Shortly before a federal grand jury filed the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, conservatives were renewing their calls for the attorney to resign. Mueller, who is leading the Justice Department’s investigation as special prosecutor, is a former FBI director, which critics say creates a conflict of interest in the case. He also previously worked with former FBI director James Comey, who President Donald Trump fired in May amid the agency’s investigation into Russian interference. And if there were a need to investigate the FBI’s actions, that would make Mueller’s FBI ties a major conflict of interest. Meanwhile, journalist Carl Bernstein — best known for his work with Bob Woodward reporting on the Watergate scandal —is accusing Trump of trying to “sabotage” Mueller’s investigation.

Source: Huffington Post October 28, 2017 15:56 UTC