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2017-06-13 Home Front: Politix

Special Counsel Robert Mueller Filling Staff With Democrat Donors

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Posted by junkiron 2017-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Mueller has a difficult job in the personnel area.

If you hire a Trump donor it is a potential conflict. Besides that, a fair number of Trump donors wouldn't accept the position.

If you hire a Clinton Donor it is technically not a conflict of interest since Clinton gains nothing if Trump is found to have done something wrong.

Ideally you would hire people with no donation history but that limits the potential recruitment.

Posted by lord garth 2017-06-13 06:34|| 2017-06-13 06:34|| Front Page Top

#2 The country is overrun with lawyers. Why in hell would you hire anyone with even the hint of a Clinton connection? Surely a few could have been found somewhere who have no political connections. If not, hire one with democratic leanings and one with republican. Issue them both pistols.

Furthermore, why does anybody need to be hired? Detail a few old 'grey beards' lawyers from the justice department.

Mueller's involvement in this fiasco brings a foul smell.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-13 07:14|| 2017-06-13 07:14|| Front Page Top

#3 assuming you agree with the premise that this is a process and practice investigation, then you are unable to use most lawyers because their work in torts, estates, etc. isn't the same thing.

Hiring retired govt workers (I think that's what you mean by greybeards) is actually a very good idea but I think there are documents that retired FBI lawyers sign that would get in the way of this. Also, a lot of retired people do not want to go back to work, especially investigating something that seems so full of vapor.

Posted by lord garth 2017-06-13 08:09|| 2017-06-13 08:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Is there really anything to investigate? Comey said three times Trump wasn't under investigation and only brought special prosecutor in (through shady methods) when he was fired.

Comey was fired because he told Trump three times he wasn't under investigation but refused to tell the media and thus remove the cloud over the Presidency, a treatment that was very different than the way he treated Clinton.

So the nation will pay for a witch hunt because of a disgruntled employee.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-13 08:27|| 2017-06-13 08:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Disgruntled and backed by partisan hacks willing to tear the nation down if necessary to injure the President.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-13 08:27|| 2017-06-13 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 What rjschwarz said, "a witchhunt." Its purpose is to distract from the previous admin's criminality. There is no need to have a Special Counsel since the whole Russian collusion is made-up B.S....unless its focus is the criminality of the previous admin. Trump was elected by people outside Washington for a reason---to clean up the mess. All this is Donk hijinks. Don't give them an inch and charge on. Personally, I'd like to see General Sherman charging through Washington, D.C. full bore.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-06-13 09:15|| 2017-06-13 09:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I'd say Mueller should recuse himself but that's the kind of thing an honest man would do.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-06-13 10:47|| 2017-06-13 10:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Rather ham-handed of the Deep State in appointing this wrecking crew. Fire Mueller, and tell the Dems to pound sand.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2017-06-13 11:20|| 2017-06-13 11:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Wait, I'll bet on the Donald against the Washington elites: after all, these people only think themselves Mafia - but the Don was in construction business.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-06-13 11:39|| 2017-06-13 11:39|| Front Page Top

#10 swampy mc swampface

Posted by newc 2017-06-13 11:43|| 2017-06-13 11:43|| Front Page Top

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