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The Mueller investigation was created by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (wikipedia.org)
Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who had authorized the Mueller probe, decided on March 24, 2019, that the evidence was insufficient to establish a finding that Trump committed obstruction of justice. (wikipedia.org)
Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on May 17, 2017 , to oversee an investigation into potential collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. (theblaze.com)
Whitaker, who was Sessions' chief of staff, is expected to take charge of the the Russia investigation and special counsel Robert Mueller from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (fox13now.com)
Barr also reportedly wrote, 'I intend to consult with Deputy Attorney General [Rod] Rosenstein and Special Counsel Mueller to determine what other information from the report can be released to Congress and the public consistent with the law, including the Special Counsel regulations, and the Department's long-standing practices and policies. (elitedaily.com)
Attorney General William Barr speaks about the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (right) and U.S. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan listen at the Department of Justice Thursday before the document's release. (kalw.org)
May 17 - US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoints former FBI Director Mueller as a special counsel to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election and to look into any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and people associated with Republican Trump's campaign. (theworld.org)

As the Russia scandal unfolded, Donald Trump and his allies had plenty to say on the subject, but they went out of their way to avoid criticizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation directly. (msnbc.com)
But Giuliani's salvo was just part of a larger offensive against the investigation, which Donald Trump described this morning as " rigged . (msnbc.com)
President Donald Trump might be able to get rid of special counsel Robert Mueller - but he can't kill off the Russia probe. (politico.com)
When asked if there is anything President Donald Trump has done regarding this investigation and the first year of his presidency he disapproves of, Biggs says no. (azpbs.org)
After President Donald Trump called the investigation "a taxpayer funded charade," Congressman Steve King came to his defense and called for legislation to avoid "a never-ending investigation that could go on for two presidential terms. (observer.com)
Over the past week, nearly a year after he tried to have Robert Mueller fired, Donald Trump went on a tweeting rampage against the special counsel. (marjoriecohn.com)
Last June, Donald Trump ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, according to the New York Times. (marjoriecohn.com)
As special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation moves closer to Donald Trump, there is a concerted effort by the president's apologists to shut it down. (marjoriecohn.com)
It's taken what's felt like decades, but on Friday, March 22, Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his findings on whether President Donald Trump allegedly colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election, according to The New York Times . (elitedaily.com)
Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Journal said Mueller had impaneled the grand jury in Washington, where his team of investigators continue to look into whether President Donald Trump or any of his campaign associates colluded with Russia during the presidential contest. (abc57.com)
One example: the recent BuzzFeed News piece about President Donald Trump directing his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress, which has been disputed by Mueller in a public statement. (brandeis.edu)
Quigley then brought up communication between Wikileaks and Donald Trump Jr. and asked Mueller again if he was disturbed. (bizpacreview.com)
The US Capitol is seen after Special Counsel Robert Mueller reportedly handed in a long awaited report on his investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, March 22, 2019. (theworld.org)
And not only is he overseeing one of the largest investigations in U.S. history - into the January 6 insurrection - he's also handling the case about Donald Trump keeping top-secret documents at Mar-a-Lago. (kedm.org)
In this intimate and personal interview with Judge Ken Starr, he discussed his protege Brett Kavanaugh, whether or not Robert Mueller has exceeded his mandate in the Russian collusion investigation of Donald Trump, and his new memoir "Contempt" which analyzes the legacy of the Clinton investigations he led in the 1990s, and the personal toll that it took on him, his family, and our country. (conservativebookclub.com)
Despite his failure to find evidence that U.S. President Donald Trump colluded with the Russians during his 2016 campaign, Mueller's investigation and indictment of some of Washington's most infamous lobbyists has sparked a flurry of foreign agent filings by the city's well-heeled power brokers. (foreignpolicy.com)

