new york former u.s. justice department official become late lawyer join special counsel robert mueller team investigate russia interference 2016 presidential election spokesman team confirm greg andres start tuesday become 16th lawyer team say josh stueve spokesman special counsel recently white-collar criminal defense lawyer new york law firm davis polk wardwell andres 50 serve justice department 2010 2012. deputy assistant attorney general criminal division oversee fraud unit manage program target illegal foreign bribery mueller appoint special counsel may look possible collusion trump campaign russia election among matter congressional committees also investigate matter mueller continue expand team mean probe go end anytime soon say robert ray succeed kenneth starr independent counsel whitewater investigation clinton administration indication investigation go extend well 2018 say ray whether extend beyond 2018 open question special counsel last month ask white house preserve communications june 2016 meet include president eldest son donald trump jr. son-in-law adviser jar kushner russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya russian officials deny meddle u.s. election trump deny collusion campaign among case andres oversee justice department prosecution texas financier robert allen stanford convict 2012 operate billion ponzi scheme andres federal prosecutor brooklyn decade eventually serve chief criminal division u.s. attorney office prosecute several members bonanno organize crime family one accuse plot andres kill graduate notre dame university chicago law school andres peace corps volunteer benin 1989 1992. marry ronnie abrams u.s. district judge manhattan nominate bench 2011 democratic president barack obama others special counsel team include andrew weissmann chief justice department fraud section andrew goldstein former head public corruption unit u.s. attorney office manhattan jam quarles assistant special prosecutor watergate investigation help bring president richard nixon story refiles correct typographical error paragraph 11 andres instead andrews exclusive former justice department official join mueller team