Trump can’t run the Mueller playbook on New York feds

[edpc]

Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding down his investigation, a parallel threat to President Donald Trump only seems to be growing within his own Justice Department: the Southern District of New York.

Manhattan-based federal prosecutors can challenge Trump in ways Mueller can’t. They have jurisdiction over the president’s political operation and businesses — subjects that aren’t protected by executive privilege, a tool Trump is considering invoking to block portions of Mueller’s report. From a PR perspective, Trump has been unable to run the same playbook on SDNY that he’s used to erode conservatives’ faith in Mueller, the former George W. Bush-appointed FBI director. Legal circles are also buzzing over whether SDNY might buck DOJ guidance and seek to indict a sitting president.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/18/trump-new-york-mueller-investigation-1173346

[Sanguine]

Vapid wishful thinking.

[skeeter]

Vapid wishful thinking.

The left has been breaking up with Mueller for a few weeks now. He just isn’t satisfying their needs anymore.

[Cyber Liberty]

From a PR perspective, Trump has been unable to run the same playbook on SDNY that he’s used to erode conservatives’ faith in Mueller, the former George W. Bush-appointed FBI director.

Politico isn't the least bit biased in tone.  Nope, not at all.

(Trump did not erode my faith in Mueller.  Mueller eroded my faith in Mueller.)