Politico: Mueller braces for challenges to his authority
The special counsel has won some early court victories in the Russia investigation, but with charges filed defense attorneys and others are lining up to rein in the probe.
Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak.
Stacked with some of the country’s premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness. In July, Mueller’s team also managed to win approval to execute a no-knock search warrant—unusual in a white-collar case.
But as the criminal case against former Donald Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates speeds toward a possible spring 2018 trial, Mueller’s team is bracing for an array of challenges to its authority.
The battle lines are already taking shape.
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WNU Editor: Resistance against the special counsel is growing .... Conservatives introduce measure demanding Mueller’s resignation (Politico). More here .... "Hopelessly Compromised": Judiciary Member Calls For Mueller's Resignation Over Uranium One Scandal (Zero Hedge). This has certainly not helped .... FBI informant blocked from telling Congress about Russia nuclear corruption case, lawyer says (The Hill). As to what is my take on the future of Robert Mueller .... IMHO nothing is going to change. I think the investigation will proceed accordingly .... and I would not be surprised if the other indictments that the Special Counsel has will be used. My money is on Carter Page being the next one to be arrested .... NYT: Carter Page Appeared Before Grand Jury For Mueller Probe (TPM). There is some speculation that the Clinton Foundation is also being investigated .... Bret Baier: FBI Sources Believe Clinton Foundation Case Moving Towards "Likely an Indictment" (RCP). But I see this talk of a Hillary Clinton investigation as just talk .... probably leaked to give the impression that the Special counsel's investigation is non-partisan, and that they are committed to investigating everyone.
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