Op-ed: Mueller should recuse himself

FBI Director Robert Mueller
FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee June 13, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller should recuse himself from the Russia investigation, says Georgetown University Law Center professor William G. Otis.

Why? Because Mueller is too close to Comey and may be biased. MPR News host Kerri Miller talks to Otis about his recent op-ed published in USA Today.

"I think Bob Mueller is the right man but in the wrong job," says Otis.

Use the audio player above to hear the full segment.

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