Mueller didn't want Comey memos released out of fear Trump, others would change stories
Source: The Hill
Special counsel Robert Mueller fought the release of former FBI Director James Comey's memos out of fear President Trump and other witnesses in the Russia investigation would use them to alter their stories, according to a court transcript obtained by CNN.
Mueller's prosecutors argued in January 2018 that the memos, which were eventually made public in April of that year, could present a conflict for their investigation if released. At the time, Mueller's team was negotiating with Trump's legal team over a potential interview.
"Special Counsel is attempting to determine the facts that transpired in and surrounding those meetings," one of Mueller's prosecutors, Michael Dreeben, said at the time, according to CNN.
"In any investigation of this kind, the recollections of one witness, if disclosed to another potential witness, have the potential to influencing, advertently or inadvertently, the recollections of that witness," he added.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/442616-mueller-didnt-want-comey-memos-released-out-of-fear-trump-others
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