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10 very good and totally serious things to hate about Mueller and the Russia investigation

Published by Business Insider on Sat, 23 Sep 2017


Editors note: This is satire.Special counsel Robert Muellers got everyone convinced hes such an upstanding public servant.In The Threat Matrix, Garrett Graff writes that both political parties respect Mueller as a consummate law enforcement professional with a track record, forged in Vietnam, of grace under fire and getting organizations on track.Whatever. Dont be fooled by Muellers Boy Scout act. As his critics point out, if America is never great again, itll be all Muellers fault. We have to admit, theyve got some good points.Here are 10 perfectly reasonablenot at all crazy or imaginaryreasons to hate him:1. The guys a leaker.Breitbart says so.Sure, Muellers got a rep for rarely speaking in public or giving interviews. But behind the scenes hes obviously spending day and night dishing dirt on Donald Trump and the presidents oh-so-honorable colleagues to any reporter who will listen. The deluge of daily stories disparaging President Trump, after all, began the day Mueller was appointed; before Mueller, Trump press coverage was constant sunshine and rainbows.Plus, its clearly to Muellers strategic advantage to have his investigative steps aired to the public in real time. Besides, who else would leak this kind of stuff' Only Mueller and his team have motive. The White House isnt a factionalist den of vipers; the presidents legal team is a well-oiled machine that never leaks; defense lawyers are paragons of virtue. Dont even get us started on tight-lipped congressional staffthose guys never talk. The only logical explanation here is information about the investigation is coming from Mueller.2. Mueller is a highly political actor.Thank God, Newt Gingrich has seen through Muellers act.He tweetedrecently that Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair. Look who he is hiring.check fec reports. Time to rethink. Its quite a rethink.Mueller is so political that hes spent his entire career going back and forth between politicians. He worked in the first George H.W. Bush administration as an assistant attorney general, then he was a prosecutor on murder cases in Washington, D.C., after running the Department of Justices Criminal Division, and then he flip-flopped back to be a U.S. attorney in the Bill Clinton administration.Get this: He then goes on to run the FBI for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama (a bipartisan Congress even extended his term for two years at Obamas request).The guy is so political he cant even decide which side hes on.3. Mueller is too thorough and taking too long.This thing is seriously taking forever.Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke for all of us in saying that, the president is frustrated by the continued witch hunt of the Russia investigation and hed love for this to come to a full conclusion so that everyone can focus fully on the thing that he was elected to do.You and me, both, friend.Could Mueller go any slower' Its as if hes a highly methodical actor systematically gathering strings on multiple broad areas simultaneously: Trump-Russia collusion, Trump Organization business dealings, misconduct in the Trump campaign, and obstruction of justice. He needs to hurry this thing along. Trump just wants to be cleared without the fuss of an investigation.Wouldnt you'The president knows he is innocent and only wishes to spare us all the pain of this drawn-out ordeal. Of course, Trump recently told the New York Times that Im not under investigation. For what' I didnt do anything wrong. Its completely reasonable of Trump to be frustrated that this investigationwhich doesnt existis taking so long and that Mueller is being so thorough about it.4. Mueller is too aggressive and is moving too fast.Slow down, buddy. The New York Times reported yesterday that The moves against Mr. Manafort are just a glimpse of the aggressive tactics used by Mr. Mueller and his team of prosecutors and their shock-and-awe tactics. When Mueller isnt moving at a glacial pace, hes being unprecedentedly aggressive. The Times reported clucking in the defense bar:Some lawyers defending people who have been caught up in Mr. Muellers investigation privately complain that the special counsels team is unwilling to engage in the usual back-and-forth that precedesor substitutes forgrand jury testimony. They argue that the teams more aggressive tactics might end up being counterproductive, especially if some grand jury witnesses turn out to be more guarded than they would have been in a more informal setting or invoke the Fifth Amendment.This well-meaning concern among defense lawyers for the effectiveness of Muellers investigation is touching. When they arent overwhelmed with concern Mueller is moving too slowly, theyre worried sick that hes going too fast for his own good.5. Hes hiring bad people with conflicts of interest.Trump warned us that Muellers staff comprises some very bad and conflicted