The reaction to the appointment is mixed although no one has anything less than the highest regard for Mueller.
The immediate effect may be to kill off public hearings. For instance, it looked like Comey was to testify in open session in Congress and his memos were going to be subpoenad. That was likely to be massive as Comey would have made public any attempts Trump may have made to protect Flynn. It seems that it's now likely that Comey will decline to testify at the request of his old mate Mueller. Everyone seems to believe that Mueller's investigation will maintain absolute secrecy during its investigations. And at the end of the day, Mueller will either say indictments should follow or that there will be no indictments. In other words, there will be no big press conference like the one Comey held. Some believe, though, that he might send a final report to Congress as Starr and other Special Counsel did.
The Democrats want a select committee which will look into the wider issue of Russian interference (as with the Select Committee into Watergate).
Republican members of Congress will probably be the happiest as they're no longer being called on to do something and, at least in the short term, the public revelations will slow down. They can now restrict congressional hearings out of supposed deference to Mueller's investigation.
On the other hand, Mueller will be able to command far greater resources than the Congressional investigations that are currently under way.
The immediate effect may be to kill off public hearings. For instance, it looked like Comey was to testify in open session in Congress and his memos were going to be subpoenad. That was likely to be massive as Comey would have made public any attempts Trump may have made to protect Flynn. It seems that it's now likely that Comey will decline to testify at the request of his old mate Mueller. Everyone seems to believe that Mueller's investigation will maintain absolute secrecy during its investigations. And at the end of the day, Mueller will either say indictments should follow or that there will be no indictments. In other words, there will be no big press conference like the one Comey held. Some believe, though, that he might send a final report to Congress as Starr and other Special Counsel did.
The Democrats want a select committee which will look into the wider issue of Russian interference (as with the Select Committee into Watergate).
Republican members of Congress will probably be the happiest as they're no longer being called on to do something and, at least in the short term, the public revelations will slow down. They can now restrict congressional hearings out of supposed deference to Mueller's investigation.
On the other hand, Mueller will be able to command far greater resources than the Congressional investigations that are currently under way.