Special Counsel Robert Muller and his employees will be able to keep working even if President Trump decides to shut down the government when he does not get the $5 billion he wants for a border wall.
CNN:
“All employees with the Special Counsel’s Office are considered exempt and will continue their operations in the case of a lapse in appropriations," Special Counsel’s office spokesman Peter Carr told CNN in late November.
The office "is funded from a permanent indefinite appropriation and would be unaffected in the event of a shutdown," a Justice Department spokesperson added. "The appropriation bills before Congress do not impact" the special counsel's office.
Robert Mueller's team, "exempt" from a partial government shutdown, will keep working (CNN)
Mueller's office would continue working in the event of a government shutdown (CNN)