The investigation was conducted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller from May 2017 to March 2019. (wikipedia.org)
That's the view of former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired in May 2017, and who said during a Monday appearance in Washington that ousting Mueller "would be utterly ineffective in practice" and ultimately "won't make a difference. (politico.com)
Indeed, it was all the way back on July 18, 2017 - just two months after Mueller was appointed special counsel - that his team obtained a warrant for the content of Michael Cohen's Gmail account. (vox.com)
For now, the Justice Department will be headed by Whitaker, who in 2017 penned an opinion piece for CNN in which he argued that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's possible obstruction of justice and his campaign's contacts with Russia was 'going too far. (commondreams.org)
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2017. (nbcnews.com)
For those who aren't up-to-date with all the happenings in the investigation, it was first announced on May 17, 2017 that Special Counsel Mueller would be taking over the investigation into Trump and whether he colluded with Russia during his time campaigning for the presidency. (elitedaily.com)

Even a more compliant successor to Rosenstein might not be able to wind down the Russia investigation - at least not without fierce resistance from an outraged law enforcement and national security bureaucracy. (politico.com)
Common Cause commends Chairman Grassley and the full committee for laying down this marker to warn the President that firing Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein or interfering with the Russia investigation in any way will not be tolerated by the legislative branch. (commoncause.org)
But it's interesting that Mueller and his then-boss Rod Rosenstein took a different approach here as compared to Paul Manafort: Instead of charging Cohen for his financial crimes themselves, Mueller handed off that probe elsewhere. (vox.com)
u201cThe emphasis of Whitaker's CNN article, in which he argued that Rosenstein should order Mueller to limit the scope of the investigation, was Trump's financial affairs and those of Trump's family. (commondreams.org)
Rosenstein had taken over the investigation after former Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself on the grounds that he had been a Trump campaign surrogate. (theblaze.com)

As we discussed a while back, it was at this point when the president started publishing tweets referencing Mueller by name, and Trump's defense attorneys started making public calls for the end of the special counsel's probe. (msnbc.com)
The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced Friday that thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian groups had been charged with violating U.S. criminal laws for interfering with the 2016 election , detailing a string of efforts to help President Donald Trump's campaign, and sew doubt about Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but not showing any evidence of coordination or collusion with the Trump Campaign. (ajc.com)
As the media hypes who will be ousted next from Trump's inner-circle, Mueller weaves another reality show of intrigue. (observer.com)
Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, has asked the White House for documents about some of President Trump's most scrutinized actions since taking office, including the firing of his national security adviser and F.B.I. director, according to White House officials. (washingtonmonthly.com)
The document requests provide the most details to date about the breadth of Mr. Mueller's investigation, and show that several aspects of his inquiry are focused squarely on Mr. Trump's behavior in the White House. (washingtonmonthly.com)
The secret recordings of President Trump made by his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, prove Special Counsel Robert Mueller's "investigation is going nowhere," Trump's current personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, argued Sunday . (theweek.com)
But a rift between the president and Sessions began almost immediately after the attorney general took office, when he recused himself from overseeing the FBI's investigation into Trump's campaign amid harsh criticism and demands from government ethics groups. (commondreams.org)
The former Morningside College professor who worked on President Trump's campaign yesterday said he cannot comment on any details, but Sam Clovis believes his role in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation "is essentially over. (radioiowa.com)
Trump has repeatedly bashed Mueller and the Justice Department, saying that the investigation is a way to undermine Trump's electoral victory. (leftjustified.com)
Mueller is investigating potential links or coordination between Trump's 2016 campaign associates and the Russian government. (fox13now.com)
Since the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, Donald Trump's fury has steadily mounted. (marjoriecohn.com)
Rosenberg took questions from the audience, which included ones about Trump's preference for acting heads of agencies, the legal definition of intent and the seemingly slow pace of the investigation. (brandeis.edu)
Here is a timeline of significant developments in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 US presidential election and whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Moscow. (theworld.org)
Donald Trump's controversial week ended with the first charges being filed in the Russian investigation led by Robert Mueller. (blastingnews.com)

The investigation was officially concluded on March 22, 2019. (wikipedia.org)
Upon his resignation on May 29, 2019, Mueller stated that, "The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. (wikipedia.org)
In July 2019, Mueller testified to Congress that a president could be charged with obstruction of justice (or other crimes) after he left office. (wikipedia.org)
Attorney General William Barr's remarks on the release of the Redacted Mueller Report , April 18, 2019, 9:30 a.m. (justsecurity.org)
Letter from Special Counsel Robert Mueller to Attorney General William Barr , March 27, 2019. (justsecurity.org)

