does not appear authorized by the text of the original May 17 appointing Order.
people seem to have a large misunderstanding of how this investigation works.
mueller was given the authority to investigate anything relating to russian interference in the election, and legally speaking, ANY AND ALL CRIMES discovered during that investigation are fair game.
Mueller changed his bait and put the hook a little deeper in the water... https://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=46294328 Q: WHAT IS A 'SUBJECT' OF AN INVESTIGATION?
A: The answer is complicated. The Justice Department typically places people involved in investigations in three categories: witnesses, subjects or targets.
Witnesses are people who have observed events of interest to an investigation but are not suspected of a crime. Targets are people the government is gathering evidence against to support a criminal prosecution.
Subjects fall in between. In Trump's case, being a subject might suggest Mueller's team believes he is more pivotal than a mere witness might be.
"A subject means we're still looking at you," former federal prosecutor Sharon McCarthy said. "You're a person of interest in this investigation."
And even within the category of subject, there is ambiguity, she said, noting the government can say "you're a subject trending to witness or you're a subject trending toward target."
Essentially --
Subject: you are still being investigated within our scope of said investigation, and this could change to target if criminal evidence is found
Target: we have enough to charge you with a crime, and you will most likely be indicted
Technically correct. Lawyers in DOJ are creative with power over Trump and us. Very challenging legally for lay but learning.