The Tainted Russia Probe: It’s Wrecking the FBI’s Cred
The White House needs to ratchet the tension in Washington down a few notches (“Don’t Fire Mueller — or Pardon Flynn,” Editorial, Dec. 19).
President Trump and his lawyers have already said the collusion story is fake news. If Trump has a clear conscience, there is nothing to fear, correct? So why is the GOP trying to subvert special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation? Let the legal process go forward without interference.
Washington’s job is to defend the country, not the party in power. So please, GOP leaders, put a lid on your subversive talk, stand aside and let qualified investigators do their jobs. Someone has to be the adult in the room. Bob Bascelli Seaford
Trump will be stepping into impeachment quicksand if he fires Mueller.
Considering Mueller’s professional and personal ties to former FBI Director James Comey (whom Trump fired), it was dead wrong for him to accept this special counsel role.
Moreover, Mueller’s use of FBI agent Peter Strzok and the presence of Bruce Ohr, a Fusion GPS-compromised official, at the Department of Justice has tainted this investigation in a big way.
But Trump should beware of handing the deep state the rope it needs to hang his presidency. James Hyland Beechhurst Defenders of the Muel- ler probe point to the fact that agent Strzok was removed after Mueller became aware of his conspiratorial and partisan texts.
But how much damage did Strzok and Ohr do before they were revealed to be so deeply in the tank for Hillary?
And how did Strzok’s and Ohr’s activities escape Mueller’s notice for as long as they did? David Rabinovitz Brooklyn
It is laughable that Trump and various other Republicans vigorously complained about an agent on Mueller’s team who sent private messages harshly criticizing Trump.
Strozk was removed when Mueller first became aware of his antiTrump messages, yet Republicans are still claiming that his bias compromised the investigation. Kenneth Zimmerman Huntington Beach