people. Fact check: True. Some of Muellers staff attorneys have indeed committed the iniquitous crime of donating to Democratic candidates. This is what matters.Ignore their famed careers as prosecutors or appellate lawyers. Ignore the Supreme Court clerkships. Muellers staff actually are just human embodiments of contributions to Democratic candidates. No previous special prosecutor has ever employed people with political affiliations. We cant recall any Republicans in sight for Kenneth Starrs investigation, and Democrats absolutely fled from working for the Watergate special prosecutor and in the Iran-Contra investigation. If Muellers team isnt wearing #MAGA t-shirts to work underneath their suits, the whole endeavor is hopelessly biased.6. Mueller himself has conflicts of interest.Mueller is the most conflicted one of all. Trump astutely pointed out that hed even agreed to discuss becoming FBI director again following Comeys dismissal: He was up here and he wanted the job, Trump told the New York Times. After he was named as special prosecutor, I said, What the hell is this all about' Talk about conflicts. But he was interviewing for the job. Plus, Muellers old firm also had clients involved in the investigation. The Justice Department reviewed those and found no problem with Muellers current role, but what do those guys know anyway' And theres even more! Trump told the Times that There were many other conflicts that I havent said, but I will at some point.When he does tell us, everyone is going to feel very foolish about trusting this Mueller guy.7. Mueller keeps expanding his investigation.The president warned Mueller that his investigation is about Russia and it would cross a red line if he strays into areas like Trump-family finances.And yet, the prosecutor keeps having the temerity to stray beyond the lines that Trumpthe conduct of whose campaign and company are the investigations very subjectthinks he should be examining.Its possible Mueller just got confused by his capacious mandate from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, which gives him authority not merely over any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump but also over any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation and any attempt obstruct the investigation.But clearly Mueller is trampling the time-honored legal principle that the subjects of investigations get to say which parts the police are allowed to investigate.8. Mueller is best friends with Comey.A lot of people say this.Heres Republican Rep. Trent Franks: Bob Mueller is in clear violation of federal code and must resign to maintain the integrity of the investigation into alleged Russian ties.Those who worked under them have attested he and Jim Comey possess a close friendship, and they have delivered on-the-record statements effusing praise of one another.Heres blogger and law professor Glenn Reynolds: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has a problem: He has a disqualifying conflict of interest regarding a large part of his work. It involves a choice between investigating or relying on former FBI director James Comey, a longtime close friend of Muellers.Sure, their actual premise is wrong and Comey and Mueller are not close friends. But never mind that. If we say it enough times, it will become true.Mueller and Comey certainly know each other.They ran the same federal law enforcement agency in sequence. They worked together when one of them was deputy attorney general and the other was running the FBI. And they appear to have a mutually respectful relationship. Theyve probably even had lunch. And just as all of us maintain intimate personal friendships and unfailing loyalty towards all our former co-workers, so too is Mueller in the tank for Comey and incapable of remaining objective about President Trump.9. Mueller is a problem because he was appointed by Rod Rosenstein, who is a problem because he appointed Mueller.No less a figure than the estimable Sean Hannity made this decidedly sensibleand certainly not circularargument by way of arguing both that Muellers probe has gone on too long and that it was exceeding its jurisdictional boundaries, both points discussed above.Rosenstein, you see, is suspect because, among other things, Rosenstein isthe guy who appointed Robert Mueller and apparently either didnt know or didnt care about the fact that the day before he was named special counsel, Mueller interviewed with President Trump for the FBI directors job. Mueller, thus, is suspect because his investigation is being overseen by the guy who is suspect for having appointed him. You cant make this up, Hannity writes.Indeed you cannot.10. Mueller is respected and admired at the FBI, and the FBI is the depths of the Deep State.Do you need a better reason to hate him than that'SEE ALSO:Mueller is casting an even wider net as he probes Trump for obstruction of justiceJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: The 5 best hidden features from the latest iPhone update
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