End in sight? High-level prosecutor leaves Mueller investigation

Published March 19, 2019 2:13pm ET



Another top prosecutor in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is departing, indicating that the Russia inquiry is winding down.

Zainab Ahmad, the former assistant U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of New York who built a resume around prosecuting counterterrorism cases, is the second Mueller investigation prosecutor said to be leaving the investigation in the past week. Ahmad was among the prosecutors handling former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s plea deal.

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