Vladimir Putin has offered to supply the US Congress with a transcript of last week’s meeting between President Trump and Sergey Lavrov Yuri Kadbonov/ReutersThe US justice department appointed a special prosecutor last night to oversee an investigation into suspected Russian meddling in last year’s election. In a blow to President Trump, Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, was put in charge of the inquiry. Calls for an independent investigator had increased sharply after Mr Trump sacked James Comey as FBI director last week. The president was alleged to be trying to intervene in a bureau investigation into his former national security adviser. Mr Mueller, 72, who led the FBI from 2001-13, was appointed by Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney-general.

Source: The Times May 17, 2017 23:04 UTC