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==Special counsel==
==Special counsel==
In 2017 Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate Russian intervention and collusion if it existed in the [[2016 Presidential election]], as the Acting Director of the FBI, [[Andrew McCabe]], was already under internal FBI Inspector General investigation for conflicts of interest in both the Clinton email scandal and the FBI's Russia investigation.
In the wake of James Comey's firing, Assistant Attorney General [[[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed Mueller as a special counsel to tske over the FBI's [[counterintelligence]] investigation of the Trump campaign and administration. The investigation now also became a criminal investigation, alleging Trump fired Comey to obsruct justice.
Deputy Director [[Andrew McCabe]], who was already under internal investigation for conflicts of interest in both the Clinton email scandal and the FBI's Russia investigation, became Acting FBI Director. McCabe latter was fired and faced criminal prosecution. Ironically, Trump interviewed Mueller as Comey's replacement the day before Rosenstein appointed him Special Counsel.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/trump-robert-mueller-fbi-director-interview/index.html </ref>
Mueller hired several investigators who were later fired for their [[partisan]]ship and [[bias]].<ref>Multiple references:
Mueller hired several investigators who were later fired for their [[partisan]]ship and [[bias]].<ref>Multiple references: