Mueller is officially coordinating with Schneiderman. That means they’re not only circumventing Presidential pardon powers for actual convictions, but more importantly, circumventing Presidential pardon powers as a way to apply pressure to witnesses (i.e. why would you talk talk if you’ve got a guarantee from the President that he’ll pardon you). Furthermore, this puts Schneiderman in a stronger position to continue the investigation should Mueller get fired. It’s the right move for sure. I hope it pays off.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/30/manafort-mueller-probe-attorney-general-242191
yeah i was reading a little bit on this last night. i really really hope that something actually happens at the end of all these processes, but i am not expecting much.
No, I don’t expect impeachment either. But there can at least theoretically be indictments and even convictions without impeachment (yeah, and that would definitely be weird). And of course the public airing of such very dirty laundry is absolutely necessary, so the testimony obtained through these processes may be invaluable regardless of the legal outcome.