Mueller’s Next Court Test: Judges to Hear Case on His Legitimacy

Hours after President Donald Trump appointed a new Justice Department overseer for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, one of Mueller’s top deputies heads to court Nov. 8 to argue that the special counsel’s role is firmly grounded in the law.

Three U.S. circuit judges in Washington will consider whether the special counsel was endowed with so much authority that his selection should have been subject to Senate confirmation. The judges -- two Democratic nominees and one Republican -- will also consider whether Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had the authority to appoint Mueller after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from ...