Mueller’s testimony must be a stellar TV version of his report. The right questions could lead to drama, clarity and Mueller contradicting Trump.
Author: Michael J. Stern, Opinion contributor
No more indictments from Robert Mueller, but Russia is a habit Trump won’t break in 2020
Trump knew he and Russia were aiming for the same goal. So he fawned over Putin, undercut US foreign policy and sold out his own intelligence agencies.
If Manafort lied to Mueller, maybe he knew he had a net. Maybe it was a Trump pardon.
Count on Mueller having airtight proof that Manafort lied. But Trump is already laying political groundwork for a pardon and surviving the backlash.