Posted on 10/17/2018 8:29:05 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly expected to present findings related to key aspects of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election after this November's midterm elections.
Bloomberg News, citing a pair of unidentified U.S. officials, reported on Wednesday that Mueller is close to finalizing his inquiry into a pair of the most important aspects of his investigation.
One of the officials told the news outlet that the findings are related to whether President Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia and if Trump obstructed justice during the probe.
The officials did not provide details on what those findings may include.
Bloomberg notes, however, that Mueller's findings on these questions may not be made public, adding that he can only present the findings to the Justice Department official overseeing his investigation, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein does have some discretion regarding what findings are issued to Congress and what revelations can be publicly released.
The news comes about three weeks away from what could be pivotal midterm elections, as Democrats hope to seize on opposition to Trump to retake the House and possibly the Senate.
Rosenstein has reportedly made it clear to Mueller that he wants the investigation to end as soon as possible.
Trump has repeatedly railed against the probe, referring to it mainly as a partisan "witch hunt." Questions have arisen regarding whether Trump would go so far as to shut down the investigation.
But he said in an interview on Sunday that he has "no intention" of taking that step.
“Well, I don’t pledge anything,” Trump told "60 Minutes." “But I will tell you, I have no intention of doing that. I think it’s a very unfair investigation, because there was no collusion of any kind.”
If they had anything it would be leaked before the midterms.
All they can do is gaslighting leaks. Get ready. Of course they will be proven wrong later but only after the lies have served their usefulness.
EXACTLY. There must be NOTHING there, or slight possibility of something to be released, which could hurt the Dems in the mid-terms.
The report will infer that the Russians interfered to help Trump. Never mind the $145 million they stuffed in Hillary’s pockets on Uranium One.
Yes, what you said. Mueller provided the perfect set-up for the MSM to make up all kinds of crap in their endless speculation and innuendo.
He’s supposed to be a prosecutor. So unless the report contains indictments he should just close up shop and shut up.
Trump should fire him the second the polls close and have the US Marshalls go in and seal his office and escort him out of the building.
Then fire Rosenstein and Sessions and Wray. And then get back to the business of making America Great Again.
Headline should read:
Mueller to leak key findings related to Russia probe just before midterms: report
Report will be lies and the hard left will riot against Trump. Watch and see. Trump will now not be able to fire Sessions, Rosenstein and Muller. This will go on even in Trumps next four years. America has become a real cess pool of communists and we will never get rid of their influence.
Agreed. Given that it will now be released AFTER the midterms, it should be favorable to Trump. But watch for a sodomized leak of lies and innuendo!! Like the FISA crap.
It must be bad news for the Democrats. Otherwise it would be released before the midterms.
If true, Mueller probably has two separate summations; one for the democrats winning, and one for the republicans winning.
No October surprise that the libs were looking for.
If there are findings are damaging to President Trump they will be leaked before the November election to give democrats a boost.
If the findings are not damaging to President Trump the truth will not be leaked.
That allows CNN, MSNBC and other leftist media time before the election to spin the forthcoming findings as bad for the President.
Note well that he will release his findings after the mid-terms. He is an ardent democrat and is using his position to implicate Trump and the Republicans before the mid-terms. Big phoney!
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