USFeatured TopicsCrossfire HurricaneThe Rosenstein MemoCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveThen FBI-Director Robert Mueller testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2011. Brendan Hoffman/Getty ImagesBy Jeff Carlson11/13/2018PrintX 10:00News AnalysisDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller on May 17, 2017, as special counsel “to investigate Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election and related matters.”