Politics DOJ releases memo outlining the scope of Robert Mueller’s probe By Emily Jacobs Published May 7, 2020, 9:15 a.m. ET Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Justice Department has released a largely unredacted copy of former acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s 2017 memo laying out the scope of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Read it here.