Politico: Mueller reassigns 2 prosecutors as probe enters critical final stages

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online:
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/02/mueller-investigation-downsizing-862902

[Roland99]

1. We're allowed to post up to 4 paragraphs w/o violating copyrights

Brandon Van Grack and Kyle Freeny — government lawyers with key roles in bringing the case against the former Trump campaign chairman over tax evasion, bank fraud and failure to register as a foreign agent for his lobbying work in Ukraine — are going back to their prior posts at the Justice Department, according to Mueller spokesman Peter Carr.

Van Grack has already returned to DOJ’s National Security Division, while Freeny is ending her detail in mid-October and will return to the Criminal Division’s money laundering and asset recovery session.

With the two departures, the Mueller prosecution team is now down to 13 staffers involved in the core investigation into potential Trump campaign coordination with Russia during the 2016 presidential election, Carr said.

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A Washington defense attorney working on the Russia investigation said the latest moves suggest an end is in sight.

[former9thward]

2. Since we are constantly told Mueller's team doesn't leak (they do)

how would politico have this story?

[OneBro]

4. Article says the info came from Mueller's spokesperson.

Can't really call it a leak if the spokesperson openly announces the information.

[former9thward]

10. Nope.

The press guy did not say the investigation was in the "critical final stages".

[PJMcK]

6. I'm curious

How do you know that Robert Mueller's office leaks information?

My impression has been that all the leaks come from Trump's team of idiots.

[former9thward]

12. I have many, many years experience with federal prosecutors.

You may not accept that and that is fine. But that is my experience and I know when they are leaking.

[PJMcK]

13. My question was an honest one

I wasn't being snarky!

What are the tell-tale signs that a leak comes from Mr. Mueller's office? Most of the things we've heard came from Guiliani or others on Trump's team. In fact, it seems amusing to me that Mueller's office has a spokesperson since they never release any public statements.

Thanks for your experienced insights.

[Kaleva]

7. A press release isn't a leak.

[former9thward]

11. Really?

Did the press release say the investigation was in the "critical final stages"?

[awesomerwb1]

3. Critical "final" stages?

How wold Politico know the investigation is in its final stages?

[uponit7771]

9. +1, they're reassigning those associated with the Manafort case cause his ass is singing loud

[Takket]

5. let's get this fucking show on the road

[uponit7771]

8. Confusing OP, the reassignments are for the ones who worked on Manaforts case & I don't

... see the spokesperson say the rest of the investigations are coming to an end.

Regards