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==Special counsel==
==Special counsel==
[[File:Mooo9.jpg|right|350px|thumb|During his Russia probe, Mueller indicted "the proverbial ham sandwich."]]
[[File:Mooo9.jpg|right|350px|thumb|During his Russia probe, Mueller indicted "the proverbial ham sandwich."]]
:{{Main article|Mueller office}}
:{{See also|Mueller office|Ukrainian collusion}}
In the wake of James Comey's firing, Assistant Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed Mueller as a special counsel to take over the FBI's [[counterintelligence]] investigation of the Trump campaign and administration. The investigation now also became a criminal probe, alleging Trump fired Comey to obstruct justice.
In the wake of James Comey's firing, Assistant Attorney General [[Rod Rosenstein]] appointed Mueller as a special counsel to take over the FBI's [[counterintelligence]] investigation of the Trump campaign and administration. The investigation now also became a criminal probe, alleging Trump fired Comey to obstruct justice.