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As America prepares for Robert Mueller's first indictment, who will be the first domino to toppl

  • Alex Marchante
  • Oct 29, 2017
  • 3 min read

Robert Mueller, seen here testifying to a Senate committee when he was FBI director, was appointed as special counsel to the Trump-Russia investigation by the Department of Justice in May.

(Photo/Bill Clark/CQ Roll via Getty Images)

Monday October 30, 2017, the scheduled date of the first indictment set out by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he leads the investigation between the campaign of then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and its connections to Russia.

Multiple sources reported on Friday that a grand jury had approved the first charges sought by Mueller and his investigative team. However, under order of a federal judge, the content of those charges and who is involved will be sealed until Monday morning.

Mueller was appointed special counsel to the Trump-Russia investigation in May following the firing of FBI Director James Comey, who at the time was investigating the case.

Since the investigation was in the public eye, president Donald Trump called it a "witch hunt" and a "distraction by the Dem[ocrat]s because they lost the [presidential] election".

Many names connected to the president have been circulating the rumor mill as the subject of the indictment, from former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to longtime Republican consultant and strategist Roger Stone to Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, Robert Kushner.

The FBI previously raided Paul Manafort's home in July of this year. The agency raided by knocking down Manafort's door over the potential risk of Manafort "destroying" evidence if the investigation of his home were to be scheduled.

Roger Stone has been a major part of the Republican Party for the past four decades, dating back to his appointment to the Nixon cabinet in the 70s. Stone was also labeled a "dirty trickster" following the resignation of President Nixon.

Stone's connection to Russia comes into play when bringing up WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

During the presidential campaign last year, Stone alluded to the phone calls between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and former campaign manager John Podesta that had yet to be released by WikiLeaks.

Stone admitted he had connections that allowed him to gather knowledge of Hillary Clinton from Julian Assange.

Finally, Jared Kusher's most notable contribution to the controversy between the Trump campaign and Russia government is the scrutinized meeting between Trump officials, which included Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr. and Kushner himself- and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and longtime contributor to Russian President Vladimir and former Soviet counterintelligence officer Rinat Akhmetshin.

The original purpose of the meeting, according to the Trump campaign and Russian officials was to discuss child adoptions, but the topic shifted to information Veselnitskaya apparently had concerning Hillary Clinton, which has been the center of the Trump-Russia meeting on June 9, 2016 in Trump Tower.

Speaking of Hillary Clinton, the Trump administration and its near aides and supporters have been blaming Robert Mueller and Hillary Clinton for their roles in the Uranium One deal in 2009, which allowed Russia to obtain 20 percent of America's uranium, a deal that was originally in the works with former president George W. Bush in 2008 and later reintroduced by Barack Obama during his first term.

Speculation has arisen that the Trump team wish to apply pressure on Robert Mueller to resign or to gain a potential reason to fire the special counsel before he can announce any major indictment.

However it may be, Robert Mueller does not seem to be in any interest to resign. It will remain that Monday, October 30, 2017 will become the first judgment day for the Trump administration and any other officials in connection with the Russia government. Who it will be will remain unanswered until Monday morning, with all the nation's eyes laser-focused on Robert Mueller.

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