Darth Omar
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In the wake of former FBI Director James Comey's admission that there is no evidence of collusion between Trump and the Russians to rig last year's presidential election, independent counsel Robert Mueller has initiated a major expansion of his staff.
"Inasmuch as it is inconceivable that a person as qualified as Secretary Clinton could be beaten by a boorish amateur like Donald Trump in a fair contest, there has to have been some sort of underhanded manipulation involved," Mueller reasoned. "My good friend James Comey valiantly tried to soldier on before he was improperly dismissed by his obviously guilty target. Clearly, this calls for ramping up the effort to generate actionable charges against an illegitimate usurper."
Thus far, Mueller has added 13 new attorneys—all with notable ties to the Democratic Party—to his prosecuting team. "One of the things that I think hampered Jim's effort was his reliance on the politically unvetted staff of career FBI personnel," Mueller opined. "It's likely that some of those personnel harbored secret sympathy with Trump and the Republican Party. I can see how that would have impeded the investigation. My recruitment of a staff that has a unified worldview ensures that everyone will be coming at this from the same direction."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned Republicans against questioning Mueller's actions or integrity. "Rather than assail the political affiliations of the most qualified lawyers in the country Republicans ought to be asking themselves why those at the top of the profession are all Democrats," Schumer advised. "Why should the Independent Counsel have to bypass the best in a vain attempt to simulate a balanced or unbiased image?"
One Republican who is not heeding Schumer's warning is President Trump who labeled Mueller's actions "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history" and suggested that Mueller's long personal relationship with Comey and his connections to the Democratic Party manifest a "conflict of interest."
The language of the special counsel statute would seem to require Mueller to recuse himself from serving. According to the statute, a person cannot serve as a special counsel if he has "a personal relationship with any person substantially involved in the investigation or prosecution." Mueller's long-term personal relationship with the "substantially involved" Comey appears disqualifying.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) insisted that "Mueller's friendship toward Comey shouldn't be used against him. If anything, it should reinforce our confidence that the two of them could work together in a common cause. Let us not forget that it was Comey's leak of a memo he wrote that got the ball rolling on the whole special counsel thing. Removing Mueller and bringing in some stranger would jettison the symbiotic benefits of allowing a proven partnership to continue this symbiotic partnership."
In related news, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) demanded that Trump desist from using social media while he is under investigation, contending that "his 'tweets' are akin to 'jury-tampering.' The 'jury' in the case of Trump is going to be the US Senate after the House impeaches him. Allowing Trump to attempt to influence Senators by tweeting to their constituents would poison the jury pool.
Senators need to be free from outside influences so we can vote to remove him from office without fear of political repercussions."
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opi...emi-news-semi-satire-june-18-2017-edition.htm
"Inasmuch as it is inconceivable that a person as qualified as Secretary Clinton could be beaten by a boorish amateur like Donald Trump in a fair contest, there has to have been some sort of underhanded manipulation involved," Mueller reasoned. "My good friend James Comey valiantly tried to soldier on before he was improperly dismissed by his obviously guilty target. Clearly, this calls for ramping up the effort to generate actionable charges against an illegitimate usurper."
Thus far, Mueller has added 13 new attorneys—all with notable ties to the Democratic Party—to his prosecuting team. "One of the things that I think hampered Jim's effort was his reliance on the politically unvetted staff of career FBI personnel," Mueller opined. "It's likely that some of those personnel harbored secret sympathy with Trump and the Republican Party. I can see how that would have impeded the investigation. My recruitment of a staff that has a unified worldview ensures that everyone will be coming at this from the same direction."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned Republicans against questioning Mueller's actions or integrity. "Rather than assail the political affiliations of the most qualified lawyers in the country Republicans ought to be asking themselves why those at the top of the profession are all Democrats," Schumer advised. "Why should the Independent Counsel have to bypass the best in a vain attempt to simulate a balanced or unbiased image?"
One Republican who is not heeding Schumer's warning is President Trump who labeled Mueller's actions "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history" and suggested that Mueller's long personal relationship with Comey and his connections to the Democratic Party manifest a "conflict of interest."
The language of the special counsel statute would seem to require Mueller to recuse himself from serving. According to the statute, a person cannot serve as a special counsel if he has "a personal relationship with any person substantially involved in the investigation or prosecution." Mueller's long-term personal relationship with the "substantially involved" Comey appears disqualifying.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) insisted that "Mueller's friendship toward Comey shouldn't be used against him. If anything, it should reinforce our confidence that the two of them could work together in a common cause. Let us not forget that it was Comey's leak of a memo he wrote that got the ball rolling on the whole special counsel thing. Removing Mueller and bringing in some stranger would jettison the symbiotic benefits of allowing a proven partnership to continue this symbiotic partnership."
In related news, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) demanded that Trump desist from using social media while he is under investigation, contending that "his 'tweets' are akin to 'jury-tampering.' The 'jury' in the case of Trump is going to be the US Senate after the House impeaches him. Allowing Trump to attempt to influence Senators by tweeting to their constituents would poison the jury pool.
Senators need to be free from outside influences so we can vote to remove him from office without fear of political repercussions."
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opi...emi-news-semi-satire-june-18-2017-edition.htm
