Legal Experts Call Unredacted Barr Memo ‘Garbage’ ‘Whitewash’ Call For Him To Be Disciplined

I agree with your “kindest interpretation” comment. Sadly there are a couple of harsh truths that became apparent when it came time for Mueller to appear before Congress although I think it retrospect it was evident in the press conference he gave when the report was done (but not released).

Mueller had given a lifetime of service and frankly was pretty well used up by the time he retired. He wasn’t perfect, as his tenure at the FBI didn’t include him cleaning out the rot in the NYC Field Office. But overall he’d given more than his share and had earned being able to quietly live out his remaining years. He was like an athlete in a physically demanding sport like football or basketball that stayed on a little longer than they should have – and when retirement came quickly turned into regular folks that seemed fit & healthy enough but were beat up. With such athletes once they’ve put themselves up on the proverbial blocks they can never again be restored to their former peak operating condition.

Such was (I believe) the case with Mueller. He was spent, and left it all behind to enjoy what was left of his life spending time with his wife, family and friends. Playing some golf to maintain some physical activity. But he withdrew from the grind and even the DC power social circuit.

He had enough left in him to hire a damned good set of people to conduct his investigation and like a good jarhead leader he studiously applied a Corps leadership principle of knowing the people in his unit and deploying them in accordance with their capabilities. And making sure they were hard at work. However, while he dipped his toe in to goings on with different parts of the investigation he never (it’s now apparent) immersed himself in the details the way he once would have – and which we all assumed he was doing.

He simply didn’t have it in him anymore.

That’s why when he testified he would only read what was already written in the report. He simply was past his prime and didn’t have mastery of the material, and not all that much even of the broad strokes. In retrospect, his insistence before that day he would say nothing beyond what was written in the report was him laying down a marker he had to lay down because had he tried to do anything more he’d have looked far worse and so would the incredible work his team did.

But it WAS quite enough to proceed with Obstruction of Justice charges. Multiple counts in fact. Barr made sure to fuck up that possibility.

There is however something worse about all this. Remember how so many (including I’m ashamed to admit me) cheered and supported Rod Rosenstein? His fucking name should be CURSED in the halls of DOJ! It’s bad enough that he told Mueller the FBI would handle the counter-intel part and told the FBI Mueller was handling it to ensure NO ONE would take a serious, deep look into that stuff. No, he knew what the deal was with Mueller.

Sure, Rosenstein knew Mueller knew good people who would jump at the chance to be part of the team. And that Mueller would turn them loose. (Hence the sabotage of the counter-intelligence part of the investigation) But I believe Rosenstein also knew that Mueller was well past his professional “expired date” and THAT is why he was picked. He knew an institutionalist like Mueller would avoid cameras and journalists like a vampire avoiding sunlight and holy water. He also knew that someone would wind up in the AG’s position that would bury whatever Mueller’s team came up with. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if Rosenstein “worked” Barr to go for the job!

However I think we know how Rosenstein, who we so many times assumed would be fired by Trump got to retire “honorably.” He was in on the fix from the start. And he picked Mueller for Mueller’s reputation BUT Rosenstein knew that Mueller was retired and gone. Only a shadow of THAT Rober Mueller would be on the case and when the inevitable time came for him to sit in front of Congressional Committees he’d give a washed out performance.

I don’t blame Mueller so much for this (although I do wish he’d have summoned up one last bout of grunt jarhead fury and spoke what he had to have felt about the betrayal – on camera) but Rod Rosenstein should rot in hell if there is one. His name and reputation NEED to be and SHOULD be dragged through not mud but the sewer under Trump’s fake gold toilet!

If I was ever to find myself in his presence what I’d have to say would scorch the ears of everyone around, which would hopefully be enough to keep me from doing what I’d REALLY want to do. (Punching people in their face is assault and gets you thrown in jail if they didn’t swing at you first!)

We’d love to. We paid for it. Let us see it!

You can’t spell embarrassment without ass.