Robert Mueller has made no public comment since he was named to lead the Department of Justice investigation into Russian interference in last year's election.
Instead, he has let his actions do the talking. The former FBI director and decorated U.S. Marine has submitted a budget and quietly hired an all-star team that includes 15 Justice Department prosecutors. And, a spokesman for Mueller said, he's not done bringing on new lawyers.
That has gotten the attention of supporters of President Trump, who recently made an attack ad calling the investigation a "rigged game" and blasting the special counsel for hiring at least four lawyers who have donated to Democrats.
But don't expect Mueller to mount a defense. He does his talking in the courtroom, not on social media.
Mueller has not described the scope of what his team will examine.
But members of Congress and other lawyers involved in the probe described the main lines of inquiry as: Russian meddling in the presidential election; whether anyone inside the United States conspired to help; and whether any wrongdoing has been committed in the surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey, who said he believed he was let go to relieve pressure on the Russia probe.
Many of the legal experts that Mueller has hired are the top in their field.
Courtesy of WaPo:
Mueller has hired 16 lawyers to work with him. Together, the team is a formidable collection of legal talent with experience prosecuting national security, fraud and public corruption cases, arguing matters before the Supreme Court and assessing complicated legal questions.
In other words if Donald Trump has not started sweating bullets yet, he soon will be.
My prediction is that Trump will try to find someway to fire Mueller, but that it will ultimately back fire on him.
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