Robert Mueller, Patriot |
Just to be clear, since some of the comments by Trump myrmidons straining to rationalize the president’s disgusting remarks about the death of Robert Mueller are similarly atrocious, I would note the following.
Mueller did not start the Russiagate investigation. It was ongoing for months when he was appointed special counsel.
It was the Trump Justice Department -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, appointed by President Trump -- who made Mueller special counsel. He was not sicced on Trump by Democrats.
I was as harsh as anyone about the way Mueller staffed and conducted the Russiagate investigation. However, regardless of how his partisan