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Mueller turns attention to White House staff

"Excellent basic timeline of Russian criminal involvement, on Trump's behalf..."

The Rachel Maddow Show
9/8/17

Rachel Maddow relays reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is looking to interview current and former White House
aides, and considers what the subject of those interviews might be based on who we know he wants to talk to. Duration: 6:06

©2017 NBCNews.com

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mueller-turns-attention-to-white-house-staff-1042773059754
, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY-o5raN5tA [with comments]
.. just under halfway down here .. 9/08/17: Weekly Address
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=134846822 ..
also, near top of stashed September 8, 2017:, in that one

Mueller Wants to Talk to Hope Hicks Over Misleading Russia Statement
“No doubt in my mind [Hope Hicks] is going to be a witness,” a source familiar with the Mueller probe told The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/mueller-wants-to-talk-to-hope-hicks-over-misleading-russia-statement

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Mueller Uses Classic Prosecution Playbook Despite Trump Warnings

By Chris Strohm

August 23, 2017, 6:00 PM GMT+10

* Among tactics: Getting bank records, trying to flip witnesses
* Moves risk crossing Trump’s red line against expanding probe

VIDEO - Why Robert Mueller Is the Perfect Man for the Job

The former FBI director leading the probe into the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia is taking a page from the
playbook federal prosecutors have used for decades in criminal investigations, from white-collar fraud to mob racketeering:

Follow the money. Start small and work up. See who will “flip” and testify against higher-ups by
pursuing charges such as tax evasion, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-23/mueller-uses-classic-prosecution-playbook-despite-trump-warnings

Sally Yates must have been amazed that the WH took no action on Flynn until after WaPo reported Flynn's
possible compromised position almost 3 weeks after she did the right thing in warning the WH of the situation.

Why no quicker action? Possibly because the WH knew the situation and considered
it better to be quiet on it as long as there was no further public reporting on the matter.