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Two of the eight charges Cohen pleaded guilty to included one count of willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution, and one count of making an excessive campaign contribution. In his allocution, Cohen implicated Trump in crimes for which Trump can be impeached. As I understand it, these...

No doubt, but will you get the chance? If I am right about Trump's upcoming impeachment, you'll have to find a different candidate to support in 2020.

Regarding Manafort, I suggested above that the (then current) Manafort trial had nothing to do with Trump. Now that the Manafort guilty verdict is in, that seems to be the case. Nothing in the charges related to Trump and, at least for now it seems, nothing coming out of the trial is going to be...

I just want to mention that my current approach to all the investigations into Trump and his associates is to wait for hard facts to develop before forming strong opinions. I have a business to run and do not have the luxury of time to spend on politics. While I believe and have predicted...

Cohen's credibility is unimpeachable is it not? That is established by Trump's claim that he hires the best people. Right? Or, as you suggest, Cohen's claim may not be credible. But Cohen's statement this time was made under oath in an arena where dire consequences would accrue to him if his...

Michael Cohen pleaded guilty today to five counts of tax evasion, one count of falsifying submissions to a bank and two counts involving unlawful campaign contributions. Of direct significance to Trump is Cohen's admission that he made unlawful campaign contributions "at the direction of a...

Now we know. Manafort guilty on eight counts.

I have not been following the trial as closely as you. Nor do I know much about Manafort beyond the occasional headline I see. One thing you did not mention is the evidence that seems to exist. It's also the case that Manafort has been represented by competent attorneys. The judge did not order...

I have not been following the trial as closely as you. Nor do I know much about Manafort beyond the occasional headline I see. One thing you did not mention is the evidence that seems to exist. It's also the case that Manafort has been represented by competent attorneys. The judge did not order...

Why do you see it as a joke? The current Manafort trial has nothing to do with Trump. It's about past crimes Manafort is charged with having committed. If a man commits tax and bank fraud crimes, and is charged and is fairly tried in a court of law, should that man not be sent to prison if the...

This is a weird development. According to this Politico report, some strong Trump supporters have adopted a line of reasoning in which they see impeachment proceedings against Trump as a good thing. Their idea is that Trump would prevail in an impeachment fight, emerge stronger than ever and win...

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Which is why I expect a report to go to Congress. That said, memos are just that, memos. They can be easily changed if DOJ so decides. If that developed, the indictment question would become immediately relevant. If an indictment was sought, the question would be taken up in the courts.

The ability of a special counsel to indict a sitting president is an open question that may be decided or may not be decided by the courts depending on how things play out. I don't think Mueller intends to indict Trump. I think his investigation will end with a report to congress.

I think it's safe to say the constitutionality of the Muller investigation is now well established. Trump has argued otherwise but it's the court opinions that count. Trump-appointed judge upholds special counsel Muller's authority Excerpt: "The appointment does not violate core...

With demand high, how much have rates increased? Ten cents a mile? Twenty? More? Now days, for a straight truck, what's a good rate on a good run? I don't mean the occasional, cake-frosting loads that make you cheer. I mean the bread-and-butter load offers that are good enough to get you to...

Diane and I left expediting in 2013 to pursue a non-trucking business opportunity. While we're out, we remain interested in trucking. ELDs were just starting to appear in expediting as we got out. Now that they are mandated industry-wide, I'm just curious. How has electronic logging changed the...

You can be sure Amazon will be very controlling. They'll do that to maintain quality and efficiency. They're not worried about protecting a trucker's freedom and lifestyle. These will be employee drivers and strictly-controlled business partners/franchisees/owners, whatever. And you'll see a lot...

It looks like a good opportunity for someone who has capital and a business mindset larger than the solo van expediter. In 15 minutes on a busy street you can see numerous delivery trucks. Those companies somehow manage to find drivers to run their trucks. The labor issue can be addressed if you...

What a wonderful notion! The federal debt does not need to be paid off. Now free of the idea that the federal debt must be paid off, why not borrow with abandon? The government can spend not $1 trillion on infrastructure but $5 trillion! While we're at it, lets get Congress on board to increase...