# Comey dismissal triggers appointment of special counsel Mueller

Date: 2017

The [Robert Mueller](/people/robert-mueller) special counsel investigation was a criminal investigation into associates of 45th U. S. [president Donald Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump) and Russian president [Vladimir Putin](/people/vladimir-putin) regarding Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and was conducted by special prosecutor Robert Mueller from May 2017 to March 2019.

## People

- James Comey: https://factrail.ai/people/james-comey

## Sources

_Sources are listed on the canonical page._

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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