Sunday, August 26, 2018

The damage to the nation that Mueller could do

Mueller has gone even further afield than Ken Starr, but the investigation of President Trump has taken a different turn.

She's the Leesburg, Virginia housewife who was a juror in the trial of Donald Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort.

Whether you love Donald Trump or hate him - or are one of the handful of us who've managed to keep your wits in these trying times - the events of last week revealed the distinct possibility that the 45th U.S. president could be impeached, and perhaps divorced or imprisoned as well.

Neither Mueller nor Rod Rosenstein, the Justice Department official who appointed him, have shown that they understand the damage their investigation could do to our country.

The FBI has conducted armed raids on Manafort's office and the home of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Is it Mueller's fault that Manafort hadn't registered as a foreign lobbyist, as required by federal law? Is it Mueller's fault that Manafort hid millions of dollars in offshore banks? Or that Manafort stiffed the government on his taxes - to the tune of millions of dollars? Likewise, was Mueller really supposed to overlook the financial crimes of Manafort's sleazy deputy? Or the tax chicanery of Trump's attorney?

Going into the Manafort trial, she considered the Mueller investigation a "Witch hunt," as Trump has called it.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/08/25/the-damage-to-the-nation-that-mueller-could-do/ 

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