Special Counsel Appointed

[Meh Gerbil]

On a more serious note I also found that stuff interesting to read, but commenting on it will take some time and consideration (which is good).

Meh, nothing worth commenting upon.
Those are highly subjective reasons why I cannot take the investigation seriously.

[Mountain Man]

But, but a special counsel was appointed after much pleading from the Washington establishment! That's suspicious, isn't it?

[rogue06]

Ah, so you want to play the "It's not the evidence that matters, it's the seriousness of the accusation" game.

John Brennan, just like every other official who has commented on the record, said what we already know: no evidence of collusion. But, of course, he has to kick the can down the road and insinuate that "Gee, maybe we'll find something eventually if we just keep looking." It would be comical if it wasn't a dangerous and sobering attempt to undermine the President of the United States and the will of the people who voted for him.

As Paul Gregory, professor of economics at the University of Houston, Texas who has written fairly extensively on Russia and the old U.S.S.R., said in a column for Forbes:

Source: There Remains No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion

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Gregory also makes short work of The New York Times 'extensive' Russian network claim that's worth clicking the link for.

[Charles]

Yes he can, according to Jeffrey Toobin on CNN. But he would be a fool to try it. But then.......

Reading the news today reminded me of this one which I found very funny. It turns out it may not all just be fun, but that absurdity may once again become reality: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ion/102802698/

Let's not put too much into it by now. But fun it is.

[Tassman]

Reading the news today reminded me of this one which I found very funny. It turns out it may not all just be fun, but that absurdity may once again become reality: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ion/102802698/

Let's not put too much into it by now. But fun it is.

Apparently Trump's being furiously counselled by his own staff not to proceed with firing Mueller. But he always knows best does he not.

[Starlight]

Apparently Trump's being furiously counselled by his own staff not to proceed with firing Mueller. But he always knows best does he not.

He's attempting a high speed run through of the Nixon presidency. Nixon was low-energy and took ages to get around to firing the special prosecutor! Sad!

[Mountain Man]

Considering that Mueller is stacking his team with Democrats, including a former lawyer for the corrupt Clinton Foundation, the notion that he's planning to conduct an impartial investigation is out the window. What choice does Trump have? Mueller needs to have his wings clipped.

[Charles]

Do you think he should be fired?

[Starlight]

Do you think he should be fired?

'Think' is a bit of a dubious word to use about MM. His view is that whatever his Dear Leader does is correct.

[rogue06]

Do you think he should be fired?

That would be an incredibly foolish mistake.

[Charles]

That would be an incredibly foolish mistake.

Of which there has been many. And our friend, the Mountain Man, always seems to know how to make the case that it all makes perfect sense. That is why I am asking.

[Mountain Man]

Do you think he should be fired?

Of course he should be fired. He is basically loading the guns for the firing squad before the trial even begins. This is precisely why the Democrats should have been told to take a hike when they demanded a special prosecutor, because they didn't want an objective investigation, they wanted an execution, and Mueller is signalling that he's going to do everything he can to give them exactly what they want.

The problem for Trump, of course, is that if he fires Mueller, even if it's 100% justified and defensible, it will be taken by Democrats and their low-information voting bloc as a defacto admission by Trump that's he's guilty. This is why some are suggesting that instead of firing Mueller, Jeff Sessions should un-recuse himself and limit the scope of the investigation to things for which there is actual evidence, namely the Obama administration spying on and unmasking the names of American citizens and leaking the information to the press.

[Sparko]

He should open an investigation into Meuller and appoint a special investigator staffed with Republicans.

[seer]

Do you think he should be fired?

Well Charles Mueller is staking the deck with Democratic donors and Hillary supporters. Do think that is fair or right Charles?

[JimL]

Well Charles Mueller is staking the deck with Democratic donors and Hillary supporters. Do think that is fair or right Charles?

Tell the truth seer, like Trump himself, you're just afraid that Mueller will find reason to indict or impeach. If theres nothing there, then theres nothing there, nothing for you or Trump to be in fear of. Trump is acting like a wannabe dictator in fear of being outed rather than an innocent President seeking the truth. If you can't trust Mueller as the special prosecutor, then there is no one you'd be willing to trust!