It's interesting that Trump's lawyers are concerned about the staue of limitiations

[Kaleva]

That they don't want Mueller and his team to go too far back in looking over Trump's business dealings.

"Unsurprisingly, Trump’s lawyers disagree. The business transactions in question “are in my view well beyond the mandate of the special counsel,” John Dowd says via email. Dowd adds that the financial dealings cited in the story are “unrelated to the election of 2016 or any alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.”

“Most importantly,” Dowd says, the transactions “are well beyond any statute of limitation imposed by the United States Code.”"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/can-mueller-do-that-inquiry-now-crosses-trump-s-red-line

[gratuitous]

1. If the transactions are outside the Statute, what's to worry about?

Unless, of course, President Trump lied about those transactions on a recent sworn disclosure form, the timing of which isn't outside the statute. It's just so unfair the way Mueller doesn't allow Trump and his attorneys determine the scope of his investigation.

[elehhhhna]

2. Oh yeah? Well the statute on Rico charges is actually a little fuzzy...

And is it a minimum five years, it doesn't mean you had to start the crime within the last five years , it means if anything having to do with the crime happened in the last five years you're jammed.

Which means they're all jammed

[Kaleva]

3. From the article which appears to agree with what you said.

"In general, federal crimes have a five-year deadline for investigations, so financial wrongdoing in the 2000s would would be time-barred, Georgetown’s O’Sullivan notes. “But if a conspiracy of some sort is charged, the statute of limitations does not run until the last overt act taken to further the conspiracy takes place.”"

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/can-mueller-do-that-inquiry-now-crosses-trump-s-red-line

[RDANGELO]

4. Well, the investigation is concerning the Russian inerference in the election.

If the Russians were cultivating a relationship with Trump in a period beyond statute of limitations, people should know about it, and it shouldn't make any difference on impeachment.

[Kaleva]

5. Rosenstein gave Mueller a great deal of latitiude

"The second category is the critical one establishing the mission’s open-ended nature. He has authority to investigate “any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.” "

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-20/can-mueller-do-that-inquiry-now-crosses-trump-s-red-line

[msongs]

6. is there a limitation on treason? nt

[WePurrsevere]

8. No, not Fed at least.

So I'm pretty sure Mueller can go back as far as needed.

[WePurrsevere]

7. Nice try Trump Esqs but Mueller of course needs find out how far back...

this 'possible' crime began, what the motive(s) might be, etc. He may need to back quite a few years to find all possible clues and evidence.

I believe normally the statute of limitations starts when the knowledge of a crime comes out although according to this site if it fits the definition of treason the fed gov has no SOL so it wouldn't matter when it was discovered.

FYI from link above...

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. I imagine there's no statute of limitations on impeachment

If Trump's tax returns show a long time pattern of money laundering for the Russians, I think that would be admissible to show how deep the hooks are embedded in Donnie Two Scoops, and how much control they have over him. Showing a trend of transactions where Trump made unreasonable profits (e.g., the house sale for almost twice the price its purchase price two years prior) would be an example.

[NCjack]

10. Once you go for a self-pardon for multiple crimes, we will all know what you are.

You are a professional criminal. So, at this point, what does it matter? Start with the first crime that you remember and confess all of them up to the current date. Don't discuss this approach with your attorney or anyone else. Just do it. List them all and present it with your signed self-pardon to Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, and the AG.

[displacedtexan]

11. How many times do we have to remind them that they opened the door?

If a small real estate deal can lead to lying about a bj, there is nothing outside of any damned scope of any investigation.

[Hieronymus]

12. Trump & Co. are screwed.