In April, Mueller referred an investigation of close Trump associate Michael Cohen to federal prosecutors in New York.
Yet Mueller handed Cohen off to the Southern District of New York.
Once Mueller indicted them, he handed the case over to the Justice Department.
The takeaway: These aren't encouraging developments for those longing for a big collusion/conspiracy/coordination indictment from Mueller.
Some former prosecutors drew a distinction between the Cohen and Butina cases, in which Mueller handed off the investigation to others, and the 12 Russians case, in which Mueller made the indictment himself and then handed off the prosecution.
"If Mueller kept it in his office, people would ask what's going on with the case," said the veteran.
Mueller clearly felt there was no need for a special prosecutor to pursue Cohen or Butina - and one could argue that the Butina case, at least, was closer to Mueller's core mission than the Paul Manafort prosecution.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/why-is-mueller-handing-off-key-cases?utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_07/22/2018
Yet Mueller handed Cohen off to the Southern District of New York.
Once Mueller indicted them, he handed the case over to the Justice Department.
The takeaway: These aren't encouraging developments for those longing for a big collusion/conspiracy/coordination indictment from Mueller.
Some former prosecutors drew a distinction between the Cohen and Butina cases, in which Mueller handed off the investigation to others, and the 12 Russians case, in which Mueller made the indictment himself and then handed off the prosecution.
"If Mueller kept it in his office, people would ask what's going on with the case," said the veteran.
Mueller clearly felt there was no need for a special prosecutor to pursue Cohen or Butina - and one could argue that the Butina case, at least, was closer to Mueller's core mission than the Paul Manafort prosecution.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/why-is-mueller-handing-off-key-cases?utm_source=WEX_News%20Brief_07/22/2018
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