Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation tops $5 million

[DonViejo]

Source: ABC News





By PIERRE THOMAS Dec 1, 2017, 7:04 AM ET

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russian government's efforts to interfere with the 2016 election has cost more than $5 million, ABC News has learned.

Those expenses include money for a staff of more than 16 attorneys, dozens of FBI agents, support staff, travel and office supplies.

A more detailed breakdown of those expenditures is expected to be released in the coming days. Investigations of this nature can take years to resolve and run into the tens of millions of dollars.

The Ken Starr probe into Whitewater — the investigation into Bill and Hillary Clinton and associates' real estate dealings — and other matters saw more than $70 million in expenditures and went on for more than six years.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/special-counsel-robert-muellers-investigation-tops-million/story?id=51506561

[Auggie]

1. Worth every penny.

[Zoonart]

4. Beat me to it!

Anyone know how much they spent on the Benghazi witch hunt?

[mobeau69]

20. Over 20 million. n/t

[True Dough]

5. Definitely!

We could always start a Mueller Super PAC to support it if Washington ceases the flow of funds.

[jrthin]

26. Agreed. Worth every single penny.

[CountAllVotes]

27. Bwahaa!!!

That is what I just said before I saw your post!

Worth every penny and many more where that comes from, the pockets of We The People!

[The Genealogist]

29. My sentiment exactly

[lagomorph777]

31. Amazing value for the dollar.

That's only about the cost of one promotional trip to one of Turd's properties.

[Auggie]

33. +1 ... It is an amazing value. Let's hope the ROI is just as good.

[Judi Lynn]

37. Most valuable way to spend it imaginable. n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

2. In Washington and legal circles

$5 million is peanuts

[marble falls]

3. Five Mil is chump change in the scope of the bucks DC bleeds on military flights and private ....

planes for Zinke and Mnuchin and the rest of the Cabinet alone.

Lets start a go fund me.

[rickford66]

15. Just a couple of golf outings actually.

[marble falls]

16. At Mar-a-Lago that's just greens fees. Or a draft Bud and a hot dog at the 19th hole.

[dhol82]

6. Anybody remember the Ken Starr investigation?

47 million.
And they got nothing.

[Dave Starsky]

10. That was just for the blowjob.

Factor in the Whitewater stuff (that also went nowhere), and you're looking at closer to 80 million smackers flushed down the toilet.

[PJMcK]

11. Starr's investigation cost $70 million

That's what the excerpt says in the last paragraph.

[Achilleaze]

13. Bingo

I'm sure the republican will immediately pony up another $65 million to out the republican TreasonWeasels who colluded with russia to betray the USA.

[kairos12]

7. I think Reich Wing Star's topped 70 million. Let me know when Mueller tops that.

MAGA

Mueller Aint Going Away.

[Thor_MN]

18. Don't forget inflation, Starr's escapade would likely cost north of $100,000,000 today

[Scarsdale]

8. The Benghazi multiple

investigations cost more than this. They found nothing, so opened another investigation. So, thus far it has cost just a little more than one of Orange Ass's trips to Mar-A-Lago, but well worth the cost.

[watoos]

9. Last night on Rachel

she said to expect Republicans to throw a fit about the cost. I am ready to donate and I bet a heck of a lot more people are too to keep this train rolling.

Get the fund me site up, my check book is waiting.

[FakeNoose]

24. No worries - he'll make a profit on Manafort

The cost of this investigation is only $5 million so far- pffft that's nothing!

Mueller will get at least $11 million or more when Manafort splits the country. Manafort has posted 4 properties as bail to get out of his house arrest. It was on the news last night. Everybody's betting that Manafort will take-off immediately for an unknown unfriendly country that has no extradition setup with the USA. That means Mueller gets whatever assets Manafort has forfeited, including those 4 properties.

Not that Mueller has to make a profit on this investigation, but at least it will shut up the GOP complaints.

[PJMcK]

12. Watch Trump's reaction to this information

He'll rage with fury. He'll claim it's far too much money to being wasting on a witch hunt. He'll try to use executive powers to defund the investigation. He'll start looking for ways to claim Mr. Mueller is going outside of his mandate and needs to be fired.

Or he'll start a war or cause an economic meltdown. Then, no one will care about the Trump-Russia thing.

[gordianot]

14. How much is spent on Trump golfing?

As a one time occasional player since Trump I cannot stand the game or those who promote it. Five million is nothing.

[KewlKat]

23. and how much to protect his lying a$$ a mar-a-robbo and his stinking NY tower, all the kids vacays

and their business dealings...........etc, etc, etc,

[Mosby]

39. estimate is 250 million per year

http://fortune.com/2017/08/25/trump-secret-service-budget-money-illegal/

[alarimer]

17. That's ONE golf weekend.

To put it in some perspective.

[turbinetree]

19. Lets see

two indictments------------------check

two guilty pleas------------------check

[Stryst]

21. $5 Million

Because 62,979,879 adult Americans who expect to be treated seriously voted for a serial rapists. ...because, um... of immigrants? Or Muslims? I don't think any of them can remember that far back.

[KewlKat]

22. I approve is this expenditure. Worth every cent!

manafort and partner charged - 1million
getting lying flynn into court - 1 million
getting that lying orange dung the con out of office along with all of his crooked kids, miller, kellyran, pence and the rest of the dark side............PRICELESS

[moda253]

25. Why is this even being posted here?

The cost of the investigation has been a right wing talking point.

[Merlot]

28. 5 million vs 70 million to investigate a BJ

[ProfessorGAC]

30. A Non Story

Not on you, Don. But, this is 5 million in 2017 dollars and they're comparing it to $70 million in 1996 dollars. Mueller would have to continue the investigation for 11.5 years to hit the Whitewater value.

[MFM008]

32. This worthy cause

Would get my last dollar.

[Doreen]

34. Whatever it take I am fine with that.

Our tax money well spent.

[DeminPennswoods]

35. In the immortal words of Mad Magazine...

"cheap for the price".

[melm00se]

36. I am curious

as to how they calculate this?

Weren't the special investigators already on the government payroll and if so wouldn't they get paid to do their regular job if they weren't seconded to the special prosecutor?

[Bradical79]

38. That's cheap -nt

[burrowowl]

40. Only $5 M

wow, I think it needs more funding!