“If President Trump thought that by sacking the F.B.I. director, James Comey, he could kill off the investigation into his associates’ ties to the Russian government and its attempt to deliver him the White House, he was wrong.
The investigation will go on, now under the leadership of a former F.B.I. director — and this one the president can’t fire on his own. Robert Mueller III, who was named special counsel on Wednesday to oversee the Trump-Russia investigation, is charged with revealing the truth about suspicions that reach into the highest levels of the Trump campaign and White House.”
Here are some comments I support:
Brad Kramer
Brookline, Massachusetts 10 hours ago
Well done, Rod Rosenstein. This is very good news for America and the integrity of our democratic institutions.
Andrew G. Bjelland, Sr.
Salt Lake City, Utah 3 hours ago
What a difference the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller will likely make.
It is difficult to believe that less than a week ago, the NYT reported:
“President Trump’s lawyers say his income tax returns do not show income from Russian sources or debt owed to Russians, with the exception of $95 million paid by a Russian billionaire for a Trump-owned estate in Florida and $12.2 million in payments in connection with holding the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013.
And now this.
Mr. Mueller will be asking questions such as: Was the $95 million paid by a Russian oligarch for a property which Trump had purchased for less than $50 million simply a fair market exchange? Or was money laundering involved?
$12 million from the Russians here and $45-50 million from a Russian oligarch there may be chump change to Trump and a small “exception” to his lawyers, but it is no trivial matter. Trump’s take from the Russians dwarfs that of Mr. Flynn–and Flynn was forced to resign.
Mr. Mueller’s investigation will follow the money, the debt and the possibility of money laundering associated with Trump’s personal and corporate endeavors.
The Trump clan’s numerous conflicts of interest are evident to all who have eyes, ears and noses. Surely Mr. Mueller’s investigation will expand to encompass the entire Trump clan’s dubious enterprises.
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