On Monday,Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker shocked legal experts by breaking with long-standing Justice Department practice of declining comment about ongoing investigations by offering a comment on the investigation into collusion between the 2016 Donald Trump campaign and Russia led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But the substance of what he had to say was even more surprising. According to Vox.com, Whitaker announced that the Mueller investigation “is, and I assume,close to being completed, and I hope we can secure the report from Director Mueller as soon as we — as soon as possible.”But is it? NBC News claimed that Mueller was “nearing the conclude of his historic investigation into Russian election interference and is expected to submit a confidential report to the attorney general as early as mid-February.” However, and according to former U.
S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman,the investigation likely has “months” to go before Mueller wraps up his work.
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