articulation of the factual basis<\/a> for the criminal investigation \u2014 i.e., the investigation of specified federal crimes \u2014 which shapes the boundaries of the special counsel\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/strong><\/p>\nThis last provision is designed to prevent a special counsel\u2019s investigation from becoming a fishing expedition \u2014 or what President Trump calls a \u201cwitch hunt,\u201d what DAG Rosenstein more diplomatically disclaims as an \u201cunguided missile,\u201d and what Harvard\u2019s Alan Dershowitz, invoking Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin\u2019s secret-police chief, pans as the warped dictum, \u201cShow me the man and I\u2019ll show you the crime.\u201d In our country, the crime triggers the assignment of a prosecutor, not the other way around.<\/strong><\/p>\nI would strongly suggest that you follow the link to read the entire article. Andrew McCarthy presents a very strong legal argument as to why the Mueller investigation is not in compliance with the statute for a special prosecutor. Unfortunately the Mueller investigation has become a vehicle to ruin anyone financially that might have had even a tangential relationship with either the Trump campaign or the Trump presidency. Notice that nothing anyone has been charged with has any relationship with a conspiracy with Russia or election tampering. The only things that have been uncovered show the use of government agencies to spy on a political opponent in order to sway an election, and those things have been ignored by Mueller.<\/p>\n
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So what are the suspected crimes committed by Donald Trump that Mueller has been authorized to investigate, and what was the factual basis for Rosenstein\u2019s authorization of this investigation?<\/strong><\/p>\nWe still haven\u2019t been told.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe anti-Trump Left decries all criticism as an effort to \u201cdelegitimize\u201d and \u201cobstruct\u201d the Mueller investigation. But no one is questioning the investigation of Russia\u2019s interference in the election. We are questioning why a special counsel was appointed to investigate the president of the United States. It is the Justice Department\u2019s obligation to establish the legitimacy of the appointment by explaining the factual basis for believing a crime was committed. If there is no such basis, then it is Mueller\u2019s investigation that is delegitimizing the presidency and obstructing its ability to carry out its constitutional mission \u2014 a mission that is far more significant than any prosecutor\u2019s case.<\/strong><\/p>\nWe\u2019re not asking for much. After 16 months, we are just asking why there is a criminal investigation of the president. If Rod Rosenstein would just explain what the regs call for him to explain \u2014 namely, the basis to believe that Donald Trump conspired with the Kremlin to violate a specific federal criminal law, or is somehow criminally complicit in the Kremlin\u2019s election sabotage \u2014 then we can all get behind Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\nBut what is the explanation? And why isn\u2019t the Republican-controlled Congress demanding it?<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Mueller investigation is an example of the deep state trying to protect itself. That is what Bob Woodward’s book is about and that is what The New York Times editorial is about. Unfortunately there are both Republicans and Democrats in the deep state. Until we elect people who love America more than they love money and prestige, the deep state will remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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