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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Mueller probe has now broadened to include financial crimes committed by anyone
close to DT.
Bingo! Now Mueller and the FBI are in very familiar territory. And who doesn't think it looks lush with opportunities?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russia-probe-reaches-current-white-house-official-people-familiar-with-the-case-say/2017/05/19/7685adba-3c99-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.4da368da33af
It is unclear exactly how Muellers leadership will affect the direction of the probe, and he is already bringing in new people to work on the team. Those familiar with the case said its significance had increased before Muellers appointment.
While the case began quietly last July as an effort to determine whether any Trump associates coordinated with Russian operatives to meddle in the presidential election campaign, the investigative work now being done by the FBI also includes determining whether any financial crimes were committed by people close to the president. The people familiar with the matter said the probe has sharpened into something more fraught for the White House, the FBI and the Justice Department particularly because of the public steps investigators know they now need to take, the people said.
When subpoenas are issued or interviews are requested, it is possible the people being asked to talk or provide documents will reveal publicly what they were asked about.
A small group of lawmakers known as the Gang of Eight were notified of the change in tempo and focus in the investigation at a classified briefing on Wednesday evening, the people familiar with the matter said. FBI Director James Comey had publicly confirmed the existence of the investigation in March.
panader0
(25,816 posts)cstanleytech
(26,287 posts)either because he feared something he was engaged in would be uncovered and or something his fellow Repugnants were.
dalton99a
(81,468 posts)LS_Editor
(893 posts)Ilsa
(61,694 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,528 posts)shave them down to someone who won't pardon them.
ancianita
(36,045 posts)pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)That's a real good sign.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)Mueller may just have to issue the subpoenas!
What bizarre and perfect timing, too, right?
murielm99
(30,736 posts)Fox will spin it. Trump and Co. will encourage his people to get out in the streets.
Follow the news carefully, as it will be complicated and tangled. Be careful out there.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)we believe, complicit.
cstanleytech
(26,287 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)dchill
(38,474 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)cstanleytech
(26,287 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)tclambert
(11,085 posts)Hekate
(90,664 posts)mgardener
(1,816 posts)Is resigning?
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)2naSalit
(86,577 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)TryLogic
(1,723 posts)I thought he was nothing more than a despicable person who was also a con man and a sociopath... and a liar.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)FOLLOW THE MONEY
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)No way they're going to let him dig that deep