itz ▁would ▁investigate ▁accus ations ▁of ▁wrong do ing ▁surrounding ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁former ▁Trump ▁campaign ▁a ide ▁Carter ▁Page , ▁" am id ▁a ▁stream ▁of ▁attacks ▁in ▁recent ▁months ▁from ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁Republican ▁law m akers ▁seeking ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ' s ▁investigation ." ▁The ▁announ cement ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁several ▁Republican ▁polit icians ▁and ▁prominent ▁Trump ▁supp or ters ▁such ▁as ▁Se an ▁Hann ity ▁for ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁special ▁coun sel ▁to ▁investigate . ▁CNN ▁reported ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jeff ▁S essions ▁had ▁appointed ▁John ▁W . ▁H uber , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ut ah , ▁to ▁investigate ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁matters . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁three ▁Republican ▁Cong r essional ▁committee ▁chair men , ▁S essions ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁rely ▁on ▁H uber ' s ▁find ings ▁to ▁decide ▁if ▁a ▁special ▁coun sel ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁appointed . ▁H uber ▁had ▁been ▁investig ating ▁the ▁matter ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁but ▁his ▁invol vement ▁had ▁not ▁previously ▁been ▁dis closed . ▁CNN ▁reported ▁that ▁H uber ▁is ▁investig ating ▁" a ▁cluster ▁of ▁Republican - dri ven ▁accus ations ▁against ▁the ▁F BI ," ▁which ▁includes ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁acted ▁in app ropri ately ▁in ▁two ▁matters ▁involving ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁including ▁her ▁emails ▁and ▁the