Special adviser for the supervision of the investigation of "attempts to interfere with the Russian government in the presidential elections of 2016" appointed a former official of the US Justice Department and former FBI director Robert Muller. This is reported on the ministry's website. According to Deputy Prosecutor General Rod Rosenshtein, he came to the conclusion that it is necessary to appoint a special adviser on this issue so that the investigation is controlled by a person "who manifests a certain degree of independence from the usual system of subordination". "Special adviser Mueller will have all the necessary resources for a thorough and thorough investigation, and I am confident that he will follow the facts, abide by the law and seek a fair outcome," Rosenstein said.. Muller before his appointment worked in his private law firm. He left it to avoid a conflict of interest. Moscow repeatedly accused of interfering in the election of the US president.

Such statements, in particular, were contained in the declassified part of the report, published in January, which was prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US National Security Agency. It said that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally instructed to organize a campaign to defame the candidate from the Democratic Party Hillary Clinton and achieve the victory of Republican Donald Trump. Russia denies all these accusations.

Original article: In the United States appointed commissioner to investigate "Russia's interference".