Mueller’s ‘pit bull’ leaving team

Published March 14, 2019 2:44pm ET



One of special counsel Robert Mueller’s top prosecutors is leaving the team, the latest indication that the Russia investigation is winding down.

Andrew Weissmann, who is widely regarded as Mueller’s “pit bull,” is departing Mueller’s office and the Justice Department in the next couple weeks to work at New York University, according to NPR.

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