JUSTICE NAMES SPECIAL COUNSEL DEMS POLL-TEST IMPEACHMENT COMEY KEPT NOTES ON PHONE CALLS MUELLER FALLOUT ANALYST�¢??: Doug Giles, is the Founder and Editor of ClashDaily.com, and author of the wild new �¢??books, The Effeminization of the American Male and also A Coloring Book for College Cry Babies! Who is Robert Mueller? Ex-FBI chief to oversee Russia probe as special counsel Robert Mueller appointment to lead Russia probe wins bipartisan praise VIDEO: Robert Mueller named special counsel for FBI Russia probe "The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into the probe of alleged Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. The appointment came amid a growing Democratic outcry for someone outside the Justice Department to handle the politically charged investigation. �¢??In my capacity as acting Attorney General, I determined that it is in the public interest for me to exercise my authority and appoint a Special Counsel to assume responsibility for this matter," Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a statement. "My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted.�¢?? The appointment gives Mueller, who led the FBI through the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and served under presidential administrations of both parties, sweeping powers to investigate whether Trump campaign associates colluded with the Kremlin to influence the outcome in his behalf, as well as the authority to prosecute any crimes uncovered during the probe. "I accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability," Mueller said in a statement The broad mandate, beyond any specific Trump-Russia connection, also covers "any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation." Senior DOJ officials told Fox News the White House was informed of the decision for a special counsel after the order had been signed, through the White House Counsel�¢??s office, about an hour before the decision went public." READ: foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/17/robert-mueller-to-oversee-russia-election-probe-as-special-counsel.html PLUG THE BOOK: amazon.com/Coloring-Book-College-Cry-Babies/dp/1618081500/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480539078&sr=8-1&keywords=A+COLORING+BOOK+FOR+COLLEGE+CRY+BABIES TWITTER: @Doug_Giles