Mueller's team just released their expenditures. Thus far, they've spent $3.2 million. That's a lot less than some of my Mueller-critic sources had been speculatinghttps://t.co/fAB1IMaSib
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) December 5, 2017
Mueller team's expenditures from May 17 though Sept. 30.
The $1.7 million on personnel includes $500,696 for special counsel office employees and $1.2 million for reimbursable DOJ employees detailed to the special counsel's office. pic.twitter.com/a8ExlMUfHz
— erica orden (@eorden) December 5, 2017
Mueller's investigation: $3,200,000+
Benghazi committee: $7,000,000+
Trump's golfing trips: $83,000,000+
New debt from GOP tax scam: $1,000,000,000,000+
Selective outrage.
— jordan yule log ?? (@JordanUhl) December 5, 2017
It looks to me like you’ve got a consummate professional demonstrating that he’s running a thoroughly professional operation, not a GOP-style dog & pony show for the rubes. Any Trump associates / excusers weren’t scared of this man before this, have been informed. Politico, Tuesday:
…Moving forward on the Mueller-protection bills is an “absolutely necessary” step after the guilty plea by Michael Flynn, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said in an interview. “They need to be combined into one, and I think we have bipartisan agreement about it.”
Blumenthal is a co-sponsor of the stronger of the two Mueller-shielding bills, from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), which would require the attorney general to seek a federal court’s approval before removing a special counsel. Booker said Tuesday that he is “having great bipartisan conversations” with Graham as well as Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), whose version of the legislation would allow Mueller to seek judicial review of a firing after it occurs…
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