When the history of the “Resistance” is written, Friday, February 16, 2018 will be seen as a red letter day.  The indictment of 13 Russians and the organizations they created to intervene in the 2016 presidential election was important for a number of reasons, most of which were adequately reported on cable news throughout the afternoon and evening.

• In contrast to the slipshod effort by Republican members of Congress to discredit Robert Mueller, including the Nunes memorandum, the professional and meticulous manner in which the Special Counsel and his team developed the case against the Russians put to bed any argument this was a “witch hunt.”
• Rod Rosenstein’s decision to announce the indictments sent a strong message that he will not be any part of shutting down the Mueller investigation, and equally important, any move by Trump to remove Rosenstein would represent a clear case of obstruction of justice.
• National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster’s comments at the Munich Security Conference that “the evidence (of Russian meddling in the 2016 election) is now incontrovertible and in the public domain, whereas in the past it was difficult to attribute,” speaks volumes.  While the information may have only recently become publicly available, is there any doubt the same information from which Mueller gleaned evidence for the indictment was also available to Donald Trump’s national security team?  They said as much at a Congressional briefing this week.  McMaster, therefore, has confirmed that Trump is guilty of violating his oath to protect the nation from foreign enemies.  It no longer matters if the campaign colluded with the Russians.  Trump will forever be known as the first occupant of the oval office to consciously elect to do nothing while the United States continues to be under attack by a foreign adversary.
• The detail about the offenses which led to the indictments was a clear message to anyone who is yet to be interviewed by Mueller or his team that the Counsel’s office already knows who did what, how and when.  Perjury is not an option.
• Nothing Robert Mueller does is unintentional.  The grand jury voted on the indictments in early February.  Yet Mueller asked the court to seal the indictments until yesterday.  One has to believe he wanted to send a message to those who, over the past two weeks, used the Nunes memo to discredit the investigation.  Was Mueller playing them?  “Here is how easily I can make you look like a fool.  You might want to think twice before trying that again.”

Not a bad day’s work, but there is one message which the mainstream media missed.  Maybe because it was intended for an audience of one, Donald Trump.  In paragraph #98 of the indictment, under the title “Forfeiture Allegation,” Mueller notifies the indicted Russians, “Upon conviction of the offenses charged, defendants shall forfeit to the United States any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offenses of conviction.”

Remember, the investigation is not just about possible collusion during the 2016 campaign.  Mueller’s office is examining any illegal activity which might involve Russian interaction, including but not limited to Russian financing of Trump properties.   After all, Junior already confessed at a 2008 real estate seminar Russia was an “important source” of financing for the family business.  Imagine if Mueller includes the forfeiture clause in indictments against Trump and the Trump organization. Could Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago and other properties soon belong to the U.S. treasury?

Here’s an idea.  The General Services Administration is looking for a new location for the FBI headquarters,  currently housed in the J. Edgar Hoover Building.  How about the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue?  Of course, the perfect irony would be to rename it the Robert S. Mueller III Building.

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP