BREAKING: FIRST CHARGES FILED IN MUELLER INVESTIGATION (CNN)

CNN ^ | 27 Oct 17 | Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz

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Washington (CNN) — A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources briefed on the matter. The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge.

Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said.

It is unclear what the charges are. A spokesman for the special counsel's office declined to comment.

Mueller was appointed in May to lead the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Under the regulations governing special counsel investigations, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has oversight over the Russia investigation, would have been made aware of any charges before they were taken before the grand jury for approval, according to people familiar with the matter.

On Friday, top lawyers who are helping to lead the Mueller probe, including veteran prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, were seen entering the court room at the DC federal court where the grand jury meets to hear testimony in the Russia investigation.

Reporters present saw a flurry of activity at the grand jury room, but officials made no announcements.

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Mueller is authorized to investigate "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation," according to Rosenstein's order.

The special counsel's investigation has focused on potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, as well as obstruction of justice by the President, who might have tried to impede the investigation.

CNN reported that investigators are scrutinizing Trump and his associates' financial ties to Russia. Mueller's team has also examined foreign lobbying conducted by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, and others. His team has issued subpoenas for documents and testimony to a handful of figures...

[RipSawyer]

“Obama is 6’ 1”, and then add shoes.”

Shoes? Is Comey barefoot? If they both are wearing shoes then shoes have little to do with anything unless one is wearing high heeled cowboy boots and the other is wearing dress shoes.

[Enlightened1]

Very tall people have a tendency to not where shoes that raise their height and visa versa for short people.

For the record, I saw another photo of the 3 together walking at the White House.

Here you go.

https://www.google.com/search?q=comey+and+mueller+white+house&source=lnms&tbm=isch&biw=2048&bih=1075

[mewzilla]

Just checked. Dow, S&P, NASDAQ futures down a bit (41, 5, 3). If something wicked this way comes, markets don’t appear freaked.