LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawyer Emmet Flood, who advised President Bill Clinton in impeachment proceedings, will assist President Donald Trump with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, replacing Ty Cobb, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday [5-2-18]. The latest lawyer shuffle comes as the question of whether Trump will agree to an interview with Mueller appears to be coming to a head. Washington lawyer John Dowd, who left Trump’s outside legal team over a month ago, said on Tuesday {5-1-18] that in March, Mueller had threatened to subpoena Trump’s testimony if he did not talk to investigators…Neither Cobb nor Flood immediately responded to requests for comment. Mueller is investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, an investigation that includes whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow and possible obstruction of justice by Trump, among other things.”
-Karen Freifeld, Steve Holland, “Trump replaces White House lawyer on Russia probe,” Reuters, May 2, 2018 9:47 am