Thank you President Trump!
Posted on 06/15/2017 11:30:58 AM PDT by jazusamo
The Washington Post is reporting that Robert Mueller is now investigating President Trump for obstruction of justice, examining not only the president’s alleged statement to Comey in their February meeting, but also the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
If true, this development makes the argument even more compelling that Mueller cannot serve as special counsel. He has an egregious conflict of interest.
The special counsel statute specifically prohibits Mueller from serving if he has “a personal relationship with any person substantially involved in the investigation or prosecution.” The language is mandatory. He “shall” disqualify himself. Comey is substantially involved in the case. Indeed, he is the central witness.
The two men and former colleagues have long been friends, allies and partners. Agents have quipped that they were joined at the hip while at the Department of Justice and the FBI. They have a mentor-protégé relationship. The likelihood of prejudice and favoritism is glaring and severe.
So, it is incomprehensible that the man who is a close friend of the star witness against the president… will now determine whether the president committed a prosecutable crime in his dealings with Mueller’s good friend. Mueller cannot possibly be fair in judging the credibility of his friend versus the man who fired him.
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Read it yourself.
28 CFR 45.2 - Disqualification arising from personal or political relationship.
Trump really should but conflict of interest only applies to Republicans when it comes to the swamp in DC.
The media will continue to ignore the conflicts of interest between Mueller and Comey as if they don’t even exist.
CGato
Democrats use law book as toilet paper.
If Mueller refuses to recuse then fire for misconduct.
There is wiggle room: “Whether relationships (including friendships) of an employee to other persons or organizations are “personal” must be judged on an individual basis with due regard given to the subjective opinion of the employee.”
Where and to whom should we voice our complaints because Greg Jarrett is absolutely correct.
I think Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein is the only one who can fire Mueller.
Bump!
I believe that Trump is providing the rope necessary for Mueller to hang himself.
Robert Mueller is personal friends with James Comey who is known to have leaked gov’t information (crime), to have made up a memo (crime) that he passes off as Donald Trump committing some criminal act then he destroys said memo without anyone actually seeing the whole memo (crime).
His actions have resulted in millions of dollars being spent chasing a wild goose (crime). Meanwhile he passes on arresting Hillary Clinton for the treasonous acts she has committed.
Why has the personal friend of Robert Mueller not been arrested?
Donald Trump should publicly ask that Comey be arrested by Robert Mueller and when he does not arrest him then fire him.
If the Congress impeaches a President on falsified charges is the President obligated to go? If he refused, claiming Congressional illegitimacy, how would Congress physically remove him? It’s similar to the battle Jackson had with the Supreme Court. In a 3 co-equal branches of government system like ours I see the Court siding with the Congress in a “rule of law” opinion despite the Special Counsel issue. But I could be wrong, they could find the whole Special Counsel law unconstitutional since the Congress has declined to do their duty, shifting it to the Attorney General to do. Which is strange given the AG is in the Executive Branch. Hopefully it doesn’t come down to answering these issues.
You’re correct only Rosenstein can fire him.
I’m calling and emailing my Congresswoman. I’d contact my Senators but here in WA they’re both leftists.
There is wiggle room:.
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I noticed.
We will soon be hearing how we should be assured that, given the impeccable record of Mr. Mueller ... blah, blah , blah ... never let personal friendships interfere ... blah, blah, blah.
Mueller needs to go. He never should have been appointed in the first place
So should RodRose
Clinton was impeached, and he didn’t leave.
RosenKrantz needs to resign for apppointing such a conflicted SC.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Mueller does resign due to the conflict.
But don’t expect whomever Rosenstein replaces him with to be any better or any less committed to using the Special Counsel’s office as a fishing expedition to investigation all of Trump’s businesses and other activities to find something, anything to base a Dem/GOPe impeachment effort on.
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