Mueller Persists Despite Trump Team’s Claim That the Clock Has Run Out
- Lawyer Giuliani maintains Sept. 1 was a deadline to end probe
- Idea of a ‘magic deadline is ridiculous,’ ex-prosecutor says
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation should have just gone out of business -- or at least into a two-month deep freeze -- if you take Rudy Giuliani’s word for it.
Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s lawyer, has maintained for weeks that Saturday, Sept. 1, was a deadline under Justice Department guidelines for Mueller to finish his Russia probe to avoid improperly affecting the midterm elections on Nov. 6. “I always thought that was the day to make some decision,” the former New York mayor said in an interview.