may remember ken starr's white water investigation, so, muller will be still under the authority of the department of justice and ultimately, will answer to the deputy attorney general. however, the statute that roh vids for the appointment of special counsel is specifically to be used when there's a conflict with the doj, so the practice is this outside special counsel will be given a a tremendous amount of independence and latitude. he'll have his own budget and staff. he will be able to impanel a grand jury and take the investigation where it leads him. the important thing is the scope of his investigation, which covers the potential russian interference with the election and then any other matters that lead out of it. that's probably the most important point. because if we think back to the last time we h a high profile