Mueller ‘tying up loose ends’ in Russia’s election interference investigation
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The special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has told defense lawyers in recent weeks that it is “tying up loose ends” in the ongoing investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and whether members of President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow, Yahoo News reported.
The news is not entirely unexpected. Last month, CNN reported that the special counsel had begun drafting his final report in the Russia investigation.
And this week, prosecutors are set to file several court documents that could reveal major new details about three key players in the Russia investigation: former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
All three men have pleaded guilty and have been cooperating with prosecutors.
Flynn has been working with Mueller’s team since last December, after he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. In August, Cohen pleaded guilty as part of a separate Manhattan US attorney’s office investigation, and he has since given over 70 hours of voluntary interviews to the special counsel. He also pleaded guilty in the Mueller investigation to one count of lying to Congress last week and his lawyers say he expects to cooperate further. Manafort, meanwhile, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction in September and struck a plea deal with prosecutors to answer any and all questions they had about the Russia investigation and any other federal criminal inquiries.
