Robert Mueller shows just how hardcore he is
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has said nothing during his investigation into Donald Trump’s Russia scandal, and he’s even tried to keep his actions out of the public eye as much as possible. However, from time to time, Mueller’s actions necessarily end up playing out in public. In those instances, he’s consistently demonstrated just how aggressively he’s conducting himself. Now we’re seeing yet another reminder of that.
Three weeks ago, Robert Mueller arrested Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort and another Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates. Now Mueller is essentially trying to get Gates’ attorney fired, as he’s making the legal argument that the attorney in question has a conflict of interest, according to a new Bloomberg report (link). The attorney represents both Gates and a business partner of Gates who is separately accused of financial crimes.
This serves as a reminder that Mueller is exploiting every possible legal avenue for pursuing his prosecution as aggressively as he can. This matters greatly because it means that if Mueller is taking this aggressive of an approach toward a relative small fish like Gates, it means he’s taking the same approach toward Donald Trump behind the scenes.
We’ve also seen Robert Mueller arrest Trump adviser George Papadopoulos for lying to the FBI. This strongly suggests that Mueller will also prosecute the likes of Jeff Sessions for lying under oath to the Senate, and Jared Kushner for lying on his White House security clearance forms. Meanwhile, Mueller’s most potent weapon may be that he’s been able to keep so much of his work under the radar, leaving Donald Trump and his team guessing and keeping them off guard as he plows forward.
