Robert Mueller was appointed by the Justice Department as an independent counsel to investigate the issues. Mueller has an impeccable record and was a former FBI Director appointed by the Bush Administration.
The appointment of Mueller as special counsel is covered in the following extract of an article and it sounds as if he is a good choice for the investigation having support from both sides of the legislature and remembering it's the Trump Republican Administration that oversees the Justice Department. The person that appointed 72 year old Mueller was actually the person that had a hand in removing FBI Director James Comey.
"A former FBI Director has been appointed special prosecutor to take over the Justice Department's investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Robert Mueller will probe any potential ties Trump campaign officials may have had with Russians.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was charged with appointing the special prosecutor after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia probe because he had lied about meeting with Russian officials.
The decision by Mr Rosenstein follows a week of intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to make sure that its investigation into the White HouseMr Rosenstein was identified by the White House as having played an influential role in Mr Comey’s firing, though
Donald Trump later said that he would have fired him with or without a good reason being presented from the deputy attorney general."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ler-former-fbi-director-mueller-a7741881.html
