Guest Post by Jim Kunstler
Just how dead is the RussiaGate story — and how brain-dead are the House Democratic Committee chairmen, Nadler (Judiciary Committee) and Schiff (Intelligence Committee) to haul RussiaGate’s front-man, Robert Mueller back into the spotlight where the next thing to roll over and die will be Mr. Mueller’s evanescent reputation? The entrapment operation that was the Special Counsel’s covert mission has turned out to be Mr. Mueller own personal booby-trap, prompting the question: is it possible that he’s just not very bright?
Though Mr. Mueller’s final report asserted that the Russian government interfered in “a sweeping and systemic fashion” to influence the 2016 election, the 450-page great tome contains zero evidence to support that claim, and the discrepancy was actually noticed by federal judge Dabney Friedrich who is presiding over the case against the alleged Russian Facebook trolls that was one of the two tent-poles in the RussiaGate fantasy. The case is now blowing up in Robert Mueller’s face.
In early 2018, Mr. Mueller sold a DC grand jury on producing indictments against a Russian outfit called the Internet Research Agency and its parent company Concord Management, owned by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin for the so-called election meddling. The indictment was celebrated as a huge coup at the time by the likes of CNN and The New York Times, styled as a silver bullet in the heart of the Trump presidency. But the indicted parties were all in Russia, and could not be extradited, and there was zero expectation that any actual trial would ever take place — leaving Mueller & Co. off-the-hook for proving their allegations.
To the great surprise of Mr. Mueller and his “team,” Mr. Prigozhin hired some American lawyers to defend his company in court. Smooth move. It automatically triggered the discovery process, by which the accused is entitled to see the evidence that prosecutors hold. It turned out that Mr. Mueller’s team had no evidence that the Russian government was involved with the Facebook pranks. This annoyed Judge Friedrich, who ordered Mr. Mueller and his lawyers to desist making public statements about Concord and IRA’s alleged “sweeping and systemic” collusion with Russia, and threatened legal sanctions if they did.
Judge Friedrich’s rulings were unsealed in early July, after Messers Nadler and Schiff had already scheduled Mr. Mueller’s testimony before their committees. And now they’re stuck with him. The only purpose of his appearance was to repeat and reinforce the narrative that the Russian government interfered in the election, which he is now forbidden to do, at least in connection to the Concord and IRA’s activities. But the other tentpole of the two-year-plus inquisition has also collapsed: the allegation that Russian intel hacked the DNC servers. It’s now a matter of public record that the DNC servers were never examined by federal officials. They were purportedly scrutinized by a DNC contractor called CrowdStrike, co-founded by Russian Dimitri Alperovitch, an adversary of Vladimir Putin, active in US-based anti-Putin lobbying and PR. CrowdStrike’s “draft” report on their review of the server was laughably incomplete, and the Mueller team’s lawyers took no steps to validate it.
It would be interesting to hear Robert Mueller’s explanation for how come US computer forensic experts were never dispatched to take possession of the DNC servers. Surely a ranking member on either House committee would have to ask him that, along with many other embarrassing questions about the stupendously sloppy and disingenuous work of the Special Counsel’s team. It was only one glaring omission among many.
The whole affair now takes on tragic contours of Shakespearean dimensions. The Attorney General, Mr. Barr, is said to be an “old friend” of Mr. Mueller. They clashed pretty publicly after the release of Mr. Mueller’s long-awaited final report. Mr. Barr must at least be dismayed by the bad faith and deliberate deceit in his old friend’s final report, and he really has to do something about it. The entire Mueller episode smacks of prosecutorial misconduct. In retrospect, it can only be explained as a desperate act undertaken by foolishly overconfident political activists. If Mr. Mueller thought he was being enlisted to play an historically heroic role to help get rid of an elected president detested by the Establishment, then he made the blunder of a lifetime. It was not the first blunder of his long career, but it was the final and fatal one. It is not out of the question that Mr. Mueller himself may eventually be the one indicted and convicted of real crimes against the people of the United States.
