Boy, did I get that wrong. Last month at this blog I reproduced the order appointing Robert Mueller and noted the limited scope while speculating that he wouldn't go beyond that limitation. Previously: Order appointing Mueller very narrow, unlikely to include Hillary's known misdeeds. But the order did leave some wiggle room, to wit:
(i) any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump; and
(ii) any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation; and
And now we see WaPo reporting this: Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say. But there was this proviso: those "officials" were speaking anonymously, and Deputy Rosenstein warns us not to rely on anonymous sources. So we don't know whether this is made-up news.
If it's true, it's a damn shame Mueller elected to expand his jurisdiction in that direction instead of at others known to have obstructed justice. That would be Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Loretta Lynch, for starters.
Little wonder then, that Trump's team is beginning beginning to fight back and branding Mueller's team as heavy duty Clinton supporters.
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2:27 PM 6/16/2017
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