Special Counsel Robert Mueller Appointed to Lead Russia Investigation (2017-05-17)
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appoints former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential coordination with the Trump campaign. Trump immediately calls it 'the single greatest witch hunt in American history.' Mueller's investigation ultimately produces 199 criminal charges, 37 indictments, 7 guilty pleas, and 2 convictions at trial.
Connected Events (8)
Events connected through shared categories, temporal proximity, and source overlap.
Trump: 'Comey Better Hope There Are No Tapes'
May 12, 2017
· Russia Russia Russia
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Trump Fires FBI Director Comey via Letter While Comey Testifies
May 9, 2017
· Korruption
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself from Russia Investigation (2017-03-02)
Mar 2, 2017
· Legal
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National Security Advisor Michael Flynn Resigns Over Russia Contacts (2017-02-13)
Feb 13, 2017
· Korruption
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Trump Speaks at the NABTU Conference (2017-04-04)
Apr 4, 2017
· Trump
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Trump Speaks at Celebrate Freedom Rally (2017-07-01)
Jul 1, 2017
· Trump
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CIA Concludes Russia Intervened to Help Trump Win Election (2016-12-09)
Dec 9, 2016
· Elections
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Trump's Initial Statement on Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally (2017-08-12)
Aug 12, 2017
· Trump
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