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The Muller hearing will be a big nothing.
“I cant comment on that, there is an on going investigation “
Interesting turn of events but I’ll still give odds he skates. The old bullshit line that no one is above the law doesn’t apply to those who make the laws.
Indeed. Another analogy is that the whole affair seems is like watching the Birth of a New Religion.
— Religion Name: The Woke Ones
— The Greatest Commandment: Thou shalt hate Trump with all thine heart.
— The Great Commission: Impeach the motherfucker.
— Holy Scriptures: Mueller Report
— The 12 Disciples: CuNNt, MS-LSD, Washington Compost, etc.etc.
— The Saved: ONLY Democrats; preferably Kneegrows, fags, fat ugly dykes, etc.
— Blasphemy!!: Wearing a MAGA hat.
— Favorite Scripture: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a White Person to be saved.”
And so on.
Of course, as in any religion, what is mostly required is Faith. And once Faith is involved … all reason, all logic, and even Truth flies out the window.
Bottom Line: These bastards from hell will be with us for a long time, and all this shit will continue for a very long time. That is … until we lop off their heads and send them to hell. (This is a Biblical concept. GCP can supply Bible verses upon request.)
Amen Amen I say unto thee.
Hail Rá Coon! You continue to amuse me. I hear/read much about what violence is sanctioned by Islam against Kaffirs and the white like. The old testament is full of violence – against all kinds. Lots of revenge too,I imagine. But not fluent in scriptures. Smite smite smite…
What does scripture say about justified (by-their-doctrines) defense against essentially what is elimination of Christians and their remnants. Mostly what was once Western Civ, wasps, wops and micks.
In a recent post GCP shared some of them, with great skill and reserve Stucky does not share, as least the reserve part.
What are the Christian calls to arms and for what reasons. Kristians seem under/down on the intersectionality chart, under siege.
How do those dictims translate into a secular society? Conflict is inevitable. It is wise to be prepared. Kristian Kings – has a nice look to it.
You forgot Krauts, Frogs, Vikings, Hunkeys, & Limeys ya racist fuck.
I’m getting really tired of writers who denigrate AOC, Schiff, and all the other nutbags in CONgress and government.
These are deadly serious foreign agents plotting our downfall.
To call them brain-dead, ditzy, or clueless is not just dangerous, it’s disingenuous and reeks of misdirection.
Keep your eyes on the prize.
Watching the dual citizen, globohomo, commie fucks swing in the breeze before this is over.
Bingo
Of course they’re brainless, clueless, nutjobs.
Unfortunately they have many if not more brainless, clueless nutjob followers than conservatives do.
It’s called the immoral, irresponsible, prorected class, something for nothing, brainless, clueless, nutjob fan club.
If they’re brainless clueless nutjobs, what does it say about us that they’re winning? America, and the world, has been ratcheting in their direction for decades with nary a single ratchet click back in the direction we prefer. The only debate is how quickly they get the world they want.
Useful idiots, while useful to the shadow dwellers, are still idiots.
I think this author is masquerading as Mr. Kunstler, as there is not one mention of “The Golden Golem of Greatness;” I’m highly disappointed.
The democrats seem to be pulling political suicide by pulling Mueller out from the grave, again, so I wonder if they have something up their sleeve; you know, like the president has something up his sleeve.
At this point, I’ve lost interest in whatever outcome manifests; I’ve been told so many times that it’s dropping now that it’s just getting old and I don’t want to hear about another promise of evidence.
What I do know is that since Obama and maybe sometime before, the country has been been sliding into the swamp and apart from a few bold declarations about draining the swamp, the trajectory has continued unabated.
I still have a little fantasy I keep in my heart that Trump will send her back and send the other one to prison, but it sits right next to my other fantasy of hitting the lottery and retiring on some island; maybe Epstein’s island will be a good buy after it’s fumigated and he is sitting in prison or maybe the bottom of a river somewhere with cement overshoes.
One can dream.
