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Ugh, given what we now know about Mueller’s “integrity”, Lynch was obviously lying through her teeth covering for a fellow swamp derp like Mueller.

Starting on Page 71:

Ms. Jackson Lee. My final questions, I have been troubled by escalating attacksagainst the Department of Justice, the Special Counsel’s Office, and the FBI, attacks against the independence of the institutions, the integrity of their employees, and the legitimacy of the DOJ’s and FBI’s investigation. As I am sure you are aware, President Trump and his allies repeatedly described Special Counsel Mueller and his investigation as illegitimate and politically biased. On November27, 2018, President Trump tweeted in reference to the special counsel, quote, “The fake news media builds Bob Mueller up as a saint, when in actuality, he is the exact opposite. He is doing tremendous damage to our criminal justice system, where he is only looking at one side and not the other. Heroes will come of this, and it won’t be Mueller and his terrible gang of angry Democrats. Look at their past, look at where they come from. The now $30million witch hunt continues, and they have got nothing but ruined lives. Where is the server? Let the terrible people go back to the Clinton Foundation and Justice Department.” On December3, 2018, President Trump tweeted, quote, “Bob Mueller, who is a much different man than people think. He is out of control. Band of angry Democrats don’t want the truth, they only want lies. The truth is very bad for their mission.” I will note that Robert Mueller is a well-known, and has been well-known as a lifelong Republican and as well as a man of integrity. Generally speaking, does being identified as Democrat mean a prosecutor would be too conflicted to conduct a fair investigation of a Republican or vice versa.

Ms. Lynch. Absolutely not. The political affiliation of the prosecutors has no relevance on investigations they conduct in the public corruption/slash political realm or anywhere else. People are entitled to have their opinions, but in my experience, the dedicated prosecutors and investigators that I have worked with for years check those opinions at the door and focus solely on gathering the facts, gathering the evidence, and determining whether or not there has been any wrongdoing. That has to be the same process for everyone, whether there is a D or an R in front of the name of the prosecutor, the subject, the witness, or the target of the investigation because the reality is, I think people spend a lot of time and invest a lot of emotion in thinking about big cases or cases that get a lot of attention. But when you are a professional prosecutor, you know there is always another case. There is no one case that is worth leaving your integrity behind for. There is no one case or issue that is worth compromising longstanding values and norms to make.

Ms. Jackson Lee. These are yes-or-no questions. Are you aware of any, quote, “conflicted people” on the special counsel’s team?

Ms. Lynch. No, I am not.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Do you agree with the characterization that the special counsel’s investigation is a witch hunt?

Ms. Lynch. No, I do not.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Director Comey described the team as an all-star team of people whose names I have known for years. Do you agree with the characterization these are stellar people?

Ms. Lynch. I don’t know them all, but the ones that I am aware of are definitely stellar prosecutors and people of great integrity.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Your general impression of the individuals on the special counsel’s team, professional or not professional?

Ms. Lynch. Certainly very professional in terms of the ones that I know and the work that I have seen.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Do you agree with the characterization that the special counsel’s team is out of control and are not seeking the truth?

Ms. Lynch. That is not based on anything that I have seen.

Ms. Jackson Lee. How confident are you that members of the special counsel team are conducting their investigation based solely on the facts and the law, not their political affiliation?

Ms. Lynch. Based on my knowledge of how Robert Mueller conducts business, both as former FBI Director and as a member of the Department of Justice, a former U.S. Attorney, a former leader of the Department of Justice, someone who holds its values dear to his heart, I am convinced that he is leading them in a very strong and positive manner.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Is there any reason to believe that they are trying to undermine the rule of law, or is there any reason that Mr. Mueller should be publicly attacked?

Ms. Lynch. None at all, none at all.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Do you agree with the President’s characterization that Mr. Mueller is damaging the criminal justice system?

Ms. Lynch. No, not at all.

Ms. Jackson Lee. And you would, in a couple of words, characterize the special counsel investigation in what terms, handled correctly, professionally?

Ms. Lynch. Well, from what I have seen from public reporting since I have no visibility into it, it has been handled professionally with great discretion, which is completely appropriate, and frankly, should be the norm and the goal for every investigation.

Ms. Jackson Lee. My last question. How would you characterize his credibility, his integrity, and his work product?

Ms. Lynch.Are you referring to Mr. Mueller?

Ms. Jackson Lee. Mr. Mueller.

Ms. Lynch. Well, based upon my knowledge of Mr. Mueller and my observations of him over the years, he is of the highest integrity, his work product has always been exemplary that I have had occasion to see, and I have great confidence in him.

Ms. Jackson Lee. Thank you so very much for your testimony.