Trump, Comey, Mueller And The Republic

Donald Trump is what he is regardless of what context you view him in. He is a dishonest, uncouth, criminal who may just be the most notorious traitor ever to plague our country.

Trump is an ignoramus and a psychopath. He has demeaned the Office of President and set our country back decades. He is chaos personified.

James Comey was the FBI Director who was fired by Trump. Comey is a complicated guy.

Comey was in charge of the FBI's investigations of both Clinton and Trump prior to the 2016 elections. Comey is honest and he is a patriot. His firing was done in a disgraceful manner.

Trump fired Comey to stop the Russia investigation. Comey's firing ultimately led to the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel. That, conceivably, was the very best thing that has happened in this country since the primaries leading to the 2016 election.

Before moving on to Mueller and what he's been doing, it needs to be said that Comey bungled both the Clinton and Trump investigations. At the very least he contributed to Clinton's loss and at the very worst he may have insured Trump's victory.

I watched George Stephanopoulos' interview of Comey that was aired on CBS last night. Comey was candid. He was sincere. Unfortunately, his explanations for why he did or didn't do anything in regard to his public statements prior to the 2016 election were nonsense.

Few people will ever be in anything like the position James Comey was in 2016. It's easy to judge Comey, but it's not easy to judge him fairly. I think it is fair to say that to this day, James Comey cannot explain why he did what he did because he simply lacks insight into himself and his actions. The rest is history and we all need to deal with the present.

Robert Mueller is no Boy Scout. He is about as clear and focused as any human being living or dead. He is a grown up who knows what he is doing and why. He knows what his job is and he plays by the rules. He is to prosecution what Leonard Bernstein was to music and orchestration.

Mueller is all about business. He is not about drama. He is investigating what happened and has already secured both indictments and convictions. His work has spawned other investigations as well.

Michael Cohen is Trump's personal attorney/fixer. Last week the FBI obtained multiple search warrants for Cohen's records. Now those records have been secured by the FBI and things are proceeding on multiple fronts.

Mueller is a modern day Sisyphus. He is pushing a boulder up a mountain of corruption that started long before Trump was elected. Our Congress has been compromised many times over. Special interests have taken over the Legislative Branch.

Sadly our legislators have been for sale all along. The list of buyers keeps changing and the consequences for our nation keep piling on.

Mueller is sidestepping all of this in his pursuit of the truth. What he is doing is tantamount to what prosecutors faced in Brazil's Car Wash investigation or Italy's Clean Hands investigation.

What remains to be seen is whether or not Mueller will survive to complete his investigation and whether or not our Congress will act if he does.

Some games are rigged. There are already calls from various Congressmen to fire Mueller and put an end to the investigation. Even Comey says he does not want to see Trump impeached.

Mueller and Comey are two very different people. They are both patriots, but they could not be farther apart when it comes to conducting an investigation and staying focused.

Our nation is deeply divided. This is nothing new for us. We've been here before. What we sorely need is a definitive resolution to the corruption we are facing. What we need is something that has never been done before. Trump needs to be dealt with appropriately and that's just for starters.

Russia has compromised everything from our elections to our Executive and Legislative branches. It has compromised our economy and infiltrated various advocacy groups. What we are dealing with is a whopping helping of corruption topped off with treason and betrayal.

Don't let them fire Mueller. Call your elected leaders at every level. Tell them you've had enough. Tell them you want Mueller protected and supported. Make sure to get out and vote this year.

Holy Moly!