This article appeared in the May 17, 2018 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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A year into Mueller probe: knowns, unknowns, and milestones

As Robert Mueller’s investigation hits its first anniversary, it might be worth noting that the length of special counsel investigations tends to be measured in years. The average length since Watergate: 904 days. The longest? The Whitewater probe during Bill Clinton’s presidency, which morphed into an investigation of the Lewinsky scandal and stretched for more than 2,900 days. 

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia and the 2016 US election is now a year old. Much about it remains hidden. We don’t know what Mr. Mueller thinks about the nature and full extent of Trump campaign connections with Russia-linked figures. We don’t know whether Mueller and his team believe President Trump intended to halt the Russia probe by firing FBI Director James Comey. We don’t know whether Mueller thinks Trump’s actions and state of mind add up to obstruction of justice – or if he believes a sitting president can be indicted for obstruction or anything else. We’re not even sure whether Mueller will make his findings public. One thing we do know: Compared with similar past efforts, Mueller has been moving relatively quickly. Below is a timeline of public actions related to his probe so far. 

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( Illustration by Jacob Turcotte. )

This article appeared in the May 17, 2018 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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