Mueller prosecutor says special counsel 'could have done more' to hold Trump accountable

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

A former prosecutor on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team writes in a new book that the group failed to fully investigate President Trump’s financial ties and should have stated explicitly that they believed he obstructed justice, claiming that their efforts were limited by the ever-present threat of Trump disbanding their office and by their own reluctance to be aggressive.

In an explosive tell-all that offers the most detailed account yet of what happened behind the scenes during Mueller’s two-year investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, Andrew Weissmann writes of his frustration that the special counsel failed to subpoena the president and otherwise pulled punches for fear of incurring Trump’s wrath.

He lays particular blame on Mueller’s top deputy, Aaron Zebley, for stopping investigators from taking a broad look at Trump’s finances and writes that he now wonders whether investigators had “given it our all,” knowing they left many important questions unanswered.

“As proud as I am of the work our team did — the unprecedented number of people we indicted and convicted and in record speed for any similar investigation — I know the hard answer to that simple question: We could have done more,” Weissmann writes.



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[SergeStorms]

1. Yeah, no screaming shit.

And that lead to Barr going out to declare Trump completely innocent. What a disappointment the Mueller "investigation" was.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. So fucking helpful NOW. You let down your country. Big time. Mueller on down.

[jrthin]

3. Duh! Of course he could. He's just another republican failure.

[Frustratedlady]

4. No surprise there. Mueller either had reins on the entire time, or lacked the fight to go all the

way. Perhaps there was too much media attention each and every day, and being from the old school, didn't want to ruin his reputation. He couldn't live up to the expectation from most of the country to bring Trump to his knees.

I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but seeing how Barr is acting...even in public...I can just imagine what he did behind the scenes to rein Mueller in if he thought he was getting too aggressive.

I truly believe that the biggest threat to America will eventually be proven to be A.G. Barr. Mueller was just one of his many victims.

[Scruffy1]

7. In the final analysis he was a damn Republican.

His job was to give credibility to a whitewash while still making some noise. They knew they couldn't get away with a total whitewash and that's why he was picked.

[mazzarro]

11. B-I-N-G-O!

I have always and will continue to believe that he balanced the whole thing carefully on a knife edge in order to make it easier for it to be tumbled over knowing full well that reThugs play hardball than demos who constantly shy away from fights.

[jrthin]

5. I don't know why Weissmann is proud of his work. They

brought in the little fish and let the big one go.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Seems Captain Obvious was on the team.

Facepalm.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. When they bring in the old and tired investigators

you know the investigation's going nowhere after which they'll tell you they did everything possible.

The Warren Commission, too.

[ArizonaLib]

9. Yes, the ones good at double speak

See: Warren Commission, Iran contra, Mueller report, etc.

[MurrayDelph]

10. Oh

[world wide wally]

12. No shit

[NBachers]

13. Thank you for your postmortem flatulence, Weissmann.

[RandiFan1290]

14. Never trust a republicon.

[Bayard]

15. Is there anyone not writing, "A Little Too Late" book these days?

I guess publication before the election is better than nothing.

[machI]

16. Trump's tax returns and his financial records are will show where the criminal activity is.

We can still charge Trump if judges quit protecting his tax returns and order him to submit his records to Congress.