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After more than a year of investigations and accusations, has the “collusion” case against Donald Trump come up empty? Or will it just shift into a purely political form? Last night, the Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig and Robert Costa reported that special counsel Robert Mueller told Trump’s attorneys in March that the president is not the target of a criminal investigation, although he remains a subject of the investigation.
Don’t pop the corks just yet in the Oval Office, however:
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump’s attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target at this point, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
In private negotiations in early March about a possible presidential interview, Mueller described Trump as a subject of his investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Prosecutors view someone as a subject when that person has engaged in conduct that is under investigation but there is not sufficient evidence to bring charges.
The special counsel also told Trump’s lawyers that he is preparing a report about ...
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