Justice Department Appoints Former FBI Director Robert Mueller As Special Counsel For Russia Investigation (thehill.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia's involvement in the U.S. election. Mueller, a former prosecutor who served a 12-year term at the helm of the bureau, has accepted the position, according to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. "In my capacity as acting attorney general I determined that it is in the public interest for me to exercise my authority and appoint a special counsel to assume responsibility for the matter," Rosenstein said in a statement. "My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted. I have made no such determination. What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command." UPDATE: President Trump has released a statement: "As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know -- there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. I look forward to this matter concluding quickly. In the meantime, I will never stop fighting for the people and the issues that matter most to the future of our country."

Comments

First move: indict Hillary! for her felonies

[Anonymous Coward]

Yep - putting classified data on an insecure server in your basement is a felony.

The law doesn't require malice - just negligence.

Re:Done, done, done

[msauve]

Brains? Like asking about wiping a computer "like with a cloth or something?" Or not campaigning in large swing states? There simply was no reasonable choice this cycle, which can only be blamed on both parties. I don't like the politics of either (but in different ways), so I'd much rather have one with little chance of effecting real change than one skilled in deception (at least when Trump lies, it's immediately obvious).