One year after the FBI opened an investigation, the probe is
now managed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Sources described an investigation that has widened to focus on possible financial crimes, some unconnected to the 2016 elections, alongside the ongoing scrutiny of possible illegal coordination with Russian spy agencies and alleged attempts by President Donald Trump and others to obstruct the FBI investigation. Even investigative leads that have nothing to do with Russia but involve Trump associates are being referred to the special counsel to encourage subjects of the investigation to cooperate, according to two law enforcement sources.
The increased financial focus hasn't gone unnoticed by Trump, who warned Mueller, via an
interview with The New York Times, that his financial dealings were a red line that investigators shouldn't cross. But the
order establishing the special counsel makes clear Mueller is authorized to investigate any matters that "arose or may arise directly from the investigation."