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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAm I the only one who has a HUGE crush on Robert Mueller???
that guy is just AWESOME
spooky3
(34,456 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)and we are about as diverse a group as you can imagine.
flor-de-jasmim
(2,125 posts)onecaliberal
(32,861 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Perhaps because he's so silent and quiet about things.
All we see of him is news reels of him walking, and yet you know he knows so much more than we do at this point.
He's like a mysterious literary character, larger than life and yet shrouded in mystery.
He's an unspoken, omnipresent force and the perfect counterbalance to Trump's pomposity.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)a little bit of John Kerry.
whathehell
(29,067 posts).and I also see the resemblance to JK.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)My kinda' guy!
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)I wasn't aware of that
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)The FBI collected information within the US -- other agencies like the CIA operated in Iraq, and the FBI supported them.
I think it's very interesting that TYT is trying to discredit Mueller now. They were also attacking Hillary during her campaign.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Those guys were horrible.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)Just sayin:.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)to be liked and admired. They deserve to be recognized as opponents of democracy.
Lulu KC
(2,566 posts)don't have time to look it up right now, but slightly later in the video Mueller also says that invading Iraq will create other problems. As I recall, he saw the dangers that have materialized, while accepting the intelligence that Colin Powell had presented. I would like to hear what he thinks of all of it now.
And yes, very interesting to watch the suspicion of Mueller emerging. Makes me wonder.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)including some prominent Democrats....Just sayin'.
peggysue2
(10,829 posts)I have a great deal of respect for the way Mueller's playing his considerable hand. I certainly wouldn't be 'the subject' under his microscope.
former9thward
(32,016 posts)Mueller is no different. After the 9/11 anthrax killings Mueller made Steven Hatfill the "subject" of his investigation. He hounded Hatfill for years. Finally Hatfill sued the DOJ and won $5.8 million because of their conduct. Muller then made another man his "subject" in the case and he ultimately killed himself. The case is still unsolved.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)because there's so little to criticize him for.
former9thward
(32,016 posts)When your conduct costs almost $6 million and drives another to suicide. And he has never apologized for any of it.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)Yes, Mueller's prosecutor made a serious mistake in targeting Hatfill.
But Mueller's prosecutor didn't lead Bruce Ivins, the virologist who was really behind the anthrax attack, to commit suicide. The virologist's guilty conscience led him to take his own life.
http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/06/15/revisiting_mueller_and_the_anthrax_case/
former9thward
(32,016 posts)He was never charged and the crime remains unsolved today. Scientists said Ivins did not have the skills to turn lab anthrax into an inhalable powder and he had no motive for mailing it to the various people and offices. The FBI later said over 400 people had access to the lab.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)investigation was ongoing, and there was more than adequate reason for a serious investigation of him.
peggysue2
(10,829 posts)He referred it to the Federal prosecutors in NY and the warrants-from what I've read--required substantial 'cause' for the raid to proceed.
Strange that this is the second 'dump on Mueller' response I've seen on DU today.
I also don't see Michael Cohen as a suicide risk. More of a flight risk. These people are all dirty. They threw an election, they've been involved with money laundering (blood money) and the Russian Mob.
I'm sure Mueller has made mistakes in the past. That being said, it's been reported that the Trumpster wanted dirt on Mueller and Comey. Then was outraged when none turned up.
From where I'm sitting, Mueller is on the money with this investigation, unraveling the skien, slowly but surely, then reversing the direction as each individual is examined, questioned and determinations made. Frankly, that's the only thing I care about at the moment: reeling these crooks in with the Rule of Law. Then throwing the Book at all of them when the time is right.
This will not end well for the Trumpsters. I'll save my sympathy for the people who have been ripped off and damaged by Don the Con and his odious acolytes and inner circle, the people who thought it was okay to sell the country out if the price was right.
Dumping on Mueller and his investigators is not going to work at this late stage.
former9thward
(32,016 posts)That is an extremely vague statement.
peggysue2
(10,829 posts)with sound evidence, an airtight, lawful case against all these weasels to defraud the United States of America, money laundering, racketeering. Among other things.
Concrete enough for you?
Honestly, what is this suspicion about Mueller and his team all about? Or are you in the Deep State camp, that the ongoing investigation itself is a conspiracy by nefarious actors and that Putin's Russia, that bastion of individual freedom and democracy, is being unfairly scapegoated?
I want the people who f**ked with our election brought to justice. I want the mob ties and criminality exposed and rooted out. I also want Trump neutered in November before he does even more damage to our institutions.
What do you want?
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)pnwmom
(108,980 posts)prep school, Tabor. He talked about the importance of family, humility, integrity, etc. and I realized he meant every word he said, and that he was the ANTI-TRUMP.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)There are also pics of the younger Robert Mueller out there (when he was in Vietnam and when he was in school, playing sports, etc). Second pic also has a young John Kerry in it as they went to school together.
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demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)and he would still be president now
Course Gore should have won in 2000
Just think Gore 2000-2008
then Kerry 2008-2016
Then Obama till 2024
just think of what could have been.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)He was cute, and is still attractive., I agree.
Exotica
(1,461 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)Exotica
(1,461 posts)Zero feelings about "crushin'"
Of course I am also a lesbi and he is older than both my grandfathers, so there's that too, lol.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)Are you sure you're old enough to be on this site?
Exotica
(1,461 posts)so close, but yes
whathehell
(29,067 posts)whathehell
(29,067 posts)I think he's great, even if he is a Republican.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)...yes, an AWESOME friend.
More than one journalist has referred to him as the 2018 Eliot Ness, and I think that's more than apt. The guy is fearless, and when you consider what we actually "know" about his investigation, versus what he's actually accomplished, I think we are in for shock and awe.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Confidence can be sexy but it can also be very reassuring. He has it in spades and it seems unspoiled by arrogance.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)Skittles
(153,164 posts)I love those quiet, intelligent types
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)I have not had a crushon any political figure ever. And although I voted for and supported President Obama, I never had a crush on him either. I do not miss all the shirtless pics of him posted by the swooners on this site.
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)A lot of us had a crush on Fitzgerald a while back and that didn't turn out well. It was a dud.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)I do agree be careful what you wish for; we have been burned SOOOO many times