Robert Mueller to help teach law school class on his Trump-Russia probe

  • Date: 02-Jun-2021
  • Source: CNBC
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Robert Mueller to help teach law school class on his Trump-Russia probe

The notoriously tight-lipped former special counsel will be opening up about his Russia probe to law school students in Virginia this fall. The University of Virginia School of Law said Wednesday that Mueller will participate in a class on his investigation, which examined alleged ties between former President 's first presidential campaign and the Kremlin. The class will be taught by three other prosecutors who were on Mueller's high-profile team. The class, "The Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel," will be taught in person in Charlottesville over six sessions. Mueller himself will lead at least one class, according to the school. In a short statement provided by the law school, Mueller said he was fortunate to be returning to the school where he earned his law degree in 1973. "I look forward to engaging with the students this fall," Mueller said. Mueller returned to private practice after his investigation and is a . The class will be taught by Aaron Zebley, the former deputy special counsel; Jim Quarles, Mueller's former senior counsel; and Andrew Goldstein, the former senior assistant special counsel. According to a news release provide by the law school, the class will "focus on a