Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Ackerman on Tuesday called claims that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election could be wrapped up by January a “complete fantasy.”
Ackerman’s comments to MSNBC’s Ari Melber came after White House special counsel Ty Cobb told Melber that the interviews in the probe would ideally be done after Thanksgiving “and that there’s a possibility that the entire Mueller matter could be resolved in early January.”
Ackerman dismissed that idea. “There’s no way this can be done by January. First of all, you’ve got the Manafort trial, that they’re talking about, at the earliest, having it start in April of next year,” Ackerman said.
[contentcards url=”http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/361482-ex-watergate-prosecutor-complete-fantasy-mueller-probe-will-be-done” target=”_blank”]*Exclusive*: Trump lawyer Ty Cobb tells @AriMelber the WH expects Mueller probe to be done by January.
Fmr. Watergate Prosecutor @nickakerman says that's a "complete fantasy" pic.twitter.com/Ld7FNaHxjw
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) November 22, 2017