<span style="color: #222222;">The Justice Department in the US has launched a criminal investigation into the origins of the Mueller inquiry. According to media reports, an administrative review into the Special Counsel's investigation began in May. But the switch to a criminal probe means investigators can now issue subpoenas for testimony and documents.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' US Attorney General William Barr launched a review earlier this year to investigate Donald Trump's complaints that his campaign was improperly targeted by the US intelligence and law enforcement agencies.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''Mueller's investigation found that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump, and led to criminal convictions of several former campaign aides. But Mueller concluded that he did not have enough evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy with Russia.</span><br />