Mueller probe timeline tracks

I read aghast at Diane Dimond’s column in the June 9 paper, and for a person who has the title of “Crime and Justice” ahead of her picture found her piece to be very problematic. I cannot for brevity go into every detail, but let’s look at the highlights:

Dimond states the “Mueller Investigation,” as we have come to know it, has taken too long and should be “wrapped up.” For comparison, here is a list of some past investigations, although cost is not the issue in the (column). I have included the approximate cost in dollars at the time as well:

Watergate. Two years and $26 million

Iran Contra. Eight years and $47.4 million

Whitewater: Seven years and $80 million, although according to the Government Accountability Office it was $100 million.

The Mueller Investigation: 18 months of investigation during which time five people have pleaded guilty and another 19 have been indicted. That is more than all previously cited investigations put together, and yes apparently, it is not over.

Dimond states the investigation has been fraught with leaks. There is no evidence to support that assertion, nor is there any hard information, just speculation as Dimond has cited about the origins of the triggering factors which caused the promulgation of the investigation, but it was President Trump’s appointed Justice Department heads who authorized the investigation, and it has produced remarkable results at the cost so far of $4.7 million.

Perhaps Dimond is out of her depth in not understanding the documented — by all U. S. intelligence agencies — attempts for Russia to interfere with the very basis of this republic. This investigation has yielded, as far as the pleadings and indictments can indicate, more guilty pleas and indictments than all other of the aforementioned investigations.

The Mueller investigation is of great importance to the very survival of our country. Much more important than real estate, guns for hostages, and even attempting to get information from breaking into a political party’s office.

Put it in perspective.