Executive Branch

DAG Rosenstein Appoints Robert Mueller as Special Counsel

Quinta Jurecic
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, 6:33 PM

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian election interference. Rosenstein's statement on Mueller's appointment and his order are included below. President Trump's statement is also included.

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian election interference. Rosenstein's statement on Mueller's appointment and his order are included below. President Trump's statement is also included.


Quinta Jurecic is a fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior editor at Lawfare. She previously served as Lawfare's managing editor and as an editorial writer for the Washington Post.

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