NEWT KNOWS – AT 1:33 P.M. ET:   Newt Gingrich is one of the smartest people in American politics, and one of the most savvy.  He understands how these Washington investigations work, and how they must turn out.  From The Hill: 

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) told Fox News on Friday that "somebody" will likely go to jail following the FBI's investigation into Russian election meddling, but said it won't be President Trump.

"They're going to get somebody. I don't think they're going to get the president, but they're going to get somebody, and they're going to get him for something. And they're probably going to go to jail," Gingrich told Fox News's Sean Hannity.

The former Republican Speaker likened the mood at the FBI to an old Western film.

"This is like watching an old-fashioned Western movie. This is an Indian hunting party," Gingrich said. "They're out looking for a couple scalps, and they're not going to go home until they get some." 

On Wednesday, it was reported that special counsel Robert Mueller had expanded his investigation to include whether Trump had obstructed justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey last month. Trump called the investigation a "witch hunt" and his allies attacked Mueller in the media.

Mueller has reportedly hired 13 lawyers for the federal investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, and plans to hire more.

Gingrich on Friday said Mueller had hired too many "high-powered" lawyers to go home "without a scalp."

“The FBI leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable and illegal," Trump's attorney said about the reports in a statement.

COMMENT:  Newt has it right.  These investigations must be justified, and the only justification that will satisfy press and public is a criminal charge, or a series of them. 

The whole process is awful.  Unelected people can disrupt parts of the executive branch for months or more, at their own whim.  No way to run a country.

June 18, 2017