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The Mueller Special Counsel Investigation (2017-2019) Department of Justice

The Special Counsel investigation (2017-2019), also referred to as the Mueller probe, Mueller report, Mueller investigation and Russia investigation, was a United States law enforcement and counterintelligence investigation of the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. According to its authorizing document which was signed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on May 17, 2017, the investigation's scope included allegations that there were links or coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Russian government as well as "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation". The scope of the investigation also included potential obstruction of justice charges against Trump and others within the campaign and administration. Conducted by the Department of Justice Special Counsel's Office headed by Robert Mueller, a Republican and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Special Counsel investigation began eight days after President Trump dismissed FBI director James Comey, who had been leading existing FBI investigations since July 2016 into links between Trump associates and Russian officials. This book contains the original documents compiled in chronological order that include The Cohen, Stone, Russian Indictments, House Resolutions as well as relevant letters of communication (including redactions). Reading these documents is an amazing look into how a national level, top tier investigation is conducted from subpoena's and search warrants to indictments !