Can Mueller Do That? Inquiry Now Crosses Trump’s ‘Red Line’
- Special counsel said to probe real estate deals, Miss Universe
- Authority given to probe ‘any matters that arose’ from inquiry
Why Robert Mueller Is the Perfect Man for the Job
Despite what President Donald Trump and his lawyers say, the U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the 2016 campaign and Russia appears to have ample authority to examine a broad range of activities involving Trump’s businesses.
This became newly relevant this morning when Bloomberg News reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation also encompasses dealings such as Russian purchases of apartments in Trump buildings, Trump’s involvement in a controversial downtown New York hotel development with Russian associates, the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, and Trump’s sale of a Florida mansion to a Russian oligarch in 2008. The source was a person familiar with Mueller’s probe.