It was also called the Russia investigation, the Mueller probe, and the Mueller investigation. (wikipedia.org)
The probe included a criminal investigation that looked into potential conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges against President Trump and members of his campaign or his administration. (wikipedia.org)
BASH: So you think that the Mueller probe is legitimate?GIULIANI: Not anymore. (msnbc.com)
When Robert Mueller was appointed last May, he assumed control of an existing Justice Department probe into Russian election interference. (politico.com)
The provision, attached as an amendment to a spending bill, serves to underscore skepticism of the Mueller investigation among House conservatives, many of whom have called for Mueller to end his more-than-year-long probe of possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential election. (cnn.com)
Rep. Andy Biggs stands by his previous statement calling Special Counsel Robert Mueller "incapable in this instance" of the Russian probe. (azpbs.org)
In another move to create suspicion and destroy confidence in the Mueller investigation, Trump lawyer and former New York City mayor Rudolf Giuliani declared the probe "illegitimate. (leftjustified.com)
Federal investigators have seized on Trump and his associates' financial ties to Russia as among the most fertile avenues for moving their probe forward, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. (abc57.com)
With the Mueller probe wrapping up, one of his key deputies, Brandon Van Grack, is now running the FARA enforcement unit as part of stepped-up effort to enforce the law. (foreignpolicy.com)

The Mueller special counsel investigation was an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, links between Trump associates and Russian officials and spies, and possible obstruction of justice by Trump and his associates. (wikipedia.org)
On potential obstruction of justice by President Trump, the investigation "does not conclude that the President committed a crime", as investigators would not indict a sitting president per an Office of Legal Counsel opinion. (wikipedia.org)
If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state," the report reads. (kalw.org)
June 15 - Mueller is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, the Washington Post reports. (theworld.org)

Former U.S. attorney Joseph diGenova and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino discuss Mueller's Russia investigation on 'Life, Liberty & Levin. (foxnews.com)
As the Shakespearean tragicomedy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation creates new spectacle , production costs rise. (observer.com)
The Senate Judiciary Committee is right to draw a line in the sand to protect Special Counsel Mueller's Russia investigation and now Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must put his country before his party and allow the full Senate to pass this bipartisan legislation. (commoncause.org)
Impeachment, treason and the complexities of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation dominated the conversation as Chuck Rosenberg, former senior FBI official, U.S. Attorney and DEA administrator, visited the Heller School for a "Conversation with the Dean" on January 23. (brandeis.edu)
Prosecutors allege that info shared with lawyers representing Concord Management and Consulting ended up being used by the now-suspended Twitter account in an effort to discredit Mueller's Russia investigation. (africatodaynewsnewyork.com)

Schneiderman has largely stepped back as Mueller prosecutes Manafort in federal courts. (politico.com)
Washington (CNN) Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort spoke to a federal grand jury last fall about his communications with Konstantin Kilimnik, including regarding an in-person meeting with the Russian associate and an email with him, special counsel Robert Mueller revealed Tuesday. (alipac.us)
Mueller also revealed Tuesday that Manafort communicated with Kilimnik beginning on August 2, 2016. (alipac.us)
While Mueller's team has so far not revealed any information that could incriminate Trump, the investigation has led to convictions for multiple people connected to the president, including former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on charges unrelated to the campaign. (theblaze.com)
June 8 - Mueller charges a Russian Ukrainian man, Konstantin Kilimnik, a Manafort business partner whom prosecutors say had ties to Russian intelligence, with witness tampering. (theworld.org)
Prior to the Mueller investigation, Justice Department lawyers had rarely issued an indictment under FARA, but that changed with the prosecution of Manafort and his deputy Rick Gates on charges related to the pair's failure to register as foreign agents. (foreignpolicy.com)

