When Sessions recused himself from any involvement in the ongoing investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 election, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein assumed those responsibilities.
Mueller wasn't appointed until after James Comey was fired. Sessions and Rosenstein had documented the reasons for Comey to be fired, and then -- for reasons I'll still never understand -- President Trump decided to do an interview with a sh!tbag news outlet like NBC and tell Lester Holt that he was going to fire Comey anyway over the "Russian collusion" nonsense. NBC was all too happy to help Trump undermine himself and make himself look like he had something to hide.
The made it look like Rosenstein and Trump colluded to fire Comey for nefarious reasons and then have Rosenstein lie about it in his formal letter. At this point Rosenstein had no choice but to get someone else involved, since he clearly had a potential conflict of interest in the case.
If Mueller's appointment put a cloud over Trump's head, then Trump has nobody but himself to blame for that.
If Mueller’s appointment put a cloud over Trump’s head, then Trump has nobody but himself to blame for that.
LOL. Have you been asleep the past year and half? The GOP has aided and abetted the Mueller coup at every opportunity. They certainly didn’t need NBC News to get the ball rolling on a SC because this was always their plan to stop MAGA.