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hlthe2b

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1. I think this may signal Mueller's reticent testimony and halting delivery, along with

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:15 AM

Feb 2020

attempts by DOJ to have other attorneys involved testify alongside or instead of Mueller, may well suggest he's suffering onset of dementia or related health issues.

I'm not ready to throw Mueller to the wolves. His long history of honorable service does, I believe give us reason to wait for the true answers before we wrrite his ultimate assessment.

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Mueller is looking more and more as a less than courageous figure. [View all] edhopper Feb 2020 OP

I think this may signal Mueller's reticent testimony and halting delivery, along with hlthe2b Feb 2020 #1

I've had that same thought htuttle Feb 2020 #2

Me too! get the red out Feb 2020 #30

Wondering if maybe this was the reason Rod Rosenstein picked him? bluestarone Feb 2020 #5

Something happened. Scarsdale Feb 2020 #17

Neither the Mueller Probe nor the Impeachment "Trial" were actually completed...yet. Moostache Feb 2020 #76

Rosenstein's been around a long time bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #19

Short of info regarding sources and methods exboyfil Feb 2020 #78

I always thought Churchill's strong point was pep talks, soldierant Feb 2020 #88

It's a wonder DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #28

Something that jumped out at me while reading A Very Stable Genius tanyev Feb 2020 #10

Yes.. I noted that too in the book... hlthe2b Feb 2020 #12

Those Lieutenants!! bluestarone Feb 2020 #33

I just read about Mueller PatSeg Feb 2020 #15

I'll have to check that book out... Locrian Feb 2020 #24

Well said. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #36

Oh yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #51

It was obvious Muellar was not the Mueller from earlier years. brush Feb 2020 #31

I watched videos of younger Mueller riverwalker Feb 2020 #40

Yep, Rosenstein had to know. No repug can be trusted. I remember Rosestein standing faithfully... brush Feb 2020 #50

Never trust a Republican. nt live love laugh Feb 2020 #3

T H I S Cosmocat Feb 2020 #4

Yes and don't forget they spent 8 more years trying to w Obama live love laugh Feb 2020 #58

Yes indeed - no doubt about that. mazzarro Feb 2020 #63

I strongly concur with you completely. mazzarro Feb 2020 #69

Agreed and he chose the most ambiguous language to muddy live love laugh Feb 2020 #89

This may have more historical precedent than you thought. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #20

He failed Liberalhammer Feb 2020 #85

B-I-N-G-O! Especially one that has been cog of the party all along. mazzarro Feb 2020 #62

Yes exactly Liberalhammer Feb 2020 #84

Mueller was our fantasy Generic Brad Feb 2020 #6

It wasn't just "our bad" Merlot Feb 2020 #29

Exactly. Sadly, we put too much hope in him. brush Feb 2020 #35

Sorry, I kept saying I hoped it wasn't going to another Fitzmas dhol82 Feb 2020 #41

Just like Bolton was a fantasy. RepubLIEcons are the LAST people to trust.. nt live love laugh Feb 2020 #59

You've got that right Generic Brad Feb 2020 #60

I hope at least the pattern is more obvious--of dangling these false RepubLIEcon "saviors" live love laugh Feb 2020 #64

The sooner people grasp that there isn't a savior, ever, the better off they'll be. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #7

That is the reality check empedocles Feb 2020 #48

I think there may have been health issues with Mr Mueller. kentuck Feb 2020 #8

That's the rumor. Johonny Feb 2020 #9

In the book A Very Stable Genius PA Democrat Feb 2020 #54

I DON'T BLAME MUELLER blakstoneranger Feb 2020 #11

+1 They're projecting how they're going to cheat. joost5 Feb 2020 #39

I woke up this morning with this very thought. MASW Feb 2020 #13

His plea bargains were going no where exboyfil Feb 2020 #79

Zero Republican will stand up to Trump except Mitt! BlueJac Feb 2020 #14

Even Mitt made a 50% show of token support. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #21

Voting on both would not have made any difference to Trump redstateblues Feb 2020 #56

I don't mean to sound completely ungrateful, it did poke Trump in the eye. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #67

Amash nt Celerity Feb 2020 #43

Conflicting goals bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #16

I agree. I think he knew which way the winds were blowing, i.e., U.S. Senate. Texin Feb 2020 #27

Bingo mjvpi Feb 2020 #91

Republicans are so courageous when picking on women and kids. Pepsidog Feb 2020 #18

Ain't that the truth. nevergiveup Feb 2020 #22

Mueller could have been a hero. He chose otherwise. AverageJoe Feb 2020 #23

I thinkk the reality is ... Locrian Feb 2020 #26

Sounds about right AverageJoe Feb 2020 #45

He got his law practice up and running again exboyfil Feb 2020 #80

What if there had been an investigator who could have brought Hitler down before he ever became jalan48 Feb 2020 #25

When it was time to tell truth to power... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #32

Same with Bolton. zentrum Feb 2020 #34

I think Mueller's role was to uncover crimes so another authority can dispose them. Baked Potato Feb 2020 #37

Another way to phrase it Alpeduez21 Feb 2020 #38

+1 ChiTownDenny Feb 2020 #42

I'm guessing he doesn't want trump harassing his Ilsa Feb 2020 #44

We where wrong to expect a Repub (of any stripe) to do a... JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #46

I just finished the chapter in "A Very Stable Genius" about the Mueller report and I now think Vinca Feb 2020 #47

Cheat, call it winning, brag about it? czarjak Feb 2020 #49

In assessing Mueller's less than stellar performance COLGATE4 Feb 2020 #52

He's a republican Nature Man Feb 2020 #53

I think someone got to Mueller samplegirl Feb 2020 #55

Another view Hearthrob Feb 2020 #57

Hang on, we are throwing Mueller under the bus now? ramen Feb 2020 #61

No edhopper Feb 2020 #66

Merry Fitzmas LessAspin Feb 2020 #65

Yup nt live love laugh Feb 2020 #90

slightly OT Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #68

The were shown that Trump is controlledby the Kremlin. edhopper Feb 2020 #70

But we do Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #71

They are FRIENDS shanti Feb 2020 #72

I never bought into that. Nor Comney, or Kelly. krissey Feb 2020 #73

I know, but what can we do about it now? Karma13612 Feb 2020 #74

Hope the American voters edhopper Feb 2020 #75

I hear ya! nt Karma13612 Feb 2020 #96

I'm confused. when did ever look like a courageous figure? Kurt V. Feb 2020 #77

They knew exactly who to pick and how Mueller would react. THEY KNEW. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #81

He could have gone down in history as a hero Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #82

I agree Liberalhammer Feb 2020 #83

Mueller is an establishment Republican and a possible early dementia case Azathoth Feb 2020 #86

Yeah.... Dorian Gray Feb 2020 #87

And what of the bulk of his team? Cetacea Feb 2020 #92

You have made edhopper Feb 2020 #95

I still find Mueller to be an admirable and honorable figure. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #93

"his report is far more damning than most people think or want to admit" StarfishSaver Feb 2020 #94

One of the biggest let-downs in history!!! I wish he was like De Niro played him!!! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2020 #97