Boston Herald

Just a few questions, please, Mr. Mueller

- Adriana COHEN

Now that Democrats have lost irreparabl­e credibilit­y telling the American people for the past three years the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia — since disproven by the special counsel’s costly investigat­ion — they’re now wasting even more taxpayer dollars hauling Robert Mueller in to testify today, trying to prove the president obstructed justice.

All of which illustrate­s what we’ve known all along — the Democrats’ endless investigat­ions against the president were never really about Russian meddling in U.S. elections. Or, once Mueller and his team of prosecutor­s found no criminal conspiracy, they would’ve shuttered its investigat­ion.

But they didn’t. They spent two years — and blew through at least 40 million tax dollars — to go after Trump, his family and associates to hurt and smear them — so Democrats can benefit. Mission accomplish­ed: Despite a robust economy and historical­ly low unemployme­nt, the GOP lost control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections.

Here’s the first question lawmakers should ask Mueller today:

When did you know there was no collusion between the president, his campaign and Russia? And once you came to that conclusion, why didn’t you let the attorney general and the American people know, instead of sitting on that crucial informatio­n for many months, if not years?

According to Justice Department protocol, investigat­ors aren’t supposed to insert themselves in politics. If Mueller knew there was no collusion before the November 2018 midterms and withheld that exculpator­y informatio­n, hurting Trump and the Republican party politicall­y, his 448-page report should be thrown in the trash, where it belongs. Next question:

Why were thousands of text messages between corrupt former FBI agent Peter Strzok who worked for Mueller and his Trump-hating lover Lisa Page deleted? If any American destroyed government property and evidence relative to a criminal investigat­ion, they’d be indicted.

Then there’s the fact that Hillary Clinton’s campaign funneled money to ex-British spy Christophe­r Steele, who paid Russian “informants” for Russian propaganda that was used by the FBI to justify spying on the Trump campaign and launch criminal investigat­ions into Trump and his associates. If the special counsel was supposed to review foreign interferen­ce in U.S. elections, why didn’t he do a deep dive into Hillary Clinton and the Steele dossier?

The fact that the special counsel shielded Hillary Clinton and the DNC for their real Russian collusion tells you everything you need to know.

 ?? GETTY IMAGES FILE ?? ROLL THE VIDEO: Special counsel Robert Mueller is seen on a screen during a press conference in May. Mueller is due to testify today before two Congressio­nal panels.
GETTY IMAGES FILE ROLL THE VIDEO: Special counsel Robert Mueller is seen on a screen during a press conference in May. Mueller is due to testify today before two Congressio­nal panels.
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