Bloomberg: Mueller Taps More Prosecutors to Help With Growing Trump Probe

News from the Mueller investigation as Bloomberg reports the probe is expanding, using the services of more Justice Department resources.

• “As Mueller pursues his probe, he’s making more use of career prosecutors from the offices of U.S. attorneys and from Justice Department headquarters, as well as FBI agents — a sign that he may be laying the groundwork to hand off parts of his investigation eventually, several current and former U.S. officials said.
• “Mueller and his team of 17 federal prosecutors are coping with a higher-then-expected volume of court challenges that has added complexity in recent months, but there’s no political appetite at this time to increase the size of his staff, the officials said.”

The news comes from Mueller’s most recent report on expenditures which shows that more money ($9 million) is being spent on work performed by Justice Department employees than those working full time for Mueller ($7.7 million.)

Later this month, the team Mueller will be in court for their first trial.

• “The first — and perhaps biggest — court case for Mueller is over his indictment of Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, for an array of financial crimes. Manafort is fighting the indictment in two federal courthouses, and he expanded his case last week to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.”

All this raises so many questions.  As we come closer to the midterm elections, how long before any news on the investigation of Trump himself?  Will there be a report to Congress this summer?  Can the special counsel release a report after Labor Day and not be accused of trying to influence the elections?