Factbox - Ex-FBI Director Mueller draws praise as special counsel on Russia probe


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  • Thursday, 18 May 2017

FILE PHOTO: James Comey (R), a Republican who served in the Bush Justice Department, speaks alongside outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller after being nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) to replace Mueller, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday generally approved of the appointment of former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate possible connections between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team and Russia.

Committees in the House and the Senate will continue their own investigations while Mueller leads the Justice Department's probe.

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