Judicial Watch Files Suit to Reveal Mueller Russia Probe Expenses

Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is suing the Department of Justice to find out how much money is being spent on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

The group wants to know Mueller's budget for the investigation, any data on reviews of expenditures and documents pertaining to "scoping, regulating, or governing" Mueller's office, according to LawNewz, which first reported the Thursday filing.

The lawsuit follows the group's Freedom of Information Act request, which it charged had not been answered.

The Washington Post reported in July that Mueller had submitted his proposed budget to the DOJ, who wouldn't make it public.

Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel's office, told the outlet there'd be reports on spending every six months.

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