WSJ: Mueller Issued Subpoena To Trump Campaign Officials In October

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington.... FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. A 2001 Justice Department memo warned that no nation, including the United States, was immune from the threat posed by Russian organized crime. The special counsel investigation is bringing attention to Russian efforts to meddle in democratic processes, the type of intelligence gathering that in the past has relied on hired hackers. It’s not clear how much the probe by Mueller will center on the criminal underbelly of Moscow, but he’s already picked some lawyers with experience confronting organized crime. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) MORE LESS
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Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, issued a subpoena in October to more than a dozen members of President Donald Trump’s campaign, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, that Mueller requested documents and emails from a number of top officials on Trump’s campaign, but did not ask any of them to testify before his grand jury.

According to the report, the subpoena was a surprise to Trump’s campaign, which is providing documents on an “ongoing basis” in response.

A spokesperson for Mueller did not respond to the Wall Street Journal’s request for comment.

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  1. Well now that’s a surprise! I thought we telegraphed long ago that we shredded and burned all information from our campaign. What, we’re under investigation?

  2. "The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, "

    So what are they trying to tell us, at this moment.

  3. According to the report, the subpoena was a surprise to Trump’s campaign

    Oh, I bet it was! :slight_smile:

  4. Wow, the WSJ actually dishing dirt on their Messiah?

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    A dozen?! I presume this is additional to Manafort, Flynn, Page, and Popodoupolas. If so, this by definition, has to reach into the innermost sanctums of Trump’s campaign. Right into the beating red heart of the beast.

    Could Trump himself be on the receiving end of a Mueller subpoena?

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