Brian Richardson

<p>Brian Richardson clerked for Supreme Court Justice <a class="thought-link" href="brain://NG7BB0ZCxU2zqDe4yfuVBQ/StephenBreyer">Stephen Breyer</a> during the October 2016 term, before joining Mueller’s team in July <a class="thought-link" href="brain://h-A-Kc6IJ0alQbMDpWqBsQ/201707">July 2017</a>. A graduate of Yale Law School, Richardson previously worked for judges in the US district court in Brooklyn and the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, according to <a href="https://abovethelaw.com/2016/07/supreme-court-clerk-hiring-watch-the-official-list-for-ot-2016/" target="_blank">Above the Law</a>.</p>

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<p class="notable-cases"><strong>Role on Mueller team:</strong></p>

<p>Richardson appeared in court alongside special counsel colleagues <a class="thought-link" href="brain://CxaC58i3bkO2SeIhKXu_XA/AndrewWeissmann">Andrew Weissmann</a>, <a class="thought-link" href="brain://oKu8k7nCskqV8rOBrePDyQ/GregAndres">Greg Andres</a> and <a class="thought-link" href="brain://LGJ9-XKlWkGwIa0jHFna1Q/KyleFreeny">Kyle Freeny</a> for the plea hearing of Dutch lawyer <a class="thought-link" href="brain://eTUd2aQBWUqNq0dP_yUgig/AlexVanDerZwaan">Alex van der Zwaan</a> in February 2018. Van der Zwaan <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/politics/robert-mueller-rick-gates/index.html" target="_blank">pleaded guilty</a> to lying to investigators about his discussions with former Trump campaign aide <a class="thought-link" href="brain://0xLrOzsYwUmgnFO-bkY5EA/RichardGates">Rick Gates</a>.</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/politics/meet-the-mueller-team/">Meet the Mueller team</a></p>

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