Monday 18 December 2017

Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election-meddling divides America

Mueller, the best and the worst

IN A happier, more innocent age, also known as spring 2017, Republicans and Democrats agreed to disagree about the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and what they made of his investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Grandees from each party competed to praise Mr Mueller, a craggily severe former FBI director, appointed by George W. Bush and kept on by Barack Obama. Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives and tireless champion of President Donald Trump on cable television, called Mr Mueller a “superb choice” known for “honesty and integrity”. The Democratic leader in the Senate, Charles Schumer of New York, called Mr Mueller “exactly the right kind of individual for this job”.

Bigwigs from the two parties were also as one in adopting grave expressions and tones of outrage, when pondering evidence that Russian spooks meddled in the election of...Continue reading

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