Justice Department officials and FBI agents could simply pick up where a fired Mueller left off. (politico.com)
Should Trump insist that Mueller be fired - many experts believe the direct order must be given by his Justice Department supervisor - the investigation would revert to federal officials with powers to question witnesses, issue subpoenas and seek criminal indictments. (politico.com)
The Justice Department released several search warrants related to their investigation of Michael Cohen Tuesday - and the documents made clear special counsel Robert Mueller had his sights trained on Cohen far earlier than previously known. (vox.com)
Independent investigator Robert Mueller and his team at the Justice Department have been looking into the extent of Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election in the United States, and who was involved. (leftjustified.com)
CNN) -- Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has launched a grand jury in his investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. (abc57.com)
Sessions had previously recused himself of all Justice Department activity related to the investigation into Russian meddling. (go.com)

To the extent that reality still matters, "Spygate" is a nonsensical conspiracy theory about events that allegedly occurred in 2016, long before Mueller was appointed to oversee the investigation. (msnbc.com)

CNN's bombshell story on Friday reported that the first charges had been filed in regards to the ongoing investigation into Russian election interference. (blastingnews.com)

Robert Mueller, Congress' appointed Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice, tasked with investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election, calls on a grand jury in Washington D.C. indicating his belief that there is sufficient evidence to pursue a criminal case. (salemwitchmuseum.com)
Ty Cobb, special counsel to the President, said he wasn't aware that Mueller had started using a new grand jury. (abc57.com)
Those subpoenas were issued by the US Attorney's office in Alexandria, Virginia, but the Wall Street Journal report indicated that Mueller would utilize a grand jury based in downtown Washington, near the offices where Mueller and his team work. (abc57.com)

The president would throw around phrases such as "witch hunt" and "no collusion" like they were nervous tics, but targeting Mueller was a line he was reluctant to cross. (msnbc.com)
Multiple reporters were contacted over the past few weeks by a woman who said she had been offered money to say she had been harassed by Mueller, the special counsel who is probing possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. (nbcnews.com)
Guiliani continued, saying that there is no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia and added that "the basis on which Mueller was appointed is illegitimate. (leftjustified.com)
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer reacted to the news of Attorney General Jeff Sessions's firing by warning that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential Russian collusion must be safeguarded from interference and said he hopes Republicans help counter the President in the event of a "constitutional crisis. (fox13now.com)
In a Monday morning media blitz, Rudy Giuliani continued to move the goal post on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign had any involvement in it, saying collusion is not a crime. (mic.com)
Everyday I hear something on the news about Russia interfering in our election but from day one to day three sixty five I have not learned one thing from the media outlets or from investigation itself other than that Russia did "collusion" and that the Trump campaign was involved. (teenink.com)

WISENBERG: Well, for example, he's asking all kinds of questions about what your motive or intent was in firing Jim Comey - asking questions about alleged attempts or thoughts about firing Mueller himself, asking questions about his anger at Jeff Sessions for refusing to recuse himself - sorry - for recusing himself and refusing to reconsider that. (npr.org)
KELLY: Would Mueller have to recuse himself from asking that question directly? (npr.org)
If you did that every time a prosecutor was prosecuting a case, the person under investigation would write a threatening or nasty letter to the prosecutor in an effort to recuse him. (npr.org)
In a statement released after his press conference, Schumer called on Whitaker to recuse himself from oversight of the special counsel investigation. (fox13now.com)
Given his previous comments advocating defunding and imposing limitations on the Mueller investigation, Mr. Whitaker should recuse himself from its oversight for the duration of his time as acting attorney general," the New York Democrat said in the statement. (fox13now.com)
On Sunday, Graham told CBS News' Face the Nation that he doesn't think Whitaker should recuse himself from overseeing Mueller's investigation. (go.com)

For them to say to us, 'Vote for an open-ended appropriation into a Mueller witch hunt,' I think you'll see significant objection there," Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) told POLITICO in late October. (observer.com)
Trump has railed against Mueller's investigation, repeatedly calling it a "witch hunt. (marjoriecohn.com)
On May 18, Trump responded that the investigation was the 'single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history. (elitedaily.com)
The move would signal a new step in the investigation, which Trump has lambasted as a "witch hunt. (abc57.com)
He calls the Mueller inquiry a 'rigged witch hunt' on Twitter. (theworld.org)

