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

By Naomi Lim

Published April 1, 2018 3:12pm ET

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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.

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