The lightbulb in my mind went off as to why Trump and Ghoulianni keep casting Mueller’s inquiry as a Democratic endeavor. Besides the obvious “No puppet, no puppet, your’e the puppet” ploy, they see where this could go. The indictment says a congressional candidate sought stolen campaign documents. If Mueller starts to bring down congress-critters for conspiracy, they will undoubtedly be Republicans.
The low information public could easily believe the indictment of a number of Republican elected officials is a partisan witch hunt IF more than one or two elected Republicans in Congress get indicted. It might be the only time Trump is playing a long game. He is heading off the inevitable (besides his family and friends) awareness that Republicans are as corrupt as the administration.
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