New U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce the end of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, according to CNN . (theblaze.com)
During his confirmation hearings, Barr indicated that rather than release the report from Mueller directly, he might choose to instead release a report of his own summarizing Mueller's findings. (theblaze.com)
And now, almost a full year later, Mueller has submitted his report to Attorney General William P. Barr, according to sources. (elitedaily.com)
Barr also said that the president "was frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents and fueled by illegal leaks. (kalw.org)
Dean David Weil started off the discussion by delving into Rosenberg's long career in federal law, including firsthand experience working for Mueller, former FBI Director James Comey and Bill Barr, the nominee for U.S. Attorney General. (brandeis.edu)

Moreover, a statement from the DOJ suggested that Whitaker would now be overseeing the Mueller investigation until a new nominee is confirmed, as he has not recused himself from doing so. (commondreams.org)

One of the things Trump constantly pressed Comey about was that he wanted the former FBI Director to issue a public statement saying that the president was not a target of the Russia investigation. (washingtonmonthly.com)
We're deeply concerned that Trump is again trying to interfere with the Trump-Russia investigation by forcing Sessions' resignation,' Hess said. (commondreams.org)
The controversial memo about the FBI and the Trump-Russia investigation, explained. (vox.com)
JW: Did Comey and Mueller Collude to Spark the Trump/Russia Investigation? (judicialwatch.org)
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has prosecuted the Russia investigation by bringing charges against a number of former Trump campaign officials and their associates, and against Russian individuals and entities. (justsecurity.org)
Find below an updated list of substantive documents in cases related to the Russia investigation. (justsecurity.org)
Since the news dropped, the tweets about Robert Mueller's report in the Russia investigation have been taking over Twitter. (elitedaily.com)
A bipartisan effort to provide legal protections for special counsel Robert Mueller and his Russia investigation failed on the Senate floor Wednesday. (go.com)

The pushback reached a new level over the holiday weekend when Rudy Giuliani, one of the president's lawyers, questioned the legitimacy of the investigation itself during an interview with CNN's Dana Bash. (msnbc.com)
Giuliani discussed his feelings about the investigation with Dana Bash on CNN's interview program "State of the Union. (leftjustified.com)
When asked by Bash whether he has faith in special counsel Mueller's investigation and whether it is legitimate, Giuliani responded, "Not anymore. (leftjustified.com)
I'm happy to tell Mueller that Trump wasn't at the Trump Tower meeting," Giuliani said. (mic.com)

The Mueller investigation culminated with the Mueller report, which concluded that the Trump campaign welcomed Russian interference and expected to benefit from it. (wikipedia.org)
Based on recent filings from Mueller's team, Kilimnik appears to be at the heart of pieces of Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. (alipac.us)
Spygate' is what Trump calls the revelations that an FBI informant hid within his campaign as part of an investigation into Russian interference in the election. (leftjustified.com)
Mueller concluded that investigators could not establish that the Trump campaign "conspired or coordinated" with the "sweeping and systematic" Russian interference effort. (kalw.org)

The ongoing investigation into Russia's involvement with the 2016 presidential elections is under heavy scrutiny, particularly from Republican members of Congress. (azpbs.org)

Well, Andrew Weissmann was a senior prosecutor in former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. (kedm.org)
WEISSMANN: And as you mentioned, the big advantage is they're two separate investigations. (kedm.org)

The Mueller investigation took over the FBI's investigation, which the FBI had named Crossfire Hurricane. (wikipedia.org)

Trump has repeatedly criticized the investigation, calling it a waste of time and taxpayer money and a 'hoax. (theblaze.com)

Though an initial inquiry into Craig and Skadden was opened by Mueller, Craig's case was later referred to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and eventually to prosecutors in the US Attorney's office for the District of Columbia. (abc15.com)

In retrospect, the fact that Mueller continued to investigate Cohen is obvious, since his team eventually struck a plea deal in which Cohen admitted lying to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow talks. (vox.com)
Special counsel Robert Mueller last week asked the FBI to investigate a possible scam in which a woman would make false claims that he was guilty of sexual misconduct and harassment, after several political reporters were contacted about doing a story on the alleged misconduct. (nbcnews.com)

