Mueller Team Faces Conflicts of Interest as Evidence Points at FBI, DOJ, Clinton

Special counsel Robert Mueller (L) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Special counsel Robert Mueller and his team may face widespread conflicts of interest as evidence mounts that their current and former colleagues at the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) were behind unsavory attempts to damage the candidacy of Donald Trump.

Mueller was appointed on May 17, 2017, to investigate the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and the campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump.