Robert Mueller appointed Special Counsel; Trump reacts: "I'm f**ked"

Following the Comey firing and the leak of Comey's memos, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to oversee the Russia investigation. Upon hearing the news, Trump reportedly slumped in his chair and said, "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."

"Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked." — Private reaction to Mueller appointment (reported in Mueller Report)