Mueller shedding more attorneys in Russia investigation

[Calista241]

Source: AP

Special counsel Robert Mueller is shedding more attorneys, another sign that his team of prosecutors has begun winding down parts of their investigation.

Two prosecutors detailed to the Russia investigation for the past year are returning to their duties in other parts of the Justice Department. They join two other attorneys who left the team, assigned to investigate potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, over the summer.

The departures are the latest indication that Mueller's team is wrapping up parts of the investigation and focusing its efforts on critical remaining strands, including an active grand jury probe of longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone.

Mueller spokesman Peter Carr says prosecutor Brandon Van Grack has already returned to the Justice Department's national security division but will continue to be involved in cases he was assigned to. That includes the investigation into former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn, who is scheduled to be sentenced in December.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/mueller-shedding-more-attorneys-russia-investigation-212115823--politics.html

[procon]

1. Is this good because get have the goods on trump, on bad because they found nothing? nt

[Julian Englis]

2. Could Mueller be planting parts of the investigation in other parts of the DOJ?

To make the investigation harder to kill?

[Novembrist]

3. The Walls are Closing In, Donny

But I'm sure you have nothing to be afraid of, right?

[MooDrew]

4. The Report Must Be Ready To Be Released

I hope they drop it right after the election as I fear a new non-recused AG will do exactly as Trump did in the Kavanaugh investigation and limit the investigation to basically witnesses that will exonerate Trump.

[dem4decades]

5. Why not before the election?

[MooDrew]

6. Existing Justice Department Policy

[dem4decades]

9. Since when? If I remember correctly Comey didn't obey that policy.

And it won the Republicans the election.

[Calista241]

13. Comey violated that policy.

He said it was because he and the FBI were on public record as saying the email investigation was closed. When that turned out not to be the case, he felt to save his and the FBI's integrity, they had to announce the investigation was reopened.

Mueller, by contrast, has made no such declaration, and is thus bound by DoJ policy.

[DeminPennswoods]

19. It's not an official policy per the many former DoJ

and FBI talking heads on MSNBC.

[2naSalit]

7. +1

[jcsg]

11. It feels like forever

I hope it will be released soon.

[OhNo-Really]

16. Report? Just a report? Presented to? No indictments? Why just a report being reported?

I am confused?

Is all this Mueller wait-a-thon supposed to be confusing?

[3Hotdogs]

17. That is all Muller is empowered to do.... issue a report. The report then goes to justice dept.

From there, it can result in grand jury presentations or it might never see the light of day.

[Roadside Attraction]

8. Mueller is preparing to . . .

. . . hit the SEND button on a huge pile of indictments.

[Le Gaucher]

10. No collusion

Just kidding

[uponit7771]

12. *** THEY WERE INVESTIGATING MANAFORT *** Manafort is singing, that part of the case is over

... and there is no indication that the Mueller is anywhere near its end.

[pazzyanne]

14. Please tell me that Stephen Miller is a target. Please, please, please!

[BigmanPigman]

15. I think he should be used in place of a soccer ball

at one of those immigration camps for the kids he sent there.

[milestogo]

18. And Mike Pence.

[Nitram]

20. Good sign. Also could mean a change in focus to fields in which the attorneys leaving are not

proficient.