Posted on 12/18/2017 8:25:44 PM PST by bitt
White House lawyers are expected to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office late this week seeking good news: that his sprawling investigation's focus on President Donald Trump will soon end and their client will be cleared.
But people familiar with the probe say that such assurances are unlikely and that the meeting could trigger a new, more contentious phase between the special counsel and a frustrated president, according to administration officials and advisers close to Trump.
People with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year - pointing to ongoing cooperation from witnesses like former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, as well as a possible trial of two former Trump campaign officials. The special counsel's office has continued to request new documents related to the campaign and members of Mueller's team have told others they expect to be working through much of 2018, at the minimum.
The dynamic threatens to intensify the already inflamed political atmosphere enveloping the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Even as White House lawyers have pledged to cooperate with Mueller, Trump and his allies have accused the Justice Department and FBI of bias and overreach....
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I assumed it would end 7 years from now.
Trump said it should be coming to an end in January. Does he have a showstopper?
Trump’s Lawyer, ‘Ty Cobbs’, is a buffoon.
It’s designed to go into the election a CD if democrats win, provide a basis for impeachment. These people despise Trump.
“But people familiar with the probe...”
I want ALL of these POS 0bama hold-overs PROBED.
In the Public Square.
At High Noon.
I will accept no less.
Yes, designed to influence elections. Exactly what they are accusing Russia of doing.
Trump’s “Over by Thanksgiving” bow tie wearing lawyer looks like a buffoon now.
This Witch Hunt will end the week before the 2018 election, when the Indictments will flood the news, ans sweep Democrats into Office.
Yeah, federal indictments against rogue FBI/DOJ agents that launched a fraudulent investigation against a political campaign.
If this goes through the primaries, I see a lot of incumbent republicans getting beat for allowing it to continue.
Correction... “..could last AT LEAST another year...” one of the good items that could result from another year is the outing of many more Deep State Creepozoids.
Mueller is a deep-state crony who was out to pasture until Trump came along - then they called him back for a kamikaze mission for the deep-state.
Mueller Omar doesn’t care if he makes an ass of himself, because his career is over anyway.
If this leak is accurate, I'd bet there will be another SC to investigate Clinton/Obama, which would lead to the Mueller team.
Bring it on.
I agree.. incompetent and sponging millions off Trump!
I knew when this started that they did not want a resolution to this, they wanted the issue that they could beat Republicans over the head with forever. At least through the 2018 election cycle.
Who knows the truth? Is this more fake news?
Then it is way past time for Congress to shut this guy down
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