1/ @CNN just reported that a grand jury approved the first indictment in the Mueller investigation. https://t.co/dsJO7uqfG7— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
1/ @CNN just reported that a grand jury approved the first indictment in the Mueller investigation. https://t.co/dsJO7uqfG7
3/ An indictment is a document that sets forth criminal charges. Only a grand jury can vote to issue an indictment.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
3/ An indictment is a document that sets forth criminal charges. Only a grand jury can vote to issue an indictment.
4/ A grand jury is a group of jurors who meet regularly and consider evidence presented by prosecutors.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
4/ A grand jury is a group of jurors who meet regularly and consider evidence presented by prosecutors.
5/ To approve an indictment, grand jurors must find there is enough evidence to show thereâÂÂs good reason to believe the crime was committed.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
5/ To approve an indictment, grand jurors must find there is enough evidence to show thereâÂÂs good reason to believe the crime was committed.
6/ But federal prosecutors donâÂÂt present indictments unless they believe they can prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
6/ But federal prosecutors donâÂÂt present indictments unless they believe they can prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
7/ Generally prosecutors wait until the end of the investigation to present indictments, so they have all of the evidence beforehand.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
7/ Generally prosecutors wait until the end of the investigation to present indictments, so they have all of the evidence beforehand.
8/ Sometimes prosecutors will indict someone earlier if they hit a âÂÂwallâ and want to get someone to flip.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
8/ Sometimes prosecutors will indict someone earlier if they hit a âÂÂwallâ and want to get someone to flip.
10/ So this suggests to me that he most likely is indicting someone early to get him/her to flip. The obvious candidate is Paul Manafort.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
10/ So this suggests to me that he most likely is indicting someone early to get him/her to flip. The obvious candidate is Paul Manafort.
11/ ItâÂÂs also possible, I suppose, that Mueller is responding to pressure to show that his investigation is bearing fruit.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
11/ ItâÂÂs also possible, I suppose, that Mueller is responding to pressure to show that his investigation is bearing fruit.
13/ A more remote possibility is that Mueller is wrapping up his investigation. I just donâÂÂt see that as realistic based on what we know.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
13/ A more remote possibility is that Mueller is wrapping up his investigation. I just donâÂÂt see that as realistic based on what we know.
15/ A bigger mystery is how @CNN got this scoop. They may have told the defense already but unsure what the gain would be from leaking it.— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
15/ A bigger mystery is how @CNN got this scoop. They may have told the defense already but unsure what the gain would be from leaking it.
17/ For now, the @CNN report is too vague to be able to say more than I indicated above. We need to wait for more info. /end— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) October 28, 2017
17/ For now, the @CNN report is too vague to be able to say more than I indicated above. We need to wait for more info. /end