In the pantheon of Trump adversaries, Robert Mueller may rank at the very top. Everything about Mueller – his rectitude, his formality, his blueblood ancestry, his lifelong marriage to his high school sweetheart – was anathema to Trump who has sought, as far as possible, to disestablish the Washington establishment. Yesterday, Trump engaged in a round of gloating over Mueller’s death at age 81, declaring on social media that it couldn’t have come soon enough: “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”

Gee whiz. No crocodile tears from him for the G-Man who had devoted his life to public service. “It is clearly wrong and unchristian behavior,” Republican Rep. Don Bacon wrote. It should, however, come as no surprise. 

When a wan Mueller testified about the report in 2019, it became clear that he was a spent force

When a wan Mueller testified about the report in 2019, it became clear that he was a spent force

When it comes to his real and perceived foes shuffling off their mortal coils, Trump has always offered something other than sympathy. When........

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