Mueller is moving up the ladder

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Don McGahn, the top lawyer at the White House, is expected to be interviewed in the coming weeks in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, along with communications director Hope Hicks.

The White House counsel would be in the position to know about the decisions that relate to the investigation.

A federal court famously ordered a deputy White House counsel, Bruce Lindsey, to testify before a grand jury about potential criminal wrongdoing in Ken Starr's investigation of President Bill Clinton. Lindsey, a lawyer who normally would have attorney-client privilege, represented the office of the presidency and not the President himself, the court found.

Top White House lawyer Don McGahn prepares for questioning in Russia probe - CNNPolitics (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/politics/don-mcgahn-russia-investigation/index.html?CNNPolitics=fb)

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Don McGahn, the top lawyer at the White House, is expected to be interviewed in the coming weeks in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, along with communications director Hope Hicks.

The White House counsel would be in the position to know about the decisions that relate to the investigation.

A federal court famously ordered a deputy White House counsel, Bruce Lindsey, to testify before a grand jury about potential criminal wrongdoing in Ken Starr's investigation of President Bill Clinton. Lindsey, a lawyer who normally would have attorney-client privilege, represented the office of the presidency and not the President himself, the court found.

Top White House lawyer Don McGahn prepares for questioning in Russia probe - CNNPolitics (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/27/politics/don-mcgahn-russia-investigation/index.html?CNNPolitics=fb)

The New Teapot Dome Scandal - Political Storm (https://www.politicalstorm.com/new-teapot-dome-scandal/)

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Not sure why I want Donald John Trump to face the music for seemingly getting involved with Russians, but I sure do. The swamp looks deeper than it has been since the Harding Administration. Teapot Dome scandal - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal)

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Prosecutors would lay out in detail for Flynn and his lawyers the fruits of their investigation into his activities. Prosecutors would also provide Flynn an opportunity to offer what’s called a proffer, detailing what information, if any, he has that could implicate others in wrongdoing.

Of interest to federal agents, according to people interviewed by the FBI, is his alleged role in a bizarre, unrealized proposal first reported by The Wall Street Journal to kidnap Turkish dissident cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is living in exile in rural Pennsylvania and is suspected of involvement in a failed coup attempt.