Mueller investigation cost $25 million in first 16 months, report shows

[George II]

Source: CNBC

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has spent just over $25 million in his probe of any links between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to a new filing released Friday.

The filing shows that Mueller spent a total of $4.5 million in the six-month period between April and October, with most of the fees going to personnel compensation and benefits. The probe incurred another $4 million in costs to Justice Department components not directly tied to the inquiry.

President Donald Trump has blasted Mueller for the cost of the probe. In June, the president wrote in a post on Twitter that “the Russian Hoax Investigation has now cost our government over $17 million, and going up fast.”

But the inquiry has proceeded along relatively quickly and at less expense than similar inquiries conducted by the Justice Department, such as Kenneth Starr’s investigation into President Bill Clinton.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/14/mueller-investigation-cost-25-million-in-first-16-months-report.html

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That's about 1/4 of the cost of trump's golfing trips.

[bluestarone]

1. They trying to make Mueller look bad?

If it take s 6 billion it's worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[George II]

5. I'm sure someone will remind them that they're in the black overall - $25M expenses....

....has netted about $30M in property forfeiture by Manafort. That's a 20% ROI. Businesses would kill for a profit margin like that!!

[bluestarone]

7. True

They won't mention that until they have too!

[pnwmom]

8. 46 million in forfeiture.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/14/trump-campaign-chief-paul-manafort-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-charges.html

Prosecutors said the Manafort’s own deal, which will require him to forfeit an estimated $46 million in assets, includes a 17-page cooperation agreement with Mueller in which he will help the special counsel cooperate “in any and all matter as to which the government deems the cooperation relevant.”

[George II]

9. That's even higher than what I read a week or so ago. Imagine the trump forfeiture........

....that may run into the billions.

I think Mar-a-Lago would make a great National Park!

[Jack from Charlotte]

20. Robert Mueller National Seashore Park........ I like that.*

*

[Jack from Charlotte]

17. Cohen's taxes, interest, penalties plus fines totaled right at $2 million......

No question the net bottom line of this investigation has paid all of it's expenses plus netted several million dollars. And remember, when Uncle Sam is through with seizures of The Pig Families assets, plus taxes and penalties.... one of those Pig Family Towers should be renamed The Robert Mueller Federal Building.

[aggiesal]

25. Plus another $1.4M+ from Cohen

Cohen's $1.4M

Manafort's $42M - $46M
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/17/mueller-probe-could-turn-a-profit-thanks-to-manafort-assets.html

[aggiesal]

23. When anyone ever says that to you ...

just say, we've recovered almost $45M
So far, the government has produced a $20M profit.

[groundloop]

34. Gee..... Tiny really is doing a great job running the government like a business

[SWBTATTReg]

2. And every dime of it is worth it, to remove the stain of corruption from the highest office in ...

the land. Worth every cent.

[Julian Englis]

3. Far cheaper than tRump's golfing, plus it's generating revenue from seized assets.

I can only imagine how much that’ll make when Mueller starts seizing the asset seizure in earnest. 😀

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Trump's travel is

some where 83 million.

[pnwmom]

6. And Manafort had to hand over property worth up to $46 million.

So far the government's making money on the Mueller investigation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/14/trump-campaign-chief-paul-manafort-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-charges.html

Prosecutors said the Manafort’s own deal, which will require him to forfeit an estimated $46 million in assets, includes a 17-page cooperation agreement with Mueller in which he will help the special counsel cooperate “in any and all matter as to which the government deems the cooperation relevant.”

[Squinch]

21. Let Mueller investigate all the republicans, and we'll balance the budget!

[aggiesal]

27. .

[infullview]

10. less than 1/4 of the cost to protect Don the con at Ma-ra-la-go

[Hassler]

18. +1

[TheBlackAdder]

11. I read a while ago, that with the seized assets, Mueller is actually making a profit.

[jberryhill]

15. You read correctly - story is wrong

[BigmanPigman]

19. I heard that several times.

That was just with Manafort's money. Think how much they will eventually get from the other crooks like Cohen. Once they seize the fucking moron's assets and his family's there will be a surplus amount left over.

[aggiesal]

28. Plus another $1.4M+ from Cohen

Cohen's $1.4M

Manafort's $42M - $46M
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/17/mueller-probe-could-turn-a-profit-thanks-to-manafort-assets.html

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. How much was spent on Benghazi and emails?

[George II]

13. The Whitewater investigation cost about $65M.

[aggiesal]

30. Kenneth Starr spent over $50M on

Clinton's White Water vestigation,
while GW McIdiot would only budget $10M on the 9/11 Investigation and the WH got to write the report.

[jberryhill]

14. Does that include the gains from forfeiture of Manafort's assets?

I think they have taken in more than they've spent, in point of fact.

[Cryptoad]

16. abt the cost of a single Trumpster trip to the White House in Marlago, Fla.

[UpInArms]

22. Mueller has definitely done a lot of work under budget

Independent probes of Clinton Administration cost nearly $80 million

Besides Starr, five other independent counsels are currently conducting investigations. Four of those focus on the Clinton Administration. The combined costs of those four inquiries and the Starr probe now comes to $79.3 million.

... snip...

A probe of former Agriculture secretary, Mike Espy, acquitted by a jury last year, cost $19.2 million.

[wishstar]

24. All the lying, plea deals, fighting subpoenas and delaying answering questions costs money

Plus all the sentencing memos and time spent in court takes considerable resources when you're dealing with so many liars and criminals.

[appleannie1943]

26. That is a drop in the bucket compared to what trump has cost this country in the same amount of time

[apcalc]

29. No Sweat! The Trump Inaugural Fund can cover that bill...

[Afromania]

31. When the investigation gets to near 70 million they can start to complain.

Somebody needs to remind them fools how much they wasted trying to get Bill Clinton impeached not to mention the 20 or so mil they dropped on fucking Benghazi. Almost 100 mil spent on the Clinton s for nothing. Muller has spent a 5th of that and is now putting people in cuffs monthly. Not only that but he's actually seizing assets in the process.

[duforsure]

32. Illegitimate fake president costing us

Trillions, and trillions, and trillions.

[TrollBuster9090]

33. $25 million minus the $45 million Manafort forfeited equals NET + $20 million

Thus, as a REGISTERED REPUBLICAN, Robert Mueller has done more to pay down the National Debt than ANY F-KING REPUBLICAN IN HISTORY!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/17/mueller-probe-could-turn-a-profit-thanks-to-manafort-assets.html


(Yeah, I know it's been said before, but it's worth saying again. The Mueller investigation is $20 million bucks IN THE BLACK at this point. If Matt 'Kingpin' Whitaker turned off the money supply tomorrow, Mueller could continue running the investigation for another year on fines alone. )

Matt 'Kingpin' Whitaker (not exactly as shown)

Now, we can resume our discussion of how much money Trump has wasted on f-ing GOLF trips.

[Jarqui]

36. they got $2 mil from Cohen too

[paleotn]

35. 8 convictions / guilty pleas, 34 charged

not counting Butina. Money well spent. Benghazi? Server-gate? Whitewater? Not so much.

[Jarqui]

37. If they could sell stocks for an entity that would recover $ like

Mueller could, it might be a heck of an investment to go after Trump

Mueller might return ten times what Manafort did.

i'm sure Trump is leveraged but grabbing property to recover taxes puts them at the front of the creditor line.

It would be real justice and discouraging for anyone to try what Trump did again if they nail him financially.

[SunSeeker]

38. That's peanuts. It's the best money our government has ever spent. nt

[cntrfthrs]

39. so???

how much did the bogus investigations of Hillary cost???