USA, a dear TV memory to many still-loyal fans, appears to be on the verge of indictment for lying under oath.

His sworn answers to written questions from the Mueller investigation may have included lies.  Lies told by his campaign chairman Paul Manafort to Mueller's investigators, lies which weren't challenged by Mueller.  So Manafort's lawyers told Trump's lawyers about them. And Trump's lawyers told Trump that this was a story line that Mueller accepted.

Fish bite hooks like these.

Trump’s lawyers were briefed on what Manafort told investigators, inflaming tensions with Mueller: NYT report

The story of the President's downfall has been unfolding rapidly.  Trump's sworn answers to several questions were submitted to Mueller on November 20th. On November 26th - after the Thanksgiving holidays - Manafort's prison sentence was raised to ten years for lying.

And now today, the 28th, the connection between Manafort's lies and Trump's probable echoing of them is shown. Did Trump tell the same lies that Manafort is now receiving a ten-year sentence for swearing to?

Mueller is laying his evidence out before the public, piece by piece. 

He's also concerned about Manafort's interactions with Julian Assange and Wikileaks, and their connection to Russia's pilfering of Hillary Clinton's emails. So the story could unfold many times more.

The world is his jury.  Sitting in rapt attention.

The Tide Changes

The elections are over.  The House of Representatives is now owned by Democrats.  Committees can subpoena and examine Trump's tax returns.  The story-line has shifted.

Congressman Trey Gowdy spent 41 million taxpayer dollars investigating Hillary Clinton, hoping to pin a violation of email security protocols on her.  No indictments resulted.  The attack was an attempt to lower Clinton's stature in the world.  Two years under Trump has created a garden of horrors.  Indictments will almost certainly result.

Congress has a lot to examine.  Trillions of dollars in military spending that was off the books.  Corporate favoritism that threw away pollution standards as a gift to car makers.

Several major races had an almost equal number of votes for each side.  This could be the signature of hackers.  How often this voting pattern happens may be explored.

Several more state governorships were won by Democrats.  The new governors can appoint secretaries of state who will ensure that all voters have easy access to voting booths and that everyone who can legally vote is registered.  Voter suppression will be examined.

The crowd-funding groups that provided a relief from corporation funding may look to see what else they can fund using their mailing lists.

The Mueller investigation into Russian influence in the presidential election will file indictments that it has been deferring during the campaigns.

Not a good time ahead for the dark side.  The sun is rising.  

People-power beat the dollar.