Amen. Burnt out & not particularly hopeful anymore, it sure would make me smile if any of these asshats are finally clad in orange for long periods of time. Ever since the guns disappeared into the lake I dont need to buy ammo so am buying extra canned food as possible, relaxing with a hobby, puttering on the house, & sharpening the pungi sticks at the perimeter of my property .
I enjoyed this earlier today…
I thought I seen in the comments at another site ( still looking for ) that depending on the circumstances of testimony and rules of evidence that somehow this can negate future charges against Mueller.
Anyone here with a strong legal background and familiarity with some of the “double standard swamp rules for public service ” have any insight ?
it’s been 30+ years so i don’t remember all the details but wasn’t ollie north let go because congress forced him to testify so his testimony couldn’t be used against him–
Just more bread and circuses. It would be a typical D.C. outcome if they tried Mueller and let the big fish skate. Meanwhile the water in the swamp is still rising and the water in the pot is getting hotter.
Election year hijinks.
Roll up the pants legs, shit’s going to get deep. – Airman Pangloss
I am shovel ready with short pants, let the pre-election games (BS) begin.
Short as in flood wading? How’s Kentucky bluegrass growing?
Pangloss demoted?
“Mr. Barr must at least be dismayed by the bad faith and deliberate deceit in his old friend’s final report, and he really has to do something about it.”
“Mr. Mueller himself may eventually be the one indicted and convicted of real crimes against the people of the United States.”
I like Kunstler but he is as hopelessly naïve as Pat Buchanan. Barr is as much a swamp creature as Mueller, in addition to being old friends. Barr isn’t going to do anything about Mueller, period. Mueller is never going to be indicted, let alone convicted.
The “good friend” stuff is akin to when Congress Critters say “My good friend, the esteemed Senator from …” is nothing more than good manners or the decorum required of public figures.
You know absolutely no one is serious when they refer to Mad Maxine as “the Gentle Lady from…”
In this case Barr and Mueller actually are old friends.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/09/graham-william-barr-robert-mueller-best-friends-wives-attended-bible-study-together/
With his Lincolnesque appearance and grave demeanor, Mueller seems to be the picture of the wise attorney. But what if Kunstler is right, and he is not as bright as he seems? It would be interesting if a journalist operating on that assumption scrutinized Mueller career. Might the journalist find that is rests on a few episodes, spaced far apart, that are far less impressive when looked at closely? Mueller’s Russia report served the purpose of creating seeds of doubt about Trump’s innocence, without subjecting Mueller to the risk that a case brought against the President would blow up in humiliating defeat. Good career move, but hardly Lincolnesque. No doubt Mueller is clever, but maybe his whole reputation rests on his ability to avoid taking risks, letting others take the hit when things go wrong, and a lot of luck. I don’t think this hearing is going to do him or his reputation much good.
It’s not that he’s an idiot, it is because he has to cover up for a great many idiots, who left a trail a mile wide, expecting hildabeast to win. This is all a show, no one will get indicted, arrested, etc.
The best that can happen is the Trump pardons anyone still in trouble, after 2020.
While all this story telling is going on, the real crimes continue, Illian Elmi will officially divorce her brother, and still be a congress critter, homos will continue to put on dresses and read in public libraries, while snipers protect them from crowds of angry moms:
https://trueconservativepundit.com/2019/06/20/rooftop-snipers-protect-lgbtd-grooming-children/
Will he or won’t he? A planned slip for more play time or final closure? Place your bets.
I think the problem is that all the questions by the Democrats on the Committee will be scripted to make it look like something is amiss and needs further investigation. To the Republicans who will ask the tough questions Mueller will plead the 5th.
if mueller were forced to name names it would be worth giving him immunity–
he could always be prosecuted later 4 the perjury he is likely to commit–
Certainly, Mueller will have nothing to say about the scumbag Weissmann and his slimy offer to Ukranian oligarch Dmitry Firtash.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/revealed_mueller_deputy_weissmanns_offer_to_a_ukrainian_oligarch_to_drop_prosecution_in_exchange_for_damaging_testimony_on_trump.html