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Robert Mueller, special counsel in Russia probe, has Boston ties

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed to serve as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

By The Boston Globe

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The special counsel tapped Wednesday to investigate possible links between Russia and the Trump 2016 campaign team has deep ties to Boston, where his work on several high-profile cases made clear his prosecutorial talents.

Robert S. Mueller III, 72, who went on to serve as FBI director from 2001 to 2013, first came to Boston in 1982 as an assistant U.S. attorney.

“Bob is the quintessential prosecutor, very bright, focused, and tenacious in a search for the truth,” said Boston attorney A. John Pappalardo, who worked alongside Mueller in the U.S. attorney’s office in Massachusetts.

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