DiGenova Changes the Game
Veteran prosecutor Joseph diGenova has reportedly put a new shape on the Justice Department’s Russiagate probe, and it is a more disciplined one. Instead of trying to jam every alleged act of misconduct into one giant courtroom circus, his team is said to be breaking the case into smaller conspiracy prosecutions that can actually be tried. That may not sound glamorous to the cable-news crowd, but it is a lot more practical than tossing 50 defendants into one courtroom and hoping the judge has a miracle on speed dial. According to sources familiar with the investigation, diGenova’s office believes the alleged wrongdoing ranges from false statements and leaking classified material to obstruction and perjury.
The Theory Stays the Same
What has changed is the method, not the core allegation. The operating theory, according to the sources, is that Trump’s political enemies and their allies in and around government took part in one long-running effort to damage him, deny him fair treatment, and weaken his presidency. The suspected web stretches from the 2016 campaign through the post-presidency Mar-a-Lago raid in 2022. That is a wide span, and it is exactly why investigators are said to be using conspiracy charges, since much of the conduct under review dates back more than five years and could otherwise run into the federal statute of limitations. In plain English, the clock does not stop just because the people involved wore ties and worked in Washington.
South Florida Grand Juries Take Evidence
Sources say two grand juries in South Florida are now hearing evidence in what could become a series of cases against former senior officials, including names like John Brennan, James Clapper, and James Comey. The probe is being described as the first full, across-the-board look at the Russiagate saga, not just a piece of it. That means investigators are said to be examining the story from the moment Trump came down the escalator in 2015 all the way through the later raids and prosecutions that followed. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tapped diGenova, a veteran of the Reagan-era Justice Department, to lead the effort after calling the earlier anti-Trump actions baseless and seditious. If the sources are right, this is no longer a fishing expedition. It is a courtroom strategy with teeth.
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