Mueller probing Russia contacts at Republican convention: sources
Source: Reuters
MARCH 29, 2018 / 3:06 PM / UPDATED 30 MINUTES AGO
Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators probing whether Donald Trumps presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican National Convention, according to two sources familiar with Special Counsel Robert Muellers inquiries.
Muellers team has been asking about a convention-related event attended by both Russias U.S. ambassador and Jeff Sessions, the first U.S. senator to support Trump and now his attorney general, said one source, who requested anonymity due to the ongoing investigation.
Another issue Muellers team has been asking about is how and why Republican Party platform language hostile to Russia was deleted from a section of the document related to Ukraine, said another source who also requested anonymity.
Muellers interest in what happened at the Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio in July 2016, is an indication that Trump campaign contacts and actions related to Russia remain central to the special counsels investigation.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-convention/mueller-probing-russia-contacts-at-republican-convention-sources-idUSKBN1H52VT
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)On account of IOKIYAR
C Moon
(12,221 posts)backtoblue
(11,345 posts)SonofDonald
(2,050 posts)The Mummy, talk about warts and all...
pnwmom
(108,997 posts)Mueller really has his investigation in the crosshairs right now. I hope he's ready.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Preferably also Cowardly Ryan and McTurtle.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Mind if I borrow them?
By the way, on behalf of Wisconsin, sorry about Ryan (and Ron "Senator Dumbass" Johnson, and Rinse Penis, and many others over the years).
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)You forgot Joe McCarthy.
FakeNoose
(32,777 posts)This should have been the starting point of the whole investigation, in my mind. Sessions is the only lawyer in the bunch. He knew it was wrong from Day One.
pnwmom
(108,997 posts)He had to recuse himself and Rosenstein supports Mueller. Another A.G. would have stayed in charge.
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)As in most prosecutions, he's asking questions that he already knows the answers to, to see who lies. It's been reported in multiple places over the last year that Kislyak's phone was tapped (or hotmiked), as a standard procedure.