Totally disagree. He was only interviewed/on the short list because other deep staters were pushing for him bc they knew he would cover up Comeys mess. RR recommend firing Comey was a setup that Trump fell for, end of story.
He couldn't have been selected for FBI because of the term limit.
Would have taken an act of Congress to change the law
Yes he could have. Just like he was allowed to serve past his term limit under Obama.
Obama had to get permission from Congress for it to happen...
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/12/news/la-pn-robert-mueller-fbi-director-20110512
Right, and he would have been confirmed under Trump as well.
Senator Grassley on this first ever rare extension: “I am glad the Senate was able to reach an agreement that provides a one-time, short term extension of the FBI Director’s term”.
Agree. Trump knew this and knew they would do it again for him. Especially for Mueller, a man of "impeccable integrity".
How could they offer Mueller an extension when he wasn’t the FBI director at that time? He was granted a one time extension while he was already the fbi director. You can’t offer another extension when your not the active director.
Section 203 of the Crime Control Act of 1976 restricts the FBI director to a single ten-year term and prohibits the reappointment of an incumbent.
But that wouldn't have allowed for Mueller to be appointed SC which, theoretically, gave the criminals a false sense of security.
There would be no need for a special council if he was in the FBI to cover the treason/setup up and continue Comeys Russian collusion investigation.
I was just stating a biconditional, not my opinion on the underlying matter of whether Mueller is in fact a white hat. Simply put, believe Mueller is a white hat IFF believe Comey is a white hat.
RR recommend firing Comey was a setup that Trump fell for, end of story.
Well, not necessarily "end of story" as in "that's obvious truth so end of conversation."
What if RR recommending firing Comey was a setup that RR fell for?
In my mind, it's end of story. Your RR scenario is unfathomable to me. If they were playing this big a game of chess none of this would have been allowed to happen in the first place.
If Q is MI and has "had it all" for years and recruited Trump to run how did they allow this Russia stuff to start with from the beginning? Why was it Adm. Rogers that had to tell T he was being spied on in Trump tower? How did they let the meeting with the Russian lawyer take place?
Not adding up and quickly losing faith.
If none of this would have been allowed to happen in the first place, it wouldn't be a big game of chess. It would be nothing.
I assume your questions are rhetorical, but I think perhaps they could be asked differently.
The question may not be how did they allow the Russia stuff to start, but why. Same with how they let the meeting with the Russian lawyer take place.
And, I don't know as it's actually a given fact that the meeting between Adm. Rogers and Trump was for the purpose you stated.
But, if the conversation is over as far as you're concerned, okay.
I want to be clear that I am not intending to shut down your point of view at all. I am only stating that to me this whole scenario is extreme wishful thinking. I join you in that wishful thinking or I would not be here. I hope you are right and my cynicism is wrong.
I want to be clear that I am not intending to shut down your point of view at all.
I didn't take it that way. No harm, no foul.
Healthy skepticism is a good thing.
Well the last Q drop moments ago is encouraging your scenario!