▁significantly ▁greater ▁confidence ▁that ▁the ▁investigation ▁will ▁follow ▁the ▁facts ▁wherever ▁they ▁lead ." ▁Senator ▁D ian ne ▁Fe in stein ▁( D – CA ) ▁stated , ▁" Bob ▁was ▁a ▁fine ▁U . S . ▁att orney , ▁a ▁great ▁F BI ▁director ▁and ▁there ' s ▁no ▁better ▁person ▁who ▁could ▁be ▁asked ▁to ▁perform ▁this ▁function ." ▁She ▁added , ▁" He ▁is ▁respect ed , ▁he ▁is ▁tal ented ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁knowledge ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁right ▁thing ." ▁Rep . ▁Jason ▁Ch aff etz ▁( R – UT ) ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁" M u eller ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁selection . ▁Im pe cc able ▁credentials . ▁Should ▁be ▁widely ▁accepted ." ▁Much ▁Republican ▁support ▁in ▁Congress ▁was ▁lu ke w arm : ▁Rep . ▁Peter ▁T . ▁King ▁( R – N Y ) ▁said ▁" It ' s ▁fine . ▁I ▁just ▁don ' t ▁think ▁there ▁is ▁any ▁need ▁for ▁it ." ▁Republican ▁former ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁New t ▁G ing rich ▁twe et ed ▁that ▁Mu eller ▁is ▁a ▁" super b ▁choice ▁to ▁be ▁special ▁coun sel . ▁His ▁reputation ▁is ▁im pe cc able ▁for ▁hon esty ▁and ▁integrity ," ▁but ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁he ▁twe et ed ▁" Rep ublic ans ▁are ▁del us ional ▁if ▁they ▁think ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁fair ." ▁ ▁Form er ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁P reet ▁B har ara ▁wrote ▁of