elligence  investigation,  this  will  also
      include an assessment of whether any crimes were committed.</p></div>
<!--l. 125--><p class="indent" >   The investigation continued under then-Director Comey for the next seven weeks until
May 9, 2017, when President Trump fired Comey as FBI Director—an action which is
analyzed in Volume II of the report.
</p><!--l. 127--><p class="indent" >   On May 17, 2017, Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed the Special
Counsel and authorized him to co