What is a special counsel? Why is it important that we have one in a time like this? Why do we need one and what is their job?
A special counsel is a person that is appointed by the Attorney General or Acting Attorney General to work on something that is of major concern and needs an outside set of eyes on it. According to the BBC “A special counsel is in place to oversee the investigation looking into alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election, and if Trump campaign figures were complicit.” (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39961732 )
So, we know why the Special Counsel was put into place. In the current situation it is to see what is going between the Russian Government and the Trump Administration. The reason that this is important, and this is my personal feelings there is too much information that shows that there is something going on between the current President and the Russian Federation. During the campaign there were things that were said that showed there was a direct relation between the two and now the Trump Administration seems to show that they are willing to do what is best for the Russian Federation not the United States.
With the information that we have Special Counsel has some very specific things and mandates that they have to follow. Again, according to the BBC “Mr. Rosenstein’s order allows Mr. Mueller to look into:
The Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the election
Any links or co-ordination between Russia and Trump campaign-linked individuals
Any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation
That last point gives him quite a broad remit, with observers suggesting that he will also determine if the president himself has committed any wrongdoing.
So far, his investigation has ventured into work done by former Trump advisers and Russian nationals. Thirty-four people have been charged with wrongdoing.” (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39961732 )
We have heard that Trump has repeatedly said that it is a “witch hunt” but if you look at the way that Mr. Muller is doing things it is far from that. Let’s look at Mr. Muller himself first then we can see why the current President is wrong in his statements.
Mr. Robert Muller:
He served in United States Marine Corps for three years including a year in Vietnam.
He has worked both in private and Department of Justice life. He was the Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Justice department from 1990 -1993. He has worked as US Attorney in both San Francisco and Boston. He was appointed the Director of the FBI in September 2001. He served his full 10 years and then was allowed by President Obama to do another 2 years until Director James Comey was appointed in 2013.
In 2014 he was asked to work for the NFL on the Domestic Violence issues that had come to light and in 2017 he was asked to be the special counsel for the Russia investigation by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Mueller )
With that kind of training and work experience Mr. Muller has become a master of keeping a leak proof investigation. Much of what we have learned is through the inditements and search warrants that have come out of his office. To say that it is a witch hunt is so very incorrect in my opinion.
When a witch hunt happens, the person is already found guilty and then some “evidence” to prove the case. This is just the opposite, this is a person who has taken their time to do a job and see where the information leads them.
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