MSNBC The ReidOut June 4, 2024 23:29:00
What often happens in criminal investigations, is that charges prompt discussions of cooperation. there may not be much interest in advance, but once there is superseding indictment involved, and the lawyers evaluate the discoveries, and the government shows the cards, that creates really strong presser. lower-level people have a very obvious card to play. this is cooperation, in exchange for the prospect of leniency. i don't know whether this new defendant will be in that position, or make that decision to cooperate. just because they haven't thus far, doesn't mean they won't between now and ...