Just How Balanced Is Mueller's Investigative Team?

[Gigimo]

Did Obama voters believe what he said?

Articles: Obama Thinks You're an Idiot: Is He Right?

 

[Veritas]

Why does it matter? Surely what matters is if they're competent criminal investigators and prosecutors, and what the results of their investigation are, not where they're political loyalties lie.

You'd like to think that, but reality is what it is. Again, if this were a dem POTUS and a nearly all republican team, you'd be be skeptical too.

 

[evoeth]

Very true. My point is that out of ALL the lawyers on the team, you'd think that at least a few would have some ties to the GOP. This would give the appearance that some care was taken by Mueller to be objective.

That is not how objectivity works.

 

[USincognito]

Daily Caller? lol

A RINO at best perhaps. But he's clearly appointed a team of dems to do most of the work. What does that tell you?

That Republicans are getting so scared and are trying to divert, deny and distract by claiming that all who dare criticize Trump are closet Democrats and appealing to conspiracy theory.

 

[USincognito]

Did Obama voters believe what he said?

Yet again, no defense of Trump, instead they want to talk about Presdient Obama.

 

[USincognito]

Articles: Obama Thinks You're an Idiot: Is He Right?

An opinion piece from American Stinker? lol

 

[Go Braves]

"Considering" but didn't. What does that tell you?

It tells us that Robert Mueller chose to take the job for the Special Counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

Your use of quotations around the word considering shows a lack of understanding of how the process for hiring the FBI director works. Veritas, it's not that Trump had changed his mind about Mueller's qualifications. It's that Mueller took the other job offer.

Since you're partial to sites like The Daily Caller, here you go:
White House Official Confirms Trump Interviewed Mueller For FBI Director Job

Trump whined about Mueller taking the job, on account of how he'd just interviewed him for the head of the FBI. The reason for the whine was that Trump feels entitled to loyalty to himself. I don't think he understands the principle of loyalty to the country 1st, or loyalty to truth.

Veritas, Mueller wasn't just being "considered" like his name was just brought up casually or something. Trump interviewed him. That's a big deal.

Mueller is a Republican, he was appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, & he was the longest-serving FBI director since J. Edgar Hoover. To name-call him a RINO is just petty.

Yeah, something tells me that if the POTUS was a dem and a special counsel's team was made up of republicans, you'd have a different take on it. In fact, the leftwing media would be crying to the Heaven's about it.

Well Veritas, Obama wasn't under investigation so there's not a modern-day comparison to Trump's investigation.

There are Americans who put America first, Veritas. Not their party. Their country. Some folks who have integrity. You seem to want to go around, deciding that the folks who don't pucker up their lips to kiss Trump's butt must be RINOs, whatever. Have you looked at the qualifications of the folks on Mueller's team? Tell me which one lacks the education & experience to be deserving of the position. Don't just act like you're playing team sports & that anybody who hasn't got a R beside their name is the opponent.

Did Obama voters believe what he said?

Well, he had a lot more voters. He won the popular vote both times, whereas Trump got his [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] kicked hard. Obama didn't start off day 1 lying about his inauguration crowd, not that he'd have any reason to since it was far bigger than Trump's.

 

[PeachyKeane]

Why do they need to be balanced? They're basically the prosecutors.

 

[PeachyKeane]

A RINO at best perhaps. But he's clearly appointed a team of dems to do most of the work. What does that tell you?

What about Mueller makes him a RINO?

That's open to anyone who wants to answer.

 

[Hank77]

Answer: Not at all.

EXCLUSIVE: Not A Single Lawyer Known To Work For Mueller Is A Republican

• None of the 16 lawyers known to work for special counsel Robert Mueller are registered Republicans

• There are 13 registered Democrats on the investigation and three lawyers with no party affiliation

• Campaign finance records reveal that 11 lawyers are Democratic donors

Of course, there's nothing to see here, move along.

Do you think they will break the law and take the chance on being disbarred?

 

[DaisyDay]

Would it even have been legal for Mueller to inquire about or to take into consideration the investigators' party registration? Career employees, as opposed to political appointees, are supposed to be free from partisan pressure from above.

 

[Gene2memE]

You'd like to think that, but reality is what it is. Again, if this were a dem POTUS and a nearly all republican team, you'd be be skeptical too.

