The Mueller investigative probe had reached a new level. Mueller charged some of those associated with Trump and set his eyes on the White House.
Those who had faced charges so far had some affiliation with Trump in the past. George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty while others pleaded not guilty.
Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, Michael Flynn and son have all pleaded not guilty.
With these now facing the Courts, Mueller now tackled those even closer to the President.
Congress had also questioned Carter Page about his role while being an adviser to Trump. He was a campaign adviser to Trump prior to elections.
The inquiry looked into his meeting with pro-Russia Hungarian official during before election time.
White House Officials
Former Assistant Director of the FBI Ron Hosko compared Mueller’s meeting to one of an intelligence nature.
Hosko said “the art of getting close to someone is: ‘I give you opportunities, but I don’t make you uncomfortable, and I don’t have you push me away.”
Questions linger about Trump’s involvement in any connection with Russia and election tampering. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son in-law and Donald Trump Jr. could also face more questioning.
They have notably been a little too close to persons of interest from Russia. This had created red flags during the inquiry.
