Ron Johnson: Special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed ‘far too soon’

By Naomi Lim

Published April 1, 2018 3:12pm ET

Ron Johnson: Special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed ‘far too soon’ — Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate why FBI investigators stopped monitoring Omar Mateen prior to his attack against an Orlando nightclub. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Sunday he believed special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed “far too soon” to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

“The special counsel was named far too soon. I would’ve much rather had the Senate and House Intelligence Committees complete their report[s],” Johnson told NBC.