Is the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election about to come to an end?<br />Watchers say all signs point to Mueller's report being handed over to the Justice Department within the next few weeks.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports. <br />Twenty-two months after the Special Counsel investigation was opened,... watchers are now strongly suggesting the Mueller probe is winding down.<br />Last Tuesday,... the special counsel's lawyers told a federal judge that they have all the information they need from ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn,... who has been cooperating with Mueller's team since he pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI.<br />The following day,... a federal judge handed a second prison sentence to Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman. <br />The sentencing closed the book on the Manafort case,... a key part of the investigation.<br />Another clue that the investigation is coming to an end,... is the fact that two key members of Mueller's team are being reassigned to a different office. <br />According to Patrick Cotter, a former federal prosecutor,... these signs indicate the investigation is steadily wrapping up. <br />He added Mueller is most likely "a few weeks or even a month or more away" from issuing the final report. <br />He added a "fairly complete" draft has already been circulating inside the Mueller team.<br />In Hanoi last month,... President Trump again strongly denied any Russian involvement in his 2016 presidential election victory,... and reiterated his view that the investigation is a "witch hunt." <br /><br />"But the fact is, there is no collusion. And I call it the "witch hunt." This should never happen to another President. This is so bad for our country." <br /><br />Last week,... the House unanimously approved a resolution calling for Mueller's report to be made public,... putting pressure on Attorney General, William Barr,... to release as much information as possible when the investigation ends.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
