Rosenstein: Special counsel Mueller can investigate any crimes he uncovers in Russia probe

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By Kelsey Snell and John Wagner at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/rosenstein-special-counsel-mueller-can-investigate-any-crimes-he-uncovers-in-russia-probe/2017/08/06/2209365a-7aae-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.c165ac77990c

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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.”


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[RKP5637]

1. Trump really thinks he hot sh**, king of the universe and all, and would like to dictate the

boundaries of the investigation. I'm glad Rosenstein stands up to the wannabe dictator.

[MiddleClass]

2. part CNN played look like Chris Wallace was trying to verify FOXNews talking points on the matter

The echo chamber has been regurgitating the so-called limits as to what Mueller can and cannot do.

Chris Wallace just left the "we are all right about that, are we not"

as usual, the Fox news talking points memo is wrong again