'''Robert Swan Mueller III''' (born August 7, 1944) was [[FBI]] director from 2001 until 2013. In May 2017, Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed Mueller special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election and if collusion existed between the Russian government and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for president.<ref>"[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-appoints-special-counsel-in-wake-of-comey-developments/ Robert Mueller appointed special counsel]", CBS News, May 17, 2017</ref> Mueller was appointed to a ten-year term as FBI director by President [[George W. Bush]]. His term was extended by President [[Barack Obama]]. Mueller is a central figure in both the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]] and the [[Trump-Russia investigation]]. | '''Robert Swan Mueller III''' (born August 7, 1944) was [[FBI]] director from 2001 until 2013. In May 2017, Deputy Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed Mueller special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election and if collusion existed between the Russian government and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for president.<ref>"[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-appoints-special-counsel-in-wake-of-comey-developments/ Robert Mueller appointed special counsel]", CBS News, May 17, 2017</ref> Mueller was appointed to a ten-year term as FBI director by President [[George W. Bush]]. His term was extended by President [[Barack Obama]]. Mueller is a central figure in both the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]] and the [[Trump-Russia investigation]]. |