5 guilty pleas and 17 more indicted: Pivotal moments in the Mueller investigation's first year
by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2018
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - It's been one year since Robert S. Mueller III was appointed as special counsel to probe Russian interference in the presidential election. His work has spawned a web of investigations digging deeper into President Trump's inner circle. Here's a look at how the cases have developed and how politicians have reacted to them.
May 17, 2017: Mueller appointed
Robert S. Mueller III is appointed as special counsel by Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia investigation because Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions recused himself. The appointment comes a little more than a week after Trump fired James B. Comey as FBI
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