Predictions for when special counsel Robert Mueller will deliver his much-anticipated report to the attorney general have yo-yoed between days and weeks.
Two things are more definitive: In January, Mueller extended the grand jury for an additional six months, and many pieces of the probe will continue well past its conclusion, be it two weeks or two months from now.
There are uncharged crimes, outstanding subpoenas, pending cooperation agreements and unresolved, possibly sealed cases, he said, which would seem to be snipped in the middle if Mueller's report was issued imminently.
Jonathan Meyer, a former Justice Department senior official, said that, if the investigation is in fact ending, one reason is that Mueller may be bending over backward to stay within the scope of his original mandate and make sure the probe doesn't turn into a longer, more wide-ranging investigation.