- Title: Wall Street reacts to choice of Mueller to probe Trump-Russia ties
- Date: 18th May 2017
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JUNE 13, 2013) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) ROBERT MUELLER AT A HEARING OF THE U.S. HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE
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- Keywords: special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election Donald Trump U.S. Justice Department former FBI chief Robert Mueller
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
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- Story Text: The U.S. Justice Department, in the face of rising pressure from Capitol Hill, named former FBI chief Robert Mueller on Wednesday (May 17) as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow.
The move followed a week in which the White House was thrown into uproar after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Democrats and some of the president's fellow Republicans had demanded an independent probe of whether Russia tried to sway the outcome of November's election in favor of Trump and against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
On Thursday, the appointment of Mueller to lead the investigation was seen favorably by people who work on Wall Street. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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