Special Counsel Robert Mueller (R) departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Politico: Russia probe cost DOJ $6.7 million in months after Mueller appointment
The Justice Department spent $6.7 million on its probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election in the four-and-a-half months after special counsel Robert Mueller's appointment, according to a report released Tuesday.
Of the total, only $3.2 million was spent directly by Mueller on salaries, travel, rent and equipment through September.
The other $3.5 million was spent on DOJ operations and would have been spent on its own pre-existing Russia investigations if Mueller hadn't been tapped to take over in mid-May. DOJ said it wasn’t legally required to figure out this total, and past special counsels didn’t tabulate it.
The report could provide fodder for President Donald Trump and allies who say the investigation has a blank check and no end in sight.
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Update #1: Mueller Details $6.7M Spent in Early Months of Russia Probe (USA Today)
Update #2: Mueller probe's expenses totaled $6.7M in early months (The Hill)
WNU Editor: When you are spending that type of money .... I do not care how clean you are, but crimes will be found. And while I have no problem having the Mueller Commission investigate the impact that Russia may have had on the U.S. Presidential election .... having a blank check in your hands gives a temptation to go out of control that the Mueller Commission better be sensitive about. Speaking of spending money when it comes to investigations, here are some interesting comparisons .... Mueller Spends in 4 Months What Benghazi Investigation Cost in Over 2 Years (Washington Free Beacon). Kenneth Starr spent about $47 million in his investigation of President Clinton. The Valarie Plame investigation cost $2.8 million.
8 comments:
That is chump change. It is not going to break the treasury.
Still that war chest is more than Michael Flynn had. There was a transcript of Flynn's conversation with the Russian ambassador. So why did that F_____ Mueller ask?
Mueller is putting the U.S. on a path to Civil War.
Far less than $10% of the taxpayer's money Trump has spent on golf alone.
WNU Editir,
Your first sentence is spot on. None of us are perfect. At the very least, actions and words can be twisted and taken out of context to make it appear as though a crime has been committed.
Pres. Trump is the real victim here. Pray for this draft dodging, child molester supporting clown fraud in his time of need. MAGA is almost here.
Remember, he couldn't fight in Vietnam because his foot was sore sometimes.
The "fiscally responsible " Republican's in the House and Senate spent over $121,567,000 taxpayers dollars over 18 years investigating Hillary Clinton alone.
They found nada.
Meuller's already got charges, arrests and guilty pleas.
MAGA = Make America Grope Again?
"So Kushner was essentially working for Israel, Michael Flynn was working for Turkey, Paul Manafort was working for Ukraine, and Trump was working for Russia. But, hey, America First, right? - Keith Boykin"
Must be though to know so much but have so litte huh lol
"The "fiscally responsible " Republican's in the House and Senate spent over $121,567,000 taxpayers dollars over 18 years investigating Hillary Clinton alone."
The Rose Law firm records were miraculously found:
“He added that she had testified under oath that she had nothing to do with the documents during the two years they were missing and did not know how they ended up in the family quarters.” - Mark Fabiani via the New York Slime
So the Clintons are safe from a justice system they perverted, but people know what they did,
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