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What Robert Mueller brings to the Russia probe

Clip: 5/17/2017 | 20m 18s

Robert Mueller was named as a special counsel to lead the investigation into Russia.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was named as a special counsel to lead the investigation into Russian election interference. John Yang gets reaction from John Carlin, a former assistant attorney general for national security, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., plus what precipitated the decision by the Justice Department from Matt Zapotosky of The Washington Post.

05/17/2017

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