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Originally Posted by Ohio

Forgive me if I miss the connection. These guys just went digging for years because they had nothing else to do? What was the crime on Silk Road?? Why dig in the first place?

The crime on the Silk road was that American citizens could purchase illegal substances on the internet and have them shipped via US mail to their home.

The crimes that this recent investigation has uncovered have only recently begun to surface. Manafort is being tried for tax evasion and fraud. 12 Russians have been indicted for fraud, hacking and tampering with our election. Cohen is clearly facing the possibility of life in prison (for all practical purposes) hence his willingness to flip. There are other members of Trump's campaign that will also be tried or else will cut deals. Now it looks like Don Jr. will be charged as well.

The crimes we are looking at are foreign powers interfering with the US election for president and possible collusion with the Trump campaign to influence the election. If other crimes are discovered that are outside the purview of Mueller, he will refer them to the proper authorities (NYS DA, etc.) That is standard practice. We don't wink at evil simply because it is not in our jurisdiction (if you see something, say something).

There may also be evidence that is uncovered that is not a crime, as in the Stormy Daniels case but may benefit those involved in civil suits.

The reason we are digging is that America wants to trust in the process of electing a president and trust that the president we have has not been bought by a foreign entity.

Although I would hate to think that Mueller looking through 20 years of my past, Zeek's past or even your past would find anything but a shining example of Jesus Christ, I do agree with you that most billionaires would be terrified to have Mueller looking through 20 years of their past. But, Trump is not like most anything.