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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on May 18, 2018, 12:42:13 pm

Title: Mueller outlines scope of Russia probe in court filing
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on May 18, 2018, 12:42:13 pm

Mueller outlines scope of Russia probe in court filing
Reuters, May 17, 2018, Sarah N Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Thursday gave a federal court a classified memo describing the extent of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and other related crimes.

The memo was filed in response to questions raised in the court in Virginia two weeks ago by Judge T.S. Ellis that Mueller should not have “unfettered powers.”

Ellis demanded to see an unredacted copy of the August 2017 memo written by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that defined Mueller’s investigative mandate.

Ellis will review the memo before deciding whether or not to dismiss charges against President Donald Trump’s former election campaign manager, Paul Manafort.


More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-memo/muellers-office-files-unredacted-memo-outlining-scope-of-russia-probe-filing-idUSKCN1II2EN (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-memo/muellers-office-files-unredacted-memo-outlining-scope-of-russia-probe-filing-idUSKCN1II2EN)

Title: Re: Mueller outlines scope of Russia probe in court filing
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on May 18, 2018, 12:42:32 pm

I'd like to see a copy of this, too.