https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-Trump-Russia-probe.html?mrn_rm=rta-fallback Mueller gets a six-month grand jury extension for his Russia collusion investigation that began in July 2017 after securing eight convictions The grand jury was impaneled in July 2017 It can get extended in six-month increments when deemed in the public interest Signal that he continues to present evidence He has obtained eight convictions so far including three Trump aides A federal judge has consented to extending a grand jury so that Special Counsel Robert Mueller can continue to bring evidence and seek indictments in the Russia probe. A grand jury was first impaneled in July of 2017 to consider evidence in the investigation. Mueller was given a broad mandate to investigate any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russians as well as related matters. He has obtained eight convictions so far including three Trump aides: former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn, former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, and former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort. The 18-month extension was set to expire, and now will continue through the summer with a six-month extension. A federal judge has consented to extending a grand jury so that Special Counsel Robert Mueller can continue to bring evidence and seek indictments in the Russia probe. The grand jury has been meeting in secret in Washington, D.C. per regulations for such investigations. According to CNN, they last met December 21 for two hours. The extension was confirmed by an aide to the judge overseeing it said on Friday who declined to be identified by name. The extension is a sign that Mueller is not done presenting evidence before the grand jury in his investigation of U.S. allegations of Russian interference in the election and any possible coordination between Moscow and Trump's campaign. It comes amid continued signals that longtime Trump informal advisor Roger Stone is under scrutiny. Stone himself has said he expects to be indicted. The president brought up 'collusion' on Friday at a press conference when he got asked about a Democrat's profane call for his impeachment. 'You don't impeach people when they're doing a good job,' Trump said. 'And you don't impeach people when there was no collusion because there was no collusion,' he added. The grand jury was impaneled by the U.S. District Court in Washington in July 2017 for an 18-month term, the limit under federal rules. The term can be extended if the court determines it to be in the public interest to do so. 'The Chief Judge has confirmed that the term of Grand Jury 17-01 has been extended,' Lisa Klem, special assistant to Chief Judge Beryl Howell said in a statement. Howell did not confirm any length of the extension, Klem said. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment. A number of Trump's allies, including his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have repeatedly called on Mueller to wrap up his investigation. Trump has repeatedly railed against the probe as a 'witch hunt.' But after repeated calls for it to end by Trump and his associates, Democrats who took control of Congress Thursday have vowed not to let it be shut down. House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerold Nadler told CNN that he intends to make Mueller's final report public. Under regulations Mueller must submit his report in secret to the attorney general, but Nadler said he can use a subpoena to force its release. Russia has denied meddling in the election, contrary to the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that have said Moscow used hacking and propaganda to try to sow discord in the United States and boost Republican Trump's chances against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Mueller's investigation and other inquiries have clouded Trump's two years in office. Mueller has secured more than 30 indictments and guilty pleas and has spawned at least four federal probes.
MAGA . . . . . . . . Mueller gets a six-month grand jury extension for his Russia collusion investigation that began in July 2017 after securing eight convictions