Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 06:18 PM Sep 2017

Special counsel Robert Mueller has assembled a team of 16 seasoned prosecutors

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has assembled a team of more than a dozen seasoned prosecutors to probe Russian interference in the 2016 election, including any potential collusion between Russian agents and members of Donald Trump’s campaign.

In addition to a squad of agents from the FBI and the IRS, Mueller has 16 attorneys on staff, a spokesperson for Special Counsel Robert Mueller confirmed to ABC News, but only 14 of them have been identified publicly.

These 14 attorneys are confirmed members of Mueller’s team:

Zainab Ahmad is an attorney on detail from the Eastern District of New York. Ahmad made a name for herself prosecuting terrorist suspects in New York, including Lawal Babafemi and Najibullah Zazi, the would-be al-Qaeda subway bomber. The authorities initially tracked down Zazi by following information from Ahmad’s prosecution of Abid Naseer, a Pakistani man who had been plotting an attack on a shopping center in the United Kingdom. Before leaving EDNY, Zainab also attained the position of Deputy Chief at their National Security and Cybercrime Section.

the rest
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/special-counsel-robert-mueller-assembled-team-16-seasoned/story?id=50186443

5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Special counsel Robert Mueller has assembled a team of 16 seasoned prosecutors (Original Post) n2doc Sep 2017 OP
I just hope madokie Sep 2017 #1
Me too n2doc Sep 2017 #2
What gives me hope is I have trouble imagining he would have this many top prosecutors involved pnwmom Sep 2017 #4
Let's get on with it. kacekwl Sep 2017 #3
If nothing comes of this then the country is done...... alittlelark Sep 2017 #5

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
2. Me too
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 06:25 PM
Sep 2017

I remember the disappointment of "Fitzmas", and sure hope we aren't headed for a repeat.

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
4. What gives me hope is I have trouble imagining he would have this many top prosecutors involved
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:50 PM
Sep 2017

if they didn't think there was something there.

kacekwl

(7,016 posts)
3. Let's get on with it.
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 06:51 PM
Sep 2017

Can't people be arrested and charged? They have to have the goods on some of these guys by now. Pull them in charge them and let them out on bail while they build the case. Might scare the do-do out of some higher ups. I know I watch too much TV.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
5. If nothing comes of this then the country is done......
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:54 PM
Sep 2017

....literally.

The evidence is embarrassingly 'out in the open', and written in Cyrillic.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Special counsel Robert Mu...