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    NO. 4 | THE ENFORCER ROBERT MUELLER

    A PROSECUTOR KNOWN FOR RIGOR AND RECTITUDE GOES AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
    by MASSIMO CALABRESI Dec 18, 2017 4 minutes

    ON MAY 17, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Justice gave Robert Mueller a mission at once simple and daunting: investigate the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election; uncover any coordination between Moscow and members of Donald Trump’s campaign; and prosecute any crimes that were committed in the process.

    Since Mueller took up that task, the special counsel has held the country in his thrall. Backed by an independent budget, rare bipartisan support and a team of veteran cops and prosecutors, he has made news even when he tried not to. Loose-lipped lawyers for Trump and his associates leaked details of the probe to the media.

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