I have feeling that he is doing this partly because he wants the Russia issue to go away. I hope that nothing major happens in that investigation during this process that could make him change his mind.
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Application Sent - Application Sent - 9/11/2012 Phoenix
Delivered - 9/12/2012
Date of I-797
Date of Biometrics Appointment - 10/15/2012
Date of EAD - 10/29/2012