The recusal paved the way for Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, to appoint Mueller as special counsel in May 2017. Among other matters, Mueller is looking into whether Trump has sought to obstruct the Russia investigation. Sessions’ participation in a March 31, 2016, meeting of Trump’s national security campaign advisers could be of interest to Mueller. In addition to Papadopoulos, Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

Source: bd News24 January 23, 2018 19:18 UTC