In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 3 Dec 2018 15:25:24 +0000, Bod
wrote:

On 03/12/2018 15:15, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:26:44 +0000, Bod
wrote:

Why is Trump being referred to as *indivual one* and not his name?

'Individual 1': Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../i...-11e8-80d0-f7e...
8 hours ago - Trump, identified as “Individual 1” in Cohen's guilty
plea, was said to have received direct updates from Cohen as he pursued
a Moscow Trump ...

I think it's standard for indictments not to name those not indicted. So
people won't assume that those without enough evidence included to be
indicted are guilty of something. In this case Individual one is
described as a candidate for president and other details that make it
clear who it is.

So if it's clear who individual 1 is, I don't see the point of not
using the persons name.

Got to follow the rules, and if it's clear who it is, what does it
matter if they name him or not?

Seriously, should they violate their own worthwhile rules just because
it won't make a difference in this case? Just because in this case it's
clear who it is?

There are totally innocent people who get mixed up with criminals but
haven't done anything wrong. Their names should not be announced by a
prosecutor. It's bad enough that reporters often find out who it is and
tell everyone.