Here's everything you need to know to be up to date before Mueller's House testimony Wednesday morning.
President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey and, almost immediately after, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoints former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to take over the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections.Mueller expands his investigation to include the possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
Gates pleads guilty to two counts: conspiracy against the U.S. and making a false statement to the special team investigating Russian meddling. The plea deal says that Gates will fully cooperate with Mueller's team.Van der Zwaan is the first to be sentenced in the Mueller investigation. He gets 30 days in prison and must pay $20,000 in fines.The FBI raids the home, office and hotel room of Michael Cohen, the president's personal lawyer and fixer.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrives to make a statement about the Russia investigation on May 29, 2019 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.Manafort is found guilty in a Virginia court on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. On that same day, Michael Cohen pleads guilty in New York to tax fraud and campaign finance violations. Over the next few months he reportedly spends multiple days speaking with the Mueller investigation.
President Donald Trump fires his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and appoints Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general. Whitaker is a vocal critic of the Mueller probe. The change also means that Rod Rosenstein will no longer oversee the investigation.Trump's lawyers claim they have submitted written answers to questions asked by the Mueller team.Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about the details of negotiations around a Trump Tower project in Moscow.
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