Rosenstein Says Trump Russia Probe Is Not a ‘Fishing Expedition’
- Deputy AG declines to confirm convening of a grand jury
- Mueller said to have expanded focus of election investigation
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The probe of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion by associates of President Donald Trump is not a “fishing expedition,” the Justice Department official who launched it said.
In his first Sunday news-show appearance, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein declined to comment on whether special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s leading the investigation, is using a federal grand jury to help collect information. He said if Mueller finds evidence of a crime within the scope of the probe, he can investigate.