▁sale ▁of ▁U ran ium ▁One ▁to ▁a ▁Russian - owned ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁Why ▁Robert ▁Mu eller ’ s ▁App oint ment ▁As ▁Special ▁Coun sel ▁Was ▁Un law ful , ▁Gary ▁S . ▁Law son , ▁the ▁Philip ▁S . ▁Beck ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁and ▁Steven ▁G . ▁Cal ab res i , ▁the ▁Clay ton ▁J . ▁and ▁Henry ▁R . ▁Bar ber ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁P ritz ker ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁argue ▁that ▁Mu eller ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁" un law ful " ▁for ▁three ▁reasons : ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁is ▁not ▁author ized ▁to ▁appoint ▁special ▁coun s els ; ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁is ▁not ▁author ized ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁special ▁coun sel ; ▁and ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Support ▁for ▁the ▁investigation ▁A ▁majority ▁of ▁American ▁people ▁and ▁news ▁media ▁out lets ▁have ▁supported ▁the ▁investigation ▁onto ▁t ies ▁between ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates ▁with ▁Russia ▁and ▁its ▁affili ates . ▁ ▁Media ▁support ▁from ▁b ipart isan , ▁neutral ▁and ▁left - lean ing ▁out lets ▁has ▁maintained ▁a ▁consistent ▁level ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁investigation , ▁even ▁at ▁times ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁into ▁question , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁investigation ▁accused ▁it ▁of ▁bias ▁when ▁Peter ▁Str z ok ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁Mu eller ' s ▁investig ative