▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Special ▁Coun sel ▁investigation ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁part isan ▁division ▁over ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁investigation , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁investig ative ▁teams , ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁achieved . ▁ ▁While ▁initially ▁enjo ying ▁b ipart isan ▁support , ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁investigation ▁became ▁subject ▁to ▁criticism ▁by ▁Trump ▁and ▁his ▁sur rog ates ▁in ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁media ▁within ▁months , ▁with ▁Se an ▁Hann ity ▁eventually ▁propos ing ▁a ▁" deep ▁state " ▁consp i racy ▁theory . ▁Several ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁investig ators ' ▁mis con duct ▁have ▁been ▁raised ▁and ▁were ▁almost ▁immediately ▁deb unk ed , ▁including ▁supposed ▁un law ful ▁wire - t apping ▁of ▁Trump ▁Tower ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁un mask ing ▁of ▁Trump ▁associ ates ▁on ▁intelligence ▁intercept s , ▁F IS A ▁court ▁alleg ed ▁ab use ▁against ▁Carter ▁Page ▁detailed ▁in ▁the ▁N unes ▁mem o , ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁mole ▁in ▁the ▁Trump ▁campaign , ▁and ▁the ▁F BI ▁being ▁denied ▁to ▁for ens ically ▁analyze ▁the ▁D NC ▁servers . ▁ ▁Initial ▁b ipart isan ▁support ▁ ▁Mu eller ' s ▁appointment ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁investigation ▁immediately ▁gar ner ed ▁w ides p read ▁support ▁from ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁from ▁some ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁Congress . ▁Senator ▁Charles ▁Sch umer ▁( D – N Y ) ▁said , ▁" Form er ▁Director ▁Mu eller ▁is ▁exactly ▁the ▁right ▁kind ▁of ▁individual ▁for ▁this ▁job . ▁I ▁now ▁have