Former FBI Chief Mueller Named Special Counsel on Russia Probe

By David McLaughlin and Andrew Harris, Bloomberg News

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been named special counsel to oversee the FBI’s investigation of Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election, the Justice Department said.

The naming of Mueller, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw the FBI during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, comes as the White House is reeling from President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on May 9. That was followed by allegations Trump asked Comey in February to end his probe of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. The naming of a special ...