Giuliani: Mueller 'has to be winding down' [View all]

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Source: The Hill




BY BRETT SAMUELS - 08/22/18 11:25 AM EDT

Rudy Giuliani told The Washington Post on Wednesday that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller "might be at the end" of his investigation into Russian interference after his prosecutors won a conviction against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on eight of 18 counts.

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Giuliani has frequently floated deadlines in the Mueller investigation without any indication that the special counsel is close to finishing his work. Giuliani has said multiple times that Mueller plans to finish his investigation by Sept. 1, but the special counsel has not commented publicly on the matter.

Mueller on Tuesday requested that sentencing for former national security adviser Michael Flynn be pushed back to Sept. 17, an indication that Mueller's work will extend into the fall. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI as part of the special counsel's investigation.

Giuliani added on Wednesday that the president's legal team is considering its options in the wake of Michael Cohen pleading guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud and campaign finance law violations in a New York City court. Cohen testified that he violated campaign finance laws at the direction of a candidate for federal office, implicating President Trump.

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