But at 73, Mueller’s record also shows a man of fallible judgment who can be slow to alter his chosen course. And his tenacious yet linear approach to evaluating evidence led him to fumble the biggest U.S. terrorism investigation since 9/11. Now, as he leads a sprawling investigation aimed at the White House, Mueller’s prosecutorial discretion looms over the Trump presidency. Will he target Trump’s sprawling family business and financial empire and the years before the developer ran for the White House? — A former prosecutor who served under Robert MuellerMueller responded by transferring to the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 24, 2017 13:52 UTC