I'm skeptical of everything - that's part of my character. However, I prefer to look at evidence and action, rather than attempting to cast aspersions on an ongoing investigation just because the investigators don't have the same political views as those their investigating.

It's a rather sad reflection of the state of US politics that you think that a group of legal professionals has to have some kind of political balance to investigate potential interference in the US electoral process.

 

[iluvatar5150]

What about Mueller makes him a RINO?

That's open to anyone who wants to answer.

It's funny that in this bizzarro world, Mueller is a RINO but Trump isn't.

 

[Fantine]

The Republican lawyers head for Wall St. Democrats are the prosecutors. But don't worry, Trump.has the deck stacked in Congress, hopefully something that will change in November.

 

[Belk]

Answer: Not at all.

EXCLUSIVE: Not A Single Lawyer Known To Work For Mueller Is A Republican

• None of the 16 lawyers known to work for special counsel Robert Mueller are registered Republicans

• There are 13 registered Democrats on the investigation and three lawyers with no party affiliation

• Campaign finance records reveal that 11 lawyers are Democratic donors

Of course, there's nothing to see here, move along.

Is it your claim that if an investigation is not balanced then the outcome is suspect? If the Republicans release a report we should ignore it since it does not have a democratic contingent?

 

[Belk]

Would it even have been legal for Mueller to inquire about or to take into consideration the investigators' party registration? Career employees, as opposed to political appointees, are supposed to be free from partisan pressure from above.

No, it would not of.

But Mueller himself is a longtime Republican. And he is prohibited from choosing lawyers based on political affiliations.

How many special counsel lawyers have donated to Democrats?

 

[Allandavid]

You know, he’s right....there is a lack of balance.

Hardly any of Trump’s people are trustworthy enough to be granted a security clearance....whereas ALL of Mueller’s team are...!

 

[grasping the after wind]

Would it even have been legal for Mueller to inquire about or to take into consideration the investigators' party registration? Career employees, as opposed to political appointees, are supposed to be free from partisan pressure from above.

They are also supposed to be free from conflicts of interest. If being a donor to the Clinton campaign investigating Russian interference during that campaign does not at the very least give the appearance of conflict of interest I don't know what would. A conflict of interest also applies to Mueller as he is a close associate of James Comey, a person fired by Trump, who admittedly leaked information for the express purpose of having a special prosecutor appointed and ,if I heard him correctly during his congressional testimony, was hoping that Mueller would be the appointee. I once heard a young man tell a judge that he was given a speeding ticket because the cop did not like his looks and went into great detail telling the judge what occurred during the traffic stop. e even brought a passenger in his car that day with him to corroborate his story. The passanger's testimony began with the words "What my friend said was true.".

 

[KCfromNC]

They are also supposed to be free from conflicts of interest. If being a donor to the Clinton campaign investigating Russian interference during that campaign does not at the very least give the appearance of conflict of interest I don't know what would.

How, exactly? No one in their right mind thinks Clinton was in any way involved with Russian interference in the election.

A conflict of interest also applies to Mueller as he is a close associate of James Comey, a person fired by Trump

The special prosecutor wasn't hired to investigate Trump. Granted, if he finds evidence that Trump did something illegal that's fair game.

who admittedly leaked information for the express purpose of having a special prosecutor appointed

So two career FBI employees think that something illegal happened? Maybe the investigation is actually legitimate.

 

[DaisyDay]

They are also supposed to be free from conflicts of interest. If being a donor to the Clinton campaign investigating Russian interference during that campaign does not at the very least give the appearance of conflict of interest I don't know what would.[

Apparently, you don't know what would; you don't seem to understand the concept very well. Merely contributing to a campaign does not constitute an "interest" in the legal sense.

A conflict of interest also applies to Mueller as he is a close associate of James Comey, a person fired by Trump, who admittedly leaked information for the express purpose of having a special prosecutor appointed and ,if I heard him correctly during his congressional testimony, was hoping that Mueller would be the appointee.

They're business associates, they don't vacation together. Why wouldn't Comey hope that someone with integrity be appointed? This smearing is ridiculous.

I once heard a young man tell a judge that he was given a speeding ticket because the cop did not like his looks and went into great detail telling the judge what occurred during the traffic stop. e even brought a passenger in his car that day with him to corroborate his story. The passanger's testimony began with the words "What my friend said was true.".

Charming, pointless anecdote.