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The indictment was the first to be filed since Mr. Mueller took over in May the investigation into Russiaâs meddling in the election and possible links to Mr. Trump and his associates. Mr. Mueller was appointed as special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein after Mr. Trumpâs firing of James B. Comey as F.B.I. director. Here is a look at what Mr. Muellerâs position entails â and doesnât. What is within Mr. Muellerâs jurisdiction?
WASHINGTON â The Justice Department appointed Robert S. Mueller III, a former F.B.I. director, as special counsel on Wednesday to oversee the investigation into ties between President Trumpâs campaign and Russian officials, dramatically raising the legal and political stakes in an affair that has threatened to engulf Mr. Trumpâs four-month-old presidency.