LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has asked the F.B.I. to investigate what appears to be an effort to smear him, stemming from suspicious emails offering women money in exchange for fabricating sexual misconduct claims against him…The plot appeared to be the latest, and one of the more bizarre, in a string of attempts by supporters of President Trump to discredit Mr. Mueller’s investigation as a hoax and a witch hunt. Mr. Mueller is investigating whether any Trump associates conspired with Russia’s 2016 election interference and whether the president tried to obstruct the inquiry. He has secured six guilty pleas and a trial conviction in the 17 months he has overseen the investigation. As the plan to target Mr. Mueller came to light on Tuesday [10-30-18], it quickly unraveled as news organizations unearthed gaps and inconsistencies in the allegations.”
–Adam Goldman, “Plot to Smear Mueller Unravels as F.B.I. Is Asked to Investigate,” The New York Times online, October 30, 2018