Santorum: Mueller could avoid charges of McCarthyism by investigating DOJ, FBI

[DonViejo]

BY MICHAEL BURKE - 08/19/18 01:51 PM EDT

Former GOP Senator Rick Santorum said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller could avoid comparisons to Sen. Joseph McCarthy by investigating the Justice Department (DOJ) and FBI.

Santorum said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Mueller should investigate the DOJ and FBI “with respect to Hillary Clinton and all these other things.”

The former senator was responding to a string of tweets from President Trump early Sunday morning claiming that Mueller makes McCarthy, who searched for communists in the U.S. government in the 1950s, “look like a baby.”

“It’s his job to do a thorough investigation,” Santorum said of Mueller. “… There’s certainly no evidence that he’s looking into any of this.”

Other panelists on “State of the Union” pushed back against Trump’s comparison of McCarthy to Mueller's probe into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm said Mueller “is the total hero.”

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Go ahead and file the charges, chump. nt

[Guilded Lilly]

2. Santorum is lying scum. Always has been. Always will be.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Santorum could avoid these charges by kissing your butt and saying it smells like roses. nt

[Iliyah]

6. But he's a "Christian".

Better yet, Mr. S, how about Mueller focus on the Republican party.

[TheBlackAdder]

22. So was Father Charles Edward Coughlin and Marshall Herff Applewhite, Jr.

[dchill]

3. Blanket Whataboutism.

Rick Santorum could avoid being called an asshole by keeping his mouth shut.

[rurallib]

5. I thought Ricky went out in the trash years ago

[lisa58]

7. Why doesn't anyone ever say...

The investigation will uncover who did what to who. If Hillary is guilty it will be discovered. If you are so sure you should be thrilled it’s being investigated.

[spanone]

8. why the cnn pays santorum to spew such ignorant shit is a total mystery

[potone]

17. It is disgusting.

When Democrats lose elections, they disappear from talk shows. But that is not true of Republicans. Santorum and Gingrich are two of the more egregious examples. When was the last time anyone saw Al Gore on one of these programs? Or Secretary Clinton? Yet the Republicans endlessly whine about the so-called liberal media. As Pogo said, “Ha, ha. It is to laugh.”

[dameatball]

9. How does this guy manage to stay on these talk shows???

[Initech]

10. God these people are so fucking stupid!

[Frustratedlady]

11. Why do show hosts request his presence? I can't imagine anyone is interested in what he has to say.

If Trump hadn't committed so many crimes (for now, I'll say alleged, but we all know how deep into doo-doo he is) and involved so many people, Mueller would have been done with his investigation a long time ago.

They all seem extremely nervous because of Mueller. I doubt they are too thrilled with all the accolades Mueller has gotten from all sides of the government. He hasn't given them anything to glom onto to bring him down. In contrast to the lying Republicans, Mueller stands out like an American eagle...strong, focused and patriotic.

They can only wish to be the same.

[wasupaloopa]

12. Why do these ?#!*'s defend trump. He is only in it for him self

Is it because they think trump will get their religious agenda into law

[thegoose]

13. Every week

They bring this frothy sack on. All networks should stop bothering with Repukes. They're all liars.

[DetlefK]

14. Mueller has no authority to do that. Here's his order of appointment:

Mueller's authority is towards investigating whether the russian government influenced the 2016 election and any matter that arises from that.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/967231/download

Nothing in this document says that he has the right to start an investigation against the DOJ, unless he finds evidence that would make the connection in the first place.

[Beartracks]

15. And the Republicans could avoid charges of treason...

... by not supporting a Russian puppet in the White House. So there's that.

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Mr. Frothy trying to stay relevant

[VOX]

18. "Tailgunner Joe" is now a right-wing icon, an unappreciated Amerikkkan hero...

Another case of Republicans changing their shitty narrative to fit the moment.

Santorum? These guys NEVER quit, they’re as blessed as cockroaches in that capacity.

[Solly Mack]

19. Go away, Rickety.

You're as irrelevant now as you've always been. And just as stupid.

[pecosbob]

20. I fully agree, Rick

We should investigate the Department of Justice for it's use of slave labor in Bureau of Prisons and it's lack of oversight over both ICE and Customs and Border Protection abuses. We should investigate the FBI New York office for it's blatant political interference in the 2016 elections.

[oasis]

21. Santorum's a better fit on Fox with way ot shit like that.

[badhair77]

23. This man brings nothing to the table.

Why do they book him.