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. |