The first reports from several news outlets noted that special counsel Robert Muellerβs latest probe filling may possibly bring more indictments.
And then news broke that a prosecutor working with the investigation had left Muellerβs team and returned to the Justice Department, possibly pointing to the hunt for Russian collusion coming to an end.
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So which one is itβis the investigation ending or are more indictments on the way?
Consider this Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Mueller Edition.
According to a statement viewed by The Hill, Scott Meisler left the special counsel probe in December but he remains on Mueller-related cases.
βScott Meisler concluded his detail with the Special Counselβs Office in December 2018 and returned to the Criminal Division but continues to represent the office on specific pending matters that were assigned to him during his detail,β spokesman Peter Carr said.
Reports of Meislerβs departure came just days after the presidentβs favorite acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker causally told reporters that Muellerβs investigation was βclose to being completed.β
This news comes after Muellerβs recent court filings, which references to βuncharged individualsβ language that has been used previously in filings made by Mueller that lead to indictments.
From The Hill:
Despite rampant speculation that Mueller is close to finalizing his report, the language used in court documents over the past few months offers clues that suggest his probe might ensnare more individuals.
The latest example came last week, when Mueller said sensitive files in the case involving a Russian troll farm identified βuncharged individualsβ suspected of engaging in operations βthat interfere with lawful U.S. government functions.β Muellerβs filing sought to keep the evidence restricted from defendants in Russia.
He has also referenced βuncharged individualsβ and βongoing investigationsβ in the case involving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Legal analysts told The Hill that if they were betting on which side to take, theyβd take βMore Indictments On The Way for $100.β
βThat implies theyβre still working to indict somebody,β said Jack Sharman, who was a special counsel to Congress for the Whitewater investigation during the 1990s, according to The Hill. βIt also may essentially mean that they want to keep their methods and their approach held close to the vest until they are done with this defendant.β
The scuttlebutt is that there will be more indictments of Russians and that the investigation is still ongoing and not close to nearing an end, but you didnβt hear it from me because all of this is on the low.
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