On Friday night, CNN broke the story that the first charges had been filed in the investigation, which led to the president tweeting about Hillary Clinton instead on October 27. (blastingnews.com)

The president and his team have simply decided that it's time for a political campaign in which Bob Mueller is their opponent. (msnbc.com)
In other words, Trump World is working from the assumption that Mueller will not indict a sitting president, and as such, the only debate that matters is the one that unfolds in Congress, where members are sometimes sensitive to public attitudes. (msnbc.com)
It's why, instead of eagerly cooperating with Mueller, the president and his team are scrambling to undermine public confidence in the investigation. (msnbc.com)
And if a certain president thinks Mueller is aggressive, the [Justice Department's] Public Integrity Division would not let this go. (politico.com)
This is Mueller asking questions about the president possibly considering terminating him. (npr.org)
Have you ever had any conversations with the president during the campaign or since the campaign about Russia or the Mueller investigation? (daytondailynews.com)
It's clear this individual within the Mueller team that was also on the Clinton email investigation team on the F.B.I. in their leadership had a strong bias against now-President Trump when he was Candidate Trump and was very clear about that. (breitbart.com)
Whoever becomes the next Attorney General of the United States--whether acting or permanent--must make a public commitment not to interfere in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation,' said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause. (commondreams.org)
It would create a constitutional crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the Mueller investigation, and I hope President Trump and those he listens to will refrain from that," Schumer said at a press conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. (fox13now.com)
Why is the President making this change and who has authority over Special Counsel Mueller's investigation? (fox13now.com)
But as special counsel Robert Mueller zeroes in on him, the president is carving out an exemption for himself. (marjoriecohn.com)
But Mueller's 22-month investigation did turn up numerous instances of the president trying to prevent investigators from carrying out their mandate - and it suggests that he might have been successful were it not for his own aides ignoring his directives. (kalw.org)
As a result, the Mueller report's conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice was decidedly noncommittal. (kalw.org)
And referring to possible charges that the president obstructed justice, Mueller writes that "while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him. (kalw.org)
In the House Intelligence hearing on Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) started his questioning by first referring to earlier comments made by Robert Mueller where he said that a sitting president could not be indicted, but that the president could be indicted after they serve their term or terms in office. (bizpacreview.com)
Mueller is essentially asked nothing specific or substantial about his investigation and is instead asked to give his opinion on Wikileaks and past tweets by the president. (bizpacreview.com)
He is well recognized as the independent counsel who led the investigation into former U.S. President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky which ultimately resulted in Clinton's impeachment. (conservativebookclub.com)
McConnell has downplayed the necessity of the Mueller protection bill, saying the bipartisan legislation is not needed at this time because of assurances he has been given by President Trump that he does not intend to fire Mueller. (go.com)
I mean there's been no indication, as you can imagine - I talk to the president fairly often - no indication that the Mueller investigation will not be allowed to finish, and it should be allowed to finish," McConnell told reporters on Wednesday. (go.com)
He went on: "We know how the president feels about the Mueller investigation but he has never said he wants to shut it down. (go.com)

McGahn threatened to resign rather than fire Mueller, so Trump backed down. (marjoriecohn.com)

Mueller had a warrant for a Michael Cohen email account for more than a year before Cohen was charged. (vox.com)
The origins of the federal investigations into Michael Cohen have long been murky. (vox.com)

Did Trump Break the Law by Ordering Sessions to End Mueller Investigation? (marjoriecohn.com)

Even as a private citizen, Mueller might be able to publicize or share his findings with Congress. (politico.com)
Commentators on Fox News and Republican Congress members are attacking Mueller, causing speculation that the special counsel's days are numbered. (marjoriecohn.com)

Is Trump Trying to Fire Mueller or Preemptively Discredit His Findings? (marjoriecohn.com)

