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WILL TRUMP BE IMPEACHED? HERES WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ROBERT
MUELLERS RUSSIA PROBE SO FAR
BY ROBERT VALENCIA ON 10/18/17 AT 1:23 PM
President Donald Trumps former White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer sat down with special counsel Robert Mueller for
an extensive interview on Monday. During the interview, Spicer
and Mueller discussed the firing of FBI Director James Comey,
as well as Trumps meetings with Russian officials and Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office, according to a
Politico report citing sources familiar with the meeting.
Spicers meeting signals that Mueller is increasing the number
of interviews with former and current members of the Trump
administration. A report by The Washington Post in September
found that he was expecting to interview six White House
advisers, including communications director Hope Hicks and
former chief of staff Reince Priebus.
In fact, Priebus was interviewed last Friday, as the Mueller
team considers him important because he was part of Trumps
conversations on firing Comey and meetings with Russian
officials. Other White House aides reportedly on the list of
possible interviews include White House counsel Don McGahn,
communications adviser Josh Raffel and associate counsel James
Burnham. The overall investigation intends to shed light on
whether Russia meddled in the 2016 elections and colluded with
Trump.
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Even though Trump hasnt been accused of any wrongdoing, for
now, his allies fear the president could face impeachment if
Republicans lose the House next year. While it is too soon to
predict Trumps ouster, here are some key elements of the
Mueller investigation so far:
May 17: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed
Mueller to spearhead the Russia probe.
June 16: Mueller began investigating Jared Kushners finances.
July 15-16: Mueller reportedly asked for the name of the
person who represented two Russians with connections to
Trumps Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013 during a 2016
meeting attended by Donald Trump Jr.
July 25: Paul Manafort, Trumps former campaign manager, had
his house raided by the FBI under Muellers inquiry, The New
York Times reported. Authorities found binders and other
documents that could lead to possible secret offshore bank
accounts opened by Manafort.
August 1: Mueller appointed former U.S. Justice Department
official Greg Andres, who then became the 16th lawyer on the
team.
August 3: Mueller named a "grand jury," signaling that a
larger investigation was underway.
August 31: Mueller reportedly teamed up with New York Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman to investigate Manafort.
September 15: Mueller obtained a search warrant for Facebook
accounts linked to Russian operatives that aimed to influence
the 2016 presidential election. Experts called the warrant a
turning point in the investigation.
September 26: Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
announces that Manafort and Trumps former national security
advisor Michael Flynn could face criminal charges as part of
Muellers investigation.
September 28: Ivanka Trump and Kushners private email domains
face investigation, as well as batches of emails from White
House senior aides. The investigation, conducted by the White
House, hopes to find anything relevant to Muellers Russia
probe.
October 13: Mueller interviewed Priebus.
October 17: Mueller sat down with Spicer.
http://www.newsweek.com/will-trump-be-impeached-heres-what-we-
know-about-robert-muellers-russia-probe-687356
MUELLERS RUSSIA PROBE SO FAR
BY ROBERT VALENCIA ON 10/18/17 AT 1:23 PM
President Donald Trumps former White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer sat down with special counsel Robert Mueller for
an extensive interview on Monday. During the interview, Spicer
and Mueller discussed the firing of FBI Director James Comey,
as well as Trumps meetings with Russian officials and Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office, according to a
Politico report citing sources familiar with the meeting.
Spicers meeting signals that Mueller is increasing the number
of interviews with former and current members of the Trump
administration. A report by The Washington Post in September
found that he was expecting to interview six White House
advisers, including communications director Hope Hicks and
former chief of staff Reince Priebus.
In fact, Priebus was interviewed last Friday, as the Mueller
team considers him important because he was part of Trumps
conversations on firing Comey and meetings with Russian
officials. Other White House aides reportedly on the list of
possible interviews include White House counsel Don McGahn,
communications adviser Josh Raffel and associate counsel James
Burnham. The overall investigation intends to shed light on
whether Russia meddled in the 2016 elections and colluded with
Trump.
Keep Up With This Story And More By Subscribing Now
Even though Trump hasnt been accused of any wrongdoing, for
now, his allies fear the president could face impeachment if
Republicans lose the House next year. While it is too soon to
predict Trumps ouster, here are some key elements of the
Mueller investigation so far:
May 17: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed
Mueller to spearhead the Russia probe.
June 16: Mueller began investigating Jared Kushners finances.
July 15-16: Mueller reportedly asked for the name of the
person who represented two Russians with connections to
Trumps Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013 during a 2016
meeting attended by Donald Trump Jr.
July 25: Paul Manafort, Trumps former campaign manager, had
his house raided by the FBI under Muellers inquiry, The New
York Times reported. Authorities found binders and other
documents that could lead to possible secret offshore bank
accounts opened by Manafort.
August 1: Mueller appointed former U.S. Justice Department
official Greg Andres, who then became the 16th lawyer on the
team.
August 3: Mueller named a "grand jury," signaling that a
larger investigation was underway.
August 31: Mueller reportedly teamed up with New York Attorney
General Eric Schneiderman to investigate Manafort.
September 15: Mueller obtained a search warrant for Facebook
accounts linked to Russian operatives that aimed to influence
the 2016 presidential election. Experts called the warrant a
turning point in the investigation.
September 26: Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
announces that Manafort and Trumps former national security
advisor Michael Flynn could face criminal charges as part of
Muellers investigation.
September 28: Ivanka Trump and Kushners private email domains
face investigation, as well as batches of emails from White
House senior aides. The investigation, conducted by the White
House, hopes to find anything relevant to Muellers Russia
probe.
October 13: Mueller interviewed Priebus.
October 17: Mueller sat down with Spicer.
http://www.newsweek.com/will-trump-be-impeached-heres-what-we-
know-about-robert-muellers-russia-probe-687356