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By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATT APUZZO and MAGGIE HABERMANAUG. 12, 2017
WASHINGTON In a sign that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will remain a continuing distraction for the White House, the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, is in talks with the West Wing about interviewing current and former senior administration officials, including the recently ousted White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, according to three people briefed on the discussions.
Mr. Mueller has asked the White House about specific meetings, who attended them and whether there are any notes, transcripts or documents about them, two of the people said. Among the matters Mr. Mueller wants to ask the officials about is President Trumps decision in May to fire the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, the two people said.
That line of questioning will be important as Mr. Mueller continues to investigate whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice in the dismissal of Mr. Comey.
No interviews have been scheduled, but in recent weeks Mr. Muellers investigation has appeared to intensify. Late last month, he took the aggressive step of executing a search warrant at the home of Paul J. Manafort, Mr. Trumps former campaign chairman, in Alexandria, Va. Legal experts say Mr. Mueller may be trying to put pressure on Mr. Manafort to cooperate with the investigation.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/politics/mueller-trump-russia-priebus.html
--- Baby cannon goes BOOM
--- whasssup, Priebus??!
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Go get 'em 'Team Mueller'...nail that little weasel worm. Clean out the whole nest of 'em!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)afford high dollar mouth pieces. Going to be a flippers paradise. How many boxes or master files as well as e-mails and tweet copies go missing. Trump has a habit of dynamiting investigations by losing important documents and records.