Trump Budget Includes Funding for Mueller If Probe Remains Open
- Mueller is believed to be wrapping up the Russia investigation
- The funding won’t be needed if probe closes before Sept. 30
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The Trump administration has set aside $10 million for Special Counsel Robert Mueller during the next fiscal year, although the funding won’t be necessary if the Russia investigation ends before then.
The funding is essentially a placeholder in the Justice Department’s budget request for fiscal 2020, a Justice Department official said. Mueller is believed to be wrapping up his investigation. In the unlikely event he needs money in the next fiscal year, however, he’ll have to put forward his own budget request this summer.