{"id":2726,"date":"2019-01-29T12:10:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsonline.com\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2019-01-29T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:10:40","slug":"u-s-robert-muellers-russia-probe-close-to-being-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2019\/01\/29\/u-s-robert-muellers-russia-probe-close-to-being-over\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S: Robert Mueller&#8217;s Russia probe close to being over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is Robert Mueller&#8217;s Russia probe really close to being over? Acting Attorney General<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&amp;id=d37d965d62&amp;e=bd5d0a9920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cnn.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e%26id%3Dd37d965d62%26e%3Dbd5d0a9920&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1548867440627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXDg_V96dG45ntfyDVKEJ44qJE6A\">\u00a0Matt Whitaker says it is.\u00a0<\/a>He said he&#8217;s been &#8220;fully briefed&#8221; on the investigation and looks forward to getting the final report from the special counsel soon. But some Democrats in Congress aren&#8217;t so sure. They think Whitaker, who previously had been publicly hostile to the probe he&#8217;s now in charge of, is just spouting off Trump administration talking points. Whitaker made his comments right after bipartisan legislation was filed that would require Mueller to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&amp;id=76a0885f1f&amp;e=bd5d0a9920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cnn.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e%26id%3D76a0885f1f%26e%3Dbd5d0a9920&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1548867440627000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVIfkYimcwwlM4k-9QO64irfz4TA\">summarize his findings<\/a>\u00a0in a report to Congress and the public.<\/p>\n<p>(CNN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Robert Mueller&#8217;s Russia probe really close to being over? Acting Attorney General\u00a0Matt Whitaker says it is.\u00a0He said he&#8217;s been &#8220;fully briefed&#8221; on the investigation and looks forward to getting the final report from the special counsel soon. 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