President Donald Trump is incensed at reports that Robert Mueller, a former FBI director leading the independent investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, is investigating Trump's business dealings and finances, including his tax returns.
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Report: Trump is particularly disturbed that Mueller can dig through his tax returns
President Donald Trump is reportedly incensed at reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating his finances, including his tax returns.
Special counsel Robert Mueller. President Donald Trump's outside legal team is reportedly evaluating potential conflicts of interest among Mueller and his team of attorneys, in an effort to control the independent investigation.
Every president Since Jimmy Carter has released his tax returns, but Trump has refused, after initially promising to make them public following an IRS audit.
In a Wednesday interview with The New York Times, Trump said digging into his finances would be a "violation" of the investigation's limits.
"This is Ken Starr times 1,000," a lawyer involved in the case told the Post, referring to the independent counsel who led the investigation into Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment trial in 1998. "Of course, it’s going to go into his finances."
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Mueller's team is already investigating the finances of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, while federal prosecutors also looking into the financial dealings of Trump associates, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Trump's team of personal lawyers is engaged in an effort to control the scope of Mueller's Russia investigation, according to the Post report.
The attorneys are evaluating potential conflicts of interest among Mueller and his team and are reportedly advising the president on his power to pardon his aides, family members, and even himself in connection with the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Trump has publicly accused Mueller and lawyers involved in the Russia probe of having conflicts of interest due to their personal and professional ties to Democrats. At least seven of the 15 attorneys Mueller has hired have made donations to Democratic politicians.
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