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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Mueller Time - Second Quarter 2018

On 05/17/2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as Special Council. Mueller was to investigate any possible collusion between the Trump presidential campaign or other Americans and the Russian government regarding the 2016 elections. The investigation was not limited to that issue and any crimes discovered while investigating were also subject to prosecution and/or being turned over to the Justice Department or state prosecutors.

A partial list of second quarter 2018 news about the investigation. The Mueller team remains remarkably tight-lipped about their activities. Most information comes from public court filings. 

  • 4/3 - Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer associated with Manafort and Gates, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for lying to the FBI and destroying evidence. 
  • Mueller produces memo showing that Deputy Attorney General Rodney J. Rosenstein authorized Mueller to pursue allegations that Manafort colluded with Russia in 2016. 
  • 4/9 - The FBI executed a search warrant at Michael Cohen's office, home, and hotel room. They seize documents related to Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal, The National Enquirer, and possible bank and wire fraud. The search warrants were based on evidence provided by Mueller's team although the investigation is by the US Attorney Office for the Southern District of New York. 
  • A federal judge dismissed Manafort’s DC civil suit against Mueller’s authority.
  • Michael Cohen's business partner, Evgeny Naumovich Freidman, known as the taxi king, agrees to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for a plea deal. 
  • 6/4 - Mueller accuses Manafort of witness tampering.
  • 6/8 - Mueller files witness tampering charges against Manafort and Russian Konstantin Kilimnik. 
  • 6/15 - Manafort's $10 million bail is revoked he must now go to jail until his trial in September.
  • Speaking of $10 million, new evidence shows Manafort had a $10 M loan from a Russian oligarch. Cozy
  • 6/26 - A federal judge in Virginia ruled that Mueller's tax and bank fraud case against Manafort can proceed.  
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