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Article snippet: Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday defended special counsel Robert Mueller after President Trump said Mueller was leading an investigation riddled with conflicts of interest. ADVERTISEMENT Mueller was appointed special counsel in the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election after former FBI Director James Comey was abruptly fired earlier this year. told The New York Times in an interview on Wednesday that Mueller was leading an investigation riddled with conflicts of interest, and said the special counsel should not expand the probe to include the financial dealings of Trump's family. The Washington Post and The New York Times separately reported on Thursday that the president's attorneys are also examining potential conflicts they could use to undercut or discredit the special counsel investigation. Among the conflicts of interest they're looking at are investigators' past donations to Democratic political candidates and Mueller's relationship with former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump fired in May and who was previously charged with leading the Russia probe, according to the Times. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more