Mueller-eve, Truthseekers, what will we learn tomorrow?  Virtually every news outlet characterizes Robert Mueller as a “reluctant” witness.  Indeed, Mueller stressed the point in his brief 5/29 press conference that his report was his testimony and he would not comment on any hypotheticals or decisions that weren’t explicit in the report were he called to testify.  We can’t help but wonder why?

Why is he reluctant to speak more fully on an investigation that he came out of retirement to oversee, protected fiercely from press scrutiny and leaks, and devoted years to untangling?  Unlike Ken Starr’s circus show, the Mueller investigation was fruitful. So far there have been 34 indictments and counting, seven guilty pleas, five criminals sent to prison, plus 3 Russian businesses charged with hacking, conspiracy, and financial crimes.

But while Ken Starr gleefully took the stage to salivate over every sordid detail of Bill Clinton’s extramarital kanoodling with an intern, Mueller appears willfully mute on these vastly more critical offenses to our Constitution.

Mueller seems to take the foreign assault seriously on 5/29.  He concluded that “Russian intelligence officers who were part of the Russian military launched a concerted attack on our political system… they used sophisticated cyber techniques to hack into computers and networks used by the Clinton campaign. They stole private information, and then released that information through fake online identities and through the organization WikiLeaks. The releases were designed and timed to interfere with our election and to damage a presidential candidate.”

And he knows the organized Russian efforts against America occurred with the knowledge and assistance of the Trump Crime Family and it’s peripherals, many of whom were subsequently indicted and sent to prison. Following that our “elected” President did everything he could to obstruct the investigation into this attack.

He embraced Putin, disparaged American FBI agents who protect our country and citizens, and hurled insults at those who expressed alarm that our nation was attacked. The only possible reason an allegedly America-loving, patriotic President would work to end an investigation into a foreign attack on our country is if he had a hand in it. Even Trump knows he’s complicit.  As the report states, upon hearing from then AG Sessions that Mueller had been appointed, his first reaction was to slump in his chair and say “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m fucked.”

Turns out, not so much.  Just like the pussy-grabbing comments- he is getting a pass from the GOP.  If anything, they love him even more after the report than before.  Doesn’t matter that he picks the dictator Putin over our own Intelligence community.  They are all wearing the MAGA hats now.

Imagine how bizarre it would’ve been if Dubya had called the 9/11 attacks a “hoax,” defended Osama bin Laden and said he trusted him more than American intelligence officers, and met with al Qaeda leaders off the record. Wouldn’t Republicans be a bit puzzled by that behavior?  Today’s GOP toadies don’t seem to care that our President is in bed with the enemy.  Why?  They care more about protecting this inane, idiotic, racist con man than securing our democracy against certain future attacks or punishing the criminals who seek to destroy our nation.

Again……why?

One after another these alleged public servants have contorted themselves into human pretzels to protect The pussy-grabbing Don. William Barr ended his retirement to swoop in and save his ass from the full-force of the report’s conclusions. Even as Trump’s dangerous racist rhetoric and atrocious policies reach a new low, these so-called patriots stand by his side.  They nod in tacit agreement as Trump vilifies Gold Star families, calls Mexicans rapists and murderers, bemoans shithole countries, attacks their respected  – and terminally ill – colleague John McCain, elevates Kim Jong Crazy to Respected Leader status, shuts down the government for an imaginary “emergency,” praises Putin, forgives the Saudi dismemberment of a US journalist, cages children, separates migrant families from their babies, and calls four elected Congresswomen anti-Semites who love al Qaeda and hate America.

Lindsay Graham went from being his harshest critic to his best BFF in the blink of an eye.  Ted Cruz wanted Trump’s head on a platter for the attacks on his father and wife, and now sings Trump’s praises. Presumed moderate Supreme Court Justice Kennedy retired so Trump could appoint the would-be rapist Kavanaugh.  Rubio, Ryan, Romney, Christie, Guiliani, Mulvaney, McCarthy, Haley, Jordan and many other “Never Trumpers” now cuddle him like their favorite teddy bear and Evangelicals treat him like the Messiah.  And to a person they pretend the Russian attack didn’t happen, isn’t ongoing, and shouldn’t be a concern in 2020.

Yet again…..why?  Are they ALL compromised by Russia?  Is that possible?

Mueller certainly understood the gravity of the foreign attack and took pains to stress that point in his only public remarks to date: “I will close by reiterating the central allegation of our indictments—that there were multiple, systematic efforts to interfere in our election.  That allegation deserves the attention of every American.”  Given this statement, you would conclude that he would be very, very interested in making sure the American people had as much information as possible to guard against future hostile actions by Russia and anyone working in the United States to assist Russia, wouldn’t you?

So- why the reluctance to speak publicly before Congress? Why did it require a subpoena to compel his testimony and why did he ask AG Barr for “instructions” about what he could say so he could have cover to refuse to answer specific congressional questions about details in his own report?  Why would he be “reluctant” to speak about the person who is the biggest internal threat to our nation, the un-indicted criminal Individual-1?

Two other salient comments from Mueller’s 5/29 statement seem to acknowledge how badly Trump has damaged our democracy and is deserving of Congressional intervention: “… the opinion says that the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting President of wrongdoing” and “When a subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators, it strikes at the core of the government’s effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable.”  Sure sounds like he’s suggesting Impeachment, making his reluctance all the more confounding.

Is it simply because he is a Republican and is merely a Party Loyalist?

And there is a new twist in the testimony debate.  Today we learned that Deputy Counsel Aaron Zebley will also be present tomorrow.  This is a huuuuuuuge get for Democrats on both committees tomorrow, and may signal that Mueller is more interested in spreading the truth than his “reluctance” would imply.  CNN has this:

The prospect that Mueller’s deputy could appear alongside the special counsel is a last-minute twist in one of the most highly anticipated hearings in years. Even if Zebley was there just as a counsel to aid Mueller, it could still change the dynamic of Mueller’s testimony Wednesday before the committees.

President Donald Trump weighed in on Twitter Tuesday evening, calling Zebley’s inclusion a “disgrace to our system.”
“VERY UNFAIR, SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED,” he tweeted.

The Justice Department objected to Zebley or any others testifying alongside Mueller because it wasn’t authorized, according to a person familiar with the matter. The department’s practice generally precludes line attorneys from testifying.

But the bottom line is that Zebley and many others who were on Mueller’s staff are private citizens now, and the Justice Department cannot do much other than object.

Ultimately the motive behind his public hesitance doesn’t matter – it’s clearly a matter for Congress to decide.  After tomorrow they will have few excuses to delay the Impeachment decision.  Anyone want to guess what happens next?