Mueller to examine Trump business as part of Russia probe: report

Source: The Hill | July 20, 2017 | Julia Manchester

Robert Mueller is looking into President Trump’s business transactions as part of the ongoing probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russians who sought to influence the 2016 election, according to a Thursday report in Bloomberg.

The news comes a day after Trump told The New York Times that Mueller would cross a line if he expanded the probe to his business ties.

Mueller is the special counsel appointed by the Justice Department to investigate Russian election meddling and alleged collusion by members of the Trump campaign.

Bloomberg reports the counsel is probing purchases from Russian buyers at Trump properties, the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, a SoHo development involving Russian associates, and Trump’s 2008 sale of a Florida mansion to a Russian oligarch.

“Those transactions are in my view well beyond the mandate of the special counsel,” Trump’s lawyer John Dowd said in a statement to Bloomberg.

Dowd called the investigation into Trump’s finances “unrelated to the election of 2016 or any alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia and most importantly… well beyond any Statute of Limitation imposed by the United States Code.”

The Times separately reported on Wednesday the president’s ties to Deutsche Bank were also facing scrutiny.

Trump has a long history with the German bank, which has loaned him money in the past.

Federal investigators have reportedly been in touch with the bank regarding Trump’s accounts. Congress also requested oversight into Trump transactions with the bank but the bank has so far refused to provide information.

Deutsche Bank will most likely have to give information about the president’s accounts to Mueller, according to Bloomberg.

Business regulators are also going through the loans from Deutsche Bank to Trump’s businesses.

The news follows a slew of revelations related to the ongoing federal probe about private meetings between individuals with connections to Russia and members of Trump’s campaign.

…….

Tagged: , , ,

Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • Discussion
  • Consistent July 20, 2017 at 11:40 am #17514

    Consistent July 20, 2017 at 11:42 am #17515

    Consistent July 20, 2017 at 11:43 am #17516

    Consistent July 20, 2017 at 2:56 pm #17518

    Consistent July 20, 2017 at 3:00 pm #17519

    ConservativeGranny July 20, 2017 at 7:38 pm #17526

    Good. I suspected there were financial connections all along and Russia funneled money to Trump’s campaign somehow.

    I don’t think that Trump can fire Mueller. He may be able to pressure Congress to do it but I don’t think he can just up and fire him.

    “(d) The Special Counsel may be disciplined or removed from office only by
    the personal action of the Attorney General. The Attorney General may remove
    a Special Counsel for misconduct,dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause, including violation of Departmental policies. The Attorney General shall inform the Special Counsel in writing of the specific reason for his or her removal.”

    https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2001-title28-vol2/pdf/CFR-2001-title28-vol2-part600.pdf

    Since Sessions has recused himself Rosenstein would be the one to make a decision like this and he doesn’t seem inclined to do so at this point.

Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.