Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has racked up over $17 million in expenditures according to figures released by the Justice Department on Thursday.
ABC News reported that from May 17, 2017, when the special counsel was appointed, to March 31, 2018, the total spent was $16,742,319.
During the six month period from Oct. 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, Mueller’s team spent $4,506,624 on direct expenditures, and the DOJ reported an additional $5,467,000 in spending in support of the investigation.
President Donald Trump noted the $17 million price tag in a tweet on Thursday, writing the cost is “going up fast.”
He added, “No Collusion, except by the Democrats!”
Trump has been adamant throughout the investigation that his campaign did not collude with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign and has characterized Mueller’s efforts as a “witch hunt.”
On multiple occasions, the president has highlighted that many attorneys on the special counsel’s team have contributed to Democrat candidates in the past, and one — prosecutor Andrew Weissmann — attended Clinton’s election night party in November 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Trump questioned why the Mueller’s “13 Angry Democrats” are not investigating Clinton.