WASHINGTON ― With talk circulating that President Donald Trump might try to fire the head of the investigation into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) offered his endorsement of special counsel Robert Mueller and recommended that Trump not interfere with the probe. “In the best case, the president is to be vindicated by allowing this investigation to go on thoroughly and independently,” Ryan told reporters Tuesday. Dismissing the prospect of Mueller being fired as rumor, Ryan added that his “best advice” would be to let him do his job. But Ryan said he trusted Mueller, who was named to his post by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, to conduct a fair investigation. “I know Bob Mueller, and I have confidence in Bob Mueller,” Ryan said.

Source: Huffington Post June 13, 2017 16:05 UTC