| − | '''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 if [[collusion]] existed between the Russian government and the [[2016 Trump campaign]].<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> Rosenstein himself has been under investigation for attempting to orchestra a [[coup]] against president, and Mueller has been accused of sexual misconduct.<ref>https://twitter.com/Jack_Burkman/status/1057304918745333760</ref> | + | '''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 if [[collusion]] existed between the Russian government and the [[2016 Trump campaign]].<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> Rosenstein himself has been under investigation for attempting to orchestra a [[coup]] against the president, and Mueller has been accused of sexual misconduct.<ref>https://twitter.com/Jack_Burkman/status/1057304918745333760</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]]. | | 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]]. |