Emmet Flood, the White House lawyer tasked with Mueller-related issues, will be leaving his position later this month, the President announced Saturday.
The news was not a surprise, as Flood has been looking for the exits since the waning days of the Mueller investigation and had indicated to Trump weeks ago that he was likely to leave soon. Mueller announced his resignation from the Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Trump and Flood met Friday in the Oval Office to discuss the timing of Flood’s exit from the White House, a source familiar with the meeting tells CNN.
The source said that Flood’s «role has been winding down since the release of the Mueller report.»
«Mr. Mueller himself has stated that the investigation is over and he is returning to private life. And so over the next couple of weeks, Emmet will wind down his role as well,» the source said.
