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Dulcinea

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Tue Apr 3, 2018, 07:16 AM Apr 2018

A Newly Revealed Memo Details the Scope of Robert Mueller's Investigative Mandate

(WASHINGTON) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein explicitly authorized the Justice Department’s special counsel to investigate allegations that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman colluded with the Russian government, according to a court filing late Monday night.

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of prosecutors included that detail in a memo defending the scope of their investigation, which so far has resulted in criminal charges against 19 people and three Russian companies.

http://time.com/5225759/robert-mueller-paul-manafort-memo/

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