Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said Sunday that the expanding investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is continuing apace, even as President Trump dismissed the probe as “a total fabrication.”
Rosenstein said special counsel Robert S. Mueller III can investigate any crimes that he might discover within the scope of his probe, but the deputy attorney general would not discuss which individuals are the subject of their inquiry. The interview comes days after Trump said he believes it would be inappropriate for Mueller to dig into Trump family finances.
“The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don’t engage in fishing expeditions,” Rosenstein said when asked about the probe in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
Rosenstein declined to comment on reports that Mueller is using a grand jury in a court in Washington to aid in his investigation but he said that such a step is a routine part of “many investigations.”
“It’s an appropriate way to gather documents, sometimes to bring witnesses in, to make sure that you get their full testimony,” Rosenstein said. “It’s just a tool that we use like any other tool in the course of our investigations. “
Considering that there are now at least two different Grand Juries, this part right here, "we don't engage in fishing expeditions," is the part that must have made Trump pee a little in his Depends.
That means that Mueller is not simply shaking the tree to see what might comes loose. He has already gathered up the fruit and is getting ready to take it to market.
The second part that must have made Trump's bowels release a little is where Rosenstein suggests that there are really no limits as to what Mueller can investigate, which means that Trump's tax returns, business deals, and even relationships are open to intense scrutiny.
With THIS family, and with THIS kind of freedom, there is literally NO WAY that Mueller could fail to find criminal activity.
None.
By the way the fact that Trump has not tweeted about this interview is proof positive that General John Kelly is actively swatting his tiny orange hands away from his cell phone, and keeping him distracted with shiny objects.
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