tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post3050059838015756880..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Will The Tables Turn? The Lindsey Graham Interviewmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78250735313511490702019-03-14T12:29:21.120-05:002019-03-14T12:29:21.120-05:00I agree, Yancey. As for it being an error of judgm...I agree, Yancey. As for it being an error of judgment, I think we can see how it gives Barr a weapon to use to challenge certain aspects. It may not be a conclusive weapon in terms of shutting things down, but in terms of removing people, in terms of public justification, it becomes quite powerful. As you say: It was wrong and it was also foolish. But Mueller has a long history of questionable mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40337685175380132002019-03-14T12:17:59.467-05:002019-03-14T12:17:59.467-05:00Mueller's decision to allow such a large fract...Mueller's decision to allow such a large fraction of his team to be made up of <i>open</i> Clinton supporters was an error of judgment and ethics, in my opinion. It is difficult to put any positive and ethical spin on that initial decision in team construction.Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-47070928981262155592019-03-14T10:08:28.092-05:002019-03-14T10:08:28.092-05:00"I assume that DOJ/FBI already has written an..."I assume that DOJ/FBI already has written an internal report that details the real history of the investigation."<br /><br />Mike, I wouldn't bet on that. What comes closest would be the OIG reports, but so far they haven't amounted to too much, IMO, because Horowitz has had his hands tied.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-21286266296545401942019-03-14T09:52:22.548-05:002019-03-14T09:52:22.548-05:00The appointment of a Special Counsel in May 2017 w...The appointment of a Special Counsel in May 2017 would have been a good thing if ...<br /><br />* The Special Counsel had been assigned to discover the entire history of the investigation of Trump and his campaign.<br /><br />* The Special Counsel had been someone who was not determined to cover up the FBI's misdeeds -- someone other than former FBI Director Robert Mueller.<br /><br />The Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.com