--- title: Paul Ryan: Congress Won't Interfere With Robert Mueller description: House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged that Congress will not interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation canonical: https://time.com/5010656/paul-ryan-robert-mueller-russia-investigation/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-05T16:21:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:01.152Z article:section: Politics og:title: Paul Ryan Says Congress Won't Interfere With Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation og:description: The House Speaker said Congress will stay out of the way og:url: https://time.com/5010656/paul-ryan-robert-mueller-russia-investigation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca990e06c3c013f0/6988e4abbc6cfc566f3e3d16/paul-ryan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: House Speaker Paul Ryan Holds Weekly Press Conference At U.S. Capitol og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Paul Ryan Says Congress Won't Interfere With Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation twitter:description: The House Speaker said Congress will stay out of the way twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca990e06c3c013f0/6988e4abbc6cfc566f3e3d16/paul-ryan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Paul Ryan Says Congress Will Not Interfere With Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation > Sponsored content. 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In a dramatic escalation of pressure and stakes, special counsel Robert Mueller filed additional criminal charges Thursday against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and his business associate._ by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 5, 2017 4:21 PM UTC  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 5, 2017 4:21 PM UTC House Speaker [Paul Ryan](http://time.com/5009544/barbara-lee-paul-ryan-niger-shadow-wars/) pledged that Congress will not interfere with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible coordination between President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign and Russia — a probe that has intensified in the last week as Trump campaign officials, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, [have been indicted](http://time.com/5006962/trumps-mueller-problem/). On Fox News Sunday, Ryan was asked if he could pledge that Mueller’s investigation will not be curbed or stopped. “We’re not going to interfere with his investigation,” Ryan said. “The investigation will take its course, and we will let it take its course.” Ryan noted that Trump has “made it clear” he won’t call for Mueller to step down or be fired. The White House has said it will stay out of the way of Mueller’s investigation. > [](https://twitter.com/WardDPatrick/status/927179298129276928) Three House Republicans have said “obvious conflicts of interest” should require Mueller to step down, citing his relationship with former FBI director James Comey, Politico [reports](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/05/ryan-interfere-mueller-russia-probe-244564). ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Mr. Manafort, did you commit a crime? Any reaction Mr. Manafort? Mr. Manafort, did you collude with Russians? 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