The Mueller Report Is Getting A Lot Of Attention. Here's How We Got Here
Special counsel Robert Mueller has been working for nearly two years to uncover how Russia attacked the 2016 presidential election and whether anyone in the U.S. was involved.
Special counsel Robert Mueller's report has been a long time in the making.
Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017 by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
Mueller, a former FBI director who had joined a top law firm after leaving government service, was commissioned to investigate:
"any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump; and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation."
Comey confirmed earlier in 2017 that the FBI had opened an investigation into whether anyone on Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign worked.
