(CNN) Attorneys for Greg Craig, a prominent Democratic lawyer and former White House counsel in the Obama administration, said Wednesday evening that they expect him to be indicted by federal prosecutors in a case that stems from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It is also notable because while most of the cases charged as a result of Mueller's investigation concerned Republicans connected to President Donald Trump, Craig is a Democrat. An indictment against him could come as soon as Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. Though an initial inquiry into Craig and Skadden was opened by Mueller, Craig's case was later referred to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and eventually to prosecutors in the US Attorney's office for the District of Columbia. It is prosecutors from that office, "at the request of" the Justice Department's national security division, who are expected to charge Craig, his lawyers said.

Source: CNN April 11, 2019 02:03 UTC