An indictment in the case against Craig, which originated in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, has been expected for several weeks, with Craig's own lawyers saying Wednesday they anticipated such an outcome. (abc15.com)
Absolutely [they are a hostile intelligence service]," Mueller predictably said, "and they are currently under indictment, Julian Assange is. (bizpacreview.com)

I know there are people who disagree with me on that, but the point, for purposes of the president's attorneys, is it shows a very broad view by Mueller and his team. (npr.org)
The President's continued threats against the investigation followed by tepid reassurances that he will leave the investigation alone "for now" are deeply troubling and completely untethered from the tenets of our democracy. (commoncause.org)
The president's prediction, written down by an aide and contained in the 448 pages of the Mueller report, has not come to pass. (kalw.org)
Volume II focused on the president's actions toward investigations carried out by the FBI and by the special counsel. (kalw.org)

Unless Mueller can't point down that he went (himself) and called the Russians and asked them for help within a year, doesn't it mean we should stop wasting our time and money on this matter. (teenink.com)

JOHN DICKERSON: Let me ask you about the texts that were released this week from an investigator on the Mueller team. (breitbart.com)
When that was discovered by the Mueller team, they fired him, appropriately so, and took him off of that team. (breitbart.com)
Mueller's team has been redacting information in its recent court filings to protect other individuals and to keep secret its ongoing investigations, of which there are multiple still in the works. (alipac.us)
The Mueller team is moving at the speed of light," said Rosenberg, given that the investigation requires interviews and documents from myriad sources around the world. (brandeis.edu)

Mueller stumbled over his words for awhile as he often did through his Wednesday hearings and then he described the tweets as "problematic. (bizpacreview.com)

JAMES LANKFORD: I think it's serious any time you have an investigator within an investigation that has an obvious political bias whichever direction that goes. (breitbart.com)

He went on to say, "our paramount view is that any attorney general, whether this one or another one, should not be able to interfere with the Mueller investigation in any way. (fox13now.com)
They should not be able to interfere with Mueller going forward and doing what he thinks is the right thing. (fox13now.com)

Though Robert Mueller faced plenty of tough questioning on Wednesday from Republican lawmakers, he also seemed to get plenty of softball and seemingly irrelevant questions from Democrats during his hearings. (bizpacreview.com)
If Democrats are wondering why Americans aren't as enthusiastic over the nothing-burger that is the Mueller investigation then they should watch this line of questioning. (bizpacreview.com)

While the White House drives conversation by leaking disinformation and manufacturing scandal, Mueller conducts FBI raids and dramatically summons the accused. (observer.com)

1* Special Counsel Robert Mueller has spent $17 million so far in his first year investigating allegations stemming from the 2016 presidential election. (rasmussenreports.com)
The accused 'had a strategic goal to sow discord in the US political system, including the 2016 US presidential election' according to the court document filed by Mueller. (theworld.org)

CNN cited 'people familiar with the plans' who said that the Mueller report would be coming shortly. (theblaze.com)
When Mueller's investigation wraps up, he will submit a full report to the attorney general. (theblaze.com)
In this report, Mueller will have to detail why he chose to prosecute (or not prosecute) each matter he investigated. (theblaze.com)
I'm f***ed,' " according to the report by special counsel Robert Mueller that was released Thursday in redacted form. (kalw.org)
Title : Final technical report of the public health investigation to assess potential exposures to airborne and settled surface dust in residential areas of lower Manhattan Corporate Authors(s) : New York (N.Y.). Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (cdc.gov)

The investigation resulted in charges against 34 individuals and 3 companies, 8 guilty pleas, and a conviction at trial. (wikipedia.org)
Stone, 66, entered a not guilty plea Tuesday morning during his arraignment in Washington, four days after he was arrested on charges stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, Vox reported . (daytondailynews.com)
After the week concluded with the first charges being filled in the ongoing Russian investigation , Trump attempted to deflect from the issue with a tweet of his own. (blastingnews.com)
Robert Mueller has led the investigation since being named special counsel, and according to CNN, "the charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. (blastingnews.com)

Reached by direct message on Twitter, Wohl denied having a hand in any plot to pay women making false allegations against Mueller. (nbcnews.com)

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20176

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20195

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President20

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