'As he investigates Trump's aides, special counsel's record shows surprising flaws'

[easyt65]

'Wen he was named special counsel in May, Robert S. Mueller III was hailed as the ideal lawman — deeply experienced, strait-laced and nonpartisan — to investigate whether President Trump’s campaign had helped with Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

The accolades squared with Mueller’s valor as a Marine rifle platoon commander in Vietnam and his integrity as a federal prosecutor, a senior Justice Department official and FBI director from 2001 to 2013, the longest tenure since J. Edgar Hoover. He was praised by former courtroom allies and opponents, and by Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

But at 73, Mueller’s record also shows a man of fallible judgment who can be slow to alter his chosen course. At times, he has intimidated or provoked resentment among subordinates. And his tenacious yet linear approach to evaluating evidence led him to fumble the biggest U.S. terrorism investigation since 9/11.'


Not only is Mueller a criminal who should be facing his own Special Counsel for hiding Russian crimes in 2009, he is a f* up as a lawyer / prosecutor....

As he investigates Trump's aides, special counsel's record shows surprising flaws

 

[Ridgerunner]

LA Times tends to lean way to the left when it comes to politics!!! Why in the world is this bit of reporting enflaming liberals taste buds?

Editor's Note

This article is based, in part, on interviews with more than two dozen lawyers and investigators who have worked with Mueller. Citing the sensitivity of the Russia investigation and potential repercussions, most spoke on the condition of anonymity. Mueller declined, through a spokesman, to comment.
As he investigates Trump's aides, special counsel's record shows surprising flaws