If Mueller Wasn’t in Charge, Who Was?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller had a bad day last week. The build-up to his congressional testimony rivaled that of Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone’s vault. Endless fanfare and hype, but both Mueller and the vault were empty, devoid of treasure, or any smoking gun.

At one level, Mueller is a sad figure, a doddering old man, looking foolish on an international stage, after being praised for two years for his legal acumen and integrity.

Was his performance genuine or contrived? Was he trying to salvage his reputation as a card-carrying deep-state elitist by playing a sympathetic old man being badgered by nasty Republicans? Did Democrats throw him under the bus in their unending quest to nullify the 2016 election, regardless of the personal toll on him and his family?

The Russia Hoax: The I... Jarrett, Gregg Best Price: $4.40 Buy New $10.93 (as of 12:30 UTC - Details) It’s clear he was not in charge of his own investigation. He not only didn’t write the report, which bears his name, but it’s uncertain if he even read it. If he did, he was certainly unfamiliar with the basics of the investigation. Anyone who listens to conservative talk radio or watches any of the Fox News opinion shows knew far more about the “Mueller Report” than its namesake.

Mueller seems to know only what he read in the New York Times or Washington Post, or watched on CNN, understanding little more about the investigation than the average low-information Democrat voter.

Most readers of American Thinker know what Fusion GPS is and the role it played in the Russian collusion hoax. Or who some of the key players are including Christopher Steele, Glenn Simpson and Natalia Veselnitskaya. The former FBI director did not and could only say, “I’m not familiar with that.”

If Robert Mueller wasn’t in charge of the “Mueller investigation,” who was? After his painful testimony, it’s apparent Mueller was a figurehead only. As Thomas Lifson described in American Thinker,  “He was a BINO, a Boss In Name Only, or, colloquially, a front-man.” This leads to many questions.

Who appointed Robert Mueller to be Special Counsel? Did they know at the time of appointment that Mueller was like the “of counsel” lawyer on the law firm letterhead, listed for appearances only, a rainmaker for the firm who does little other than wine and dine clients and tell stories of past glory days?

Or was Mueller sharp as a tack on the day of his appointment, suffering a severe cognitive decline during the past two years? If so, why was he allowed to continue? And why would Democrats want him to testify in the state he was in, embarrassing him only for partisan gain?

If he was to only be a figurehead, adding to the charade of independence and integrity of the investigation, who was intended to actually run the investigation? Who was charged with hiring the team, deciding what and who to investigate, who to indict, who to strongarm, who to ignore, and then to finally write the report?

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