Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Former Director Robert S. Mueller should have who ever he wants to assist him at the hearings tomorrow..

It is not reasonable to have one man complete testimony on an investigation that took 22 months and was the culmination of extensive assistance from the FBI and innumerable members of the DOJ.

This investigation occurred because two separate departments in the USA federal government detected interference by Russians. Those two agencies launched investigations autonomously. The idea this was a witch hunt for political purposes are lies by Trump and this obstruction proves his guilt. The Attorney General should be ashamed of his role in any obstruction.

...To carry out the investigation and prosecution of the matters assigned to him, the Special Counsel assembled a team that at its high point included 19 attorneys-five of whom joined the Office from private practice and 14 on detail or assigned from other Department of Justice components. These attorneys were assisted by a filter team of Department lawyers and FBI personnel who screened materials obtained via court process for privileged information before turning those materials over to investigators; a support staff of three paralegals on detail from the Department's Antitrust Division; and an administrative staff of nine responsible for budget, finance, purchasing, human resources, records, facilities, security, information technology, and administrative support. The Special Counsel attorneys and support staff were co-located with and worked alongside approximately 40 FBI agents, intelligence analysts, forensic accountants, a paralegal, and professional staff assigned by the FBI to assist the Special Counsel's investigation....