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Who is the special prosecutor in the Russia investigation?

Sep 18, 2021 · Durham was a U.S. attorney appointed by former Attorney General William Barr to investigate the origins and conduct of the Trump-Russia investigation and received special counsel status last year...

Did Attorney General Barr appoint Special Counsel in Russia probe investigation?

Oct 19, 2019 · the prosecutor conducting the review, connecticut u.s. attorney john durham, has expressed his intent to interview a number of current and …

Is the Justice Department opening its own Russia investigation?

Mar 09, 2022 · barr appointed then-u.s. attorney from connecticut john durham in 2019 to investigate the origins of the fbi’s original russia probe which began in july 2016, through the appointment of special...

Who was indicted by Special Counsel in Russia investigation?

Jan 24, 2018 · REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Secretary of State Jeff Sessions has been questioned by the Office of the Special Envoy, who is investigating allegations of Russia’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election over possible complicity with President Donald Trump’s campaign, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.

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Who is the former FBI director?

Greg Brower, former assistant FBI director for congressional affairs and a former U.S. Attorney, said it's not normal for a U.S. Attorney to conduct an investigation without an FBI referral of criminal allegations. That's the role of inspector generals, he said.

Why was Strzok removed from the Mueller investigation?

The New York Times on Saturday reported that Durham and his team appeared to be hunting for signs of anti-Trump bias among former FBI officials and were focused on the actions of Strzok, who was removed from the investigation after Mueller learned of texts he wrote criticizing Trump.

Who was the first homeland security adviser to Trump?

President Trump's first homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, said on ABC last month that he was frustrated about the president's embrace of that falsehood. "It's not only a conspiracy, it is completely debunked," Bossert said.

Who is Ken Dilanian?

Ken Dilanian is a correspondent covering intelligence and national security for the NBC News Investigative Unit. Julia Ainsley. Julia Ainsley is a correspondent covering the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for the NBC News Investigative Unit. Tom Winter.

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Overview

Conclusions

On March 22, 2019, the special counsel's office concluded their investigation and sent a report to the Department of Justice where it was received by Attorney General William Barr. Barr, at Trump's nomination, had become attorney general on February 14, 2019, gaining oversight of the investigation from Trump-appointed Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. Whitaker had assumed …

Original claims of Russian election involvement

The first public US government assertion of Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election came in a joint statement on September 22, 2016, by Senator Dianne Feinstein and House member Adam Schiff, the top Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence Committees, respectively. The US Intelligence Community released a similar statement fifteen days later.
In January 2017, an assessment was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, …

Origin and powers

When the special counsel was appointed by Rod Rosenstein in May 2017, the special counsel took over an existing counterintelligence investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into what proved to be Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and numerous secretive links between Trump associates and Russian officials. According to reports, Australian officials info…

Grand juries

On August 3, 2017, Mueller empaneled a grand jury in Washington, D.C., as part of his investigation. The grand jury has the power to subpoena documents, require witnesses to testify under oath, and issue indictments for targets of criminal charges if probable cause is found.
The Washingtonian grand jury is separate from an earlier Virginian grand jury investigating Michael Flynn; the Flynn case has been absorbed into Mueller's overall investigation.

Legal teams

The investigation involved multiple legal teams: the attorneys that took part in the investigation (supervised by Special Counsel Robert Mueller); the team that defended President Trump in his personal capacity; and the team that represented the White House as an institution separate from the President.
According to CNN, as of August 2018, the prosecution team included 15 attorn…

Changes to oversight leadership

As the Mueller investigation progressed, Trump repeatedly expressed anger over Attorney General Sessions' decision to recuse. In July 2017, Trump said that Sessions should have informed him about Sessions' impending recusal before Trump even nominated him, then Trump would have nominated someone else for attorney general. In May 2018, Trump said that he wished th…

Topics

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized Robert Mueller to investigate and prosecute "any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump", as well as "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation" and any other matters within the scope of 28 CFR 600.4 – Jurisdiction.
The investigation's broad scope allowed Mueller to investigate many topics, including: Russian e…