Andrew C. McCarthy on the Mueller letter leak
Remember as you read this recent article by Andrew C. McCarthy that McCarthy worked with Mueller for many years and once deeply respected him—that is, until the last year or so.
Here’s McCarthy on Mueller’s leaked letter:
The purportedly private letter to Barr, like Mueller’s purportedly confidential report, was patently meant for public consumption, and thus leaked to the Post late yesterday. The timing is transparently strategic: the leak drops a bomb as Barr was preparing for two days of what promises to be combative congressional hearings, starting this morning; it gives maximum media exposure to Mueller’s diva routine and its Democratic chorus, while the attorney general gets minimal time to respond to asinine cries of that he should be charged with perjury, held in contempt, and – of course – impeached.
The Post’s reporters say they were permitted to “review” the letter yesterday. This phrasing implies that they were not permitted to keep a copy – i.e., no fingerprints on this leak of a close-hold document. Keep that in mind next time you read one of those hagiographies about ramrod straight Bob Mueller who never plays these Washington games, no siree…
Barr and Mueller spoke by phone the day after Mueller sent his letter. If you wade through the first 13 paragraphs of the Post’s story, you finally find the bottom line:
“When Barr pressed Mueller on whether he thought Barr’s memo to Congress was inaccurate, Mueller said he did not but felt that the media coverage of it was misinterpreting the investigation, officials said.”
So even Mueller conceded, through gritted teeth, that Barr’s letter was accurate. The diva was just worried about the media coverage.
Please read the whole thing.
The left axis desperately trying to head off the inquiry into “spying”.
Political hack. Words A. McC. can’t bring himself to write. Pity.
Not surprising. I never considered Mueller to be an honorable, ethical, honest person. He always had a sycophantic press. The journalist always told us that Muller was a real boy scout, reverent, loyal, thrifty, brave, etc.
I still do not understand why Weissmann was not disbarred years ago.
More stuff Mueller didn’t bother to look at: https://mobile.twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1124029151902601217
Mueller protected Whitey Bulger, he has long been as close to a paragon of virtue as was as Whitey.
Seems to me Barr is the new Scooter Libby.
seems to me Robert Müller is just another Heinrich Müller
Andy’s deference to Mueller’s professionalism and non-partisanship have declined radically over the last two years. He is starting to get down-right snarky.
“Mueller was annoyed because Barr’s report showed Mueller didn’t do the job he was retained to do, and omitted all the narrative-writing that Mueller preferred to do.”
Gloves off.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trumps-official-youtube-channel-uploads-video-called-obama-knew_2903412.html
I sure wish Barr could get McCarthy to go work for him investigating the FBI / DOJ deep state criminals.
I’m very glad Barr seems to be willing to be a bulldozer. I’d even prefer he be stronger against his Dem critics.