Mueller Investigation ‘Close To Being Completed,’ Acting Attorney General Says

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Monday.

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Updated at 8:45 p.m. ET

Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is “close to being completed,” Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Monday.

Whitaker said he has been fully briefed about Mueller’s work and that he is looking forward to reviewing a final report.