In the guise of allaying the public's alarm, President Trump and his attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, have signaled potential "flippers" that they should keep their silence, secure in the knowledge that a pardon will be forthcoming before any jail term has to be served. Made to appear that the president and his team will not interfere in the Mueller investigation, the opposite is plainly their intent and their message is clear.
This maneuver is of a piece with the recently promoted notion that the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be held in abeyance until after the November election, another signal that before Mueller can conclude his investigation a new Attorney General may fire him or, at least, handcuff his ability to enforce or report any findings of illegality.
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