▁investigation , ▁and ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁U ran ium ▁One ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁state ▁corpor ation ▁Ros atom ▁during ▁Mu eller ' s ▁time ▁as ▁F BI ▁director . ▁Ga etz ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁trust ▁Mu eller ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁investigation ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁invol vement ▁in ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁U ran ium ▁One ▁deal ▁and ▁his ▁alleg edly ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Com ey , ▁a ▁probable ▁person ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁proposed ▁investigation . ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁two ▁House ▁comm itte es ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁remained ▁as ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rep . ▁Ron ▁De S ant is ▁( R - F lor ida ) ▁added ▁a ▁r ider ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁fis cal ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁sp ending ▁bill ▁package ▁that ▁would ▁block ▁fund ing ▁from ▁being ▁used ▁" for ▁the ▁investigation ▁under ▁that ▁order ▁of ▁matters ▁occurr ing ▁before ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 " ▁( the ▁month ▁Trump ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁president ) ▁immediately ▁and ▁terminated ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁investigation ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days ▁after ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁bill . ▁Rep . ▁De S ant is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁DO J ▁order ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁" did n ' t ▁identify ▁a ▁crime ▁to ▁be ▁investig ated ▁and ▁pract ically ▁inv