Anything may happen

Be careful what you wish for. The liberals were very unhappy with FBI Director James Comey and many demanded his firing. President Trump fired him, and then those same people were outraged.

Next there was a demand for a special counsel. Robert Mueller, former FBI director, has been named, and I predict they will not be satisfied regardless of his findings. The history of special counsels shows their findings often are different from what was expected. Patrick Fitzgerald was appointed to look into the Valerie Plame affair; it ended with the prosecution and conviction of “Scooter” Libby for perjury and obstruction. He found that although Ms. Plame had been an undercover agent in years past, she was no longer in that role, and her unmasking by Richard Armitage was not worthy of prosecution. Then there was a guy named Ken Starr who was assigned to look into a land deal here in Arkansas. His big discovery had to do with a stain on a blue dress and resulted in the impeachment of a president.

These special counsels have a way of branching outside the parameters envisioned. Comey’s “notes” may be requested, and they could include discussions of Hillary’s email and email system. It could even include having Susan Rice reveal which Americans caught up in “incidental collection” she had unmasked and why. The special counsel might look into DNC efforts to rig the primaries for Hillary; the IRS scandal of the Obama administration could rear its head. The possibilities are endless. PHIL PHILLIPS

Fayetteville