LEGAL/MEDIA/OBAMA/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [4-12-19] accused the media of burying news that a White House counsel in the Obama administration had been indicted on ‘very serious’ charges similar to those his former campaign chairman and national security adviser pleaded guilty to last year…Craig, who served in the White House in the first year of former President Barack Obama’s first term, was charged Thursday [4-11-19] with making false statements and concealing material information about his work in private practice lobbying on behalf of the Ukrainian government. While Craig’s indictment was heavily covered by the national media on Thursday and Friday, it was overshadowed by the sudden arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on U.S. charges of computer hacking. Craig’s indictment was also somewhat less of a surprise after his attorneys pre-emptively put out a statement in his defense the night before, foreshadowing the indictment. Thursday’s indictments were one more signal that although special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has wrapped up, fallout from the inquiry is certain to continue.”
–Caitlin Oprysko, “Trump accuses media of not focusing enough on charges against Obama White House lawyer,” Politico, April 12, 2019 10:54 am