Any day now, Attorney General William Barr is expected to announce the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Here's what you need to know:
In recent weeks, Mueller’s team has been bringing in outside federal prosecutors to work on the cases that will linger beyond the special counsel’s tenure. The move allows Mueller to hand off unfinished business more easily once he closes up shop.to start Nov. 5 in D.C. on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing lawmakers’ Russia probe. All along, a pair of assistant U.S. attorneys from the D.C.
Other federal prosecutors are also lined up to take over two other Mueller cases: the indictment of an online Russian “troll farm” that allegedly sowed discontent in 2016, and a caseNone of the 12 alleged Democratic hackers have been taken into custody. But a St. Petersburg-based company charged in the trolling case — Concord Management and Consulting — has
American lawyers and is demanding a trial. Career national security prosecutors appear prepared to handle that if it happens.When does impeachment start?First, Mueller’s findings will need to make their way to Capitol Hill. If the summary report doesn’t include granular details about the president’s actions, expect a protracted legal battle between Democrats and DOJ over gaining access to Mueller’s underlying investigative documents.
Second, Democrats will need to be almost uniformly convinced that Mueller has found evidence of “high crimes and misdemeanors” — the vague standard the Constitution says can merit a president’s removal from office.she is setting the bar high for that standard. She’s warned that any attempt to remove Trump that didn’t include enough GOP support to succeed could backfire on Democrats. That’s the last thing Democratic party leaders want going into the 2020 election.
Still, current and former DOJ officials, legal experts and lawmakers from both parties have been lowering
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