Mueller arose because Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigations into the Trump campaign because he worked for the campaign and had an apparent conflict of interest.

Upon learning that Bob Mueller had been ap-pointed as Special Counsel, Trump said “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my presidency. I’m fucked,” to Jeff Sessions when they were having a meeting in the Oval Office. “You were supposed to protect me,” Sessions recalled Trump telling him. “Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency. It takes years and years and I won't be able to do anything. This is the worst thing that ever happened to me,” Trump later said, according to Sessions and Jody Hunt, S...

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