House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday defended special counsel Robert Mueller, who’s spearheading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, saying he’s “anything but” a partisan Democrat.

“I don’t think many people are saying Bob Mueller is a biased partisan. He’s really, sort of, anything but,” Ryan told a Wisconsin-based radio show.

“Remember, Bob Mueller is a Republican who was appointed by a Republican who served in the Republican administration who crossed over and stayed on ’til his term ended,” the Wisconsin Republican said.

Former President George W. Bush appointed Mueller as FBI director and he remained heading the agency for two years more during the Obama administration.

Ryan said he believes Mueller, who is looking into Russian meddling in the election and any connection to the Trump campaign, “de-politicizes this stuff.”

“The point is we have an investigation in the House, an investigation in the Senate and a special counsel, which sort of de-politicizes this stuff and gets it out of the political theater, and that is, I think, better to get this off to the side,” Ryan said. “I think the facts will vindicate themselves, and then let’s just go do our jobs.”

Mueller has come under attack by the White House, which is reportedly trying to dig up dirt on his investigators in an effort to derail or stall the probe.

President Trump in an interview with the New York Times last week said Mueller would cross a line if his probe began to delve into his family’s finances.

“I think that’s a violation. Look, this is about Russia,” Trump said.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday referred to “Mr. Mueller and his band of Democratic donors” during an appearance on CNN.