President Trump is wrong to be furious that Bob Mueller has been named the special counsel to oversee the FBI’s probe of Russian meddling in US politics: You couldn’t ask for a better man to do what’s needed — and no more.

The great risk of any independent counsel is that he’ll “go rogue,” stretching out the probe to unrelated issues until he finds some scalp to collect. But people who’ve known Mueller for decades confirm that he’s well aware that would be the opposite of justice.

He’s also 72, at the end of a life of stellar service to both Republican and Democratic presidents. He has zero desire to taint that by suddenly playing political games now.

His record also shows that his offices don’t leak. And it’s endless drip-drip of minor tidbits that’s kept this investigation in the headlines — along with the president’s over-the-top reactions to that news.

Trump’s best off letting go of the anger that led him to complain of “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history.” He himself also noted, “A thorough investigation will confirm . . . there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity.”

And with Mueller on the job, Democrats will have to accept it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Mueller “exactly the right kind of individual for this job.” Dianne Feinstein, the top Dem on Senate Judiciary, said there was “no better person” to run the probe.

Mueller led the FBI for 12 years; he knows how to keep it focused on its job and out of politics. He also knows the bureau’s own reputation is at stake here, after a year of brutal partisan controversy over the Clinton e-mail probe.

Trump’s job now is to let Mueller do his — and get back to making America great again.