Sessions, Rosenstein, and Mueller. Oh, my!

Protestors have quickly organized in response to the “resignation” of Jeff Sessions, subsequent unconstitutional “appointment” of Matthew Whitaker, and ultimate firing of Rosenstein. The fear is that Mueller’s next, and that by ethical practice of waiting until after the election to spill any tea about Trump, he shot himself in the foot.

But let’s try to have some positivity up in here. It’s not like Sessions and Rosenstein were upstanding guys. Sessions, a well-established racist, and Rosenstein, a man who, not even one day after being fired called Trump’s new pick for Attorney General a great one. After firing Sessions, he appointed Whitaker, which is constitutionally illegal, as the Attorney General must be approved by Senate.

Curiouser and curiouser! I wonder if this could have anything to do with Whitaker’s ability to stick a fork in Mueller’s investigation? Just like Kavanaugh happened to believe that a sitting president shouldn’t be indicted during the same convenient time? Seems like Trump is solely using his presidency to shit-talk on Twitter, spread conspiracy theories, and make woefully obvious attempts at covering his ass.

I’m just going to say it. This already reeks. Today, Trump said he didn’t even know Matthew Whitaker (though one would hope he did if he appointed him as acting Attorney General, but hey); and one month ago, on his favorite program catering to blowing smoke up his ass, Fox and Friends, Trump told them, “I can tell you Matt Whitaker’s a great guy. I mean, I know Matt Whitaker.” Why lie? That’s all I need to say there.

That being said, naturally, Whitaker seems like a terrible person with some big-boned skeletons. First, in an op-ed for CNN he stated that he believed the Mueller investigation was too far-reaching. Without further limitation on the scope, Whitaker lamented that it would become a “political fishing expedition.” No, Matt, it would be much more like shooting fish in a barrel. If he were part of a jury, he’d be excused on that statement alone.

In the same op-ed for CNN, he states “investigating Donald Trump’s finances or his family’s finances falls completely outside of the realm of his 2016 campaign and allegations that the campaign coordinated with the Russian government or anyone else. That goes beyond the scope of the appointment of the special counsel.” Except, no. God forbid that probe into his personal finances revealed a pay off to a high ranking Russian official who’s name begins like Pu- and ends like -tin.

Back to the topic at hand. I don’t think we need to worry about Mueller too much yet. I mean, Trump does. He’s after Donald Trump Jr. for perjuring himself about his father’s collusion with Russia (again, why lie?) and Roger Stone for starting that whole pizzagate fuckery.

Mueller is a man of few words, so his silence here is not unexpected. He’s been at this investigation for a year now, and anyone who knows anything about Trump’s checkered past (and likely present), knows that he has to have at least something on Trump himself. While Trump slips into that verbally abusive significant other role as he does so easily, accusing Mueller of going on a “witch hunt” and claiming his investigation is “illegal” (?), Mueller remains silent.

Mueller had pretty free reign to investigate for the last year. It is safe to say he’s found something. Now, according to Philip Lacovara, as reported by The Atlantic, “The new attorney general, whether it is Whitaker or someone else, will be free to constrain Mueller’s investigation and suppress the special counsel’s findings.”

All hope is not lost. Again, this investigation has been going on for a long time. Democrats have been foaming at the mouth for the results. It will not be that easy for them to just silence this investigation at the mature point it has reached. Trump thinks he is playing chess, but he’s playing checkers. Mueller is in it for the long haul.

Also, keep in mind that Democrats now have control over the House. This means that they have the freedom to subpoena anyone or anything that seems suspicious about the investigation. Any whiff of obstruction of justice, and the House will pounce on it. Our government hasn’t totally failed us. That’s something we need to work hard to remember. Mueller himself, if fired, could approach the House himself with evidence for impeachment. A million things could happen, and we just can’t anticipate them all. Justice must eventually be served.

Speaking of justice, the real Attorney General will have to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and despite that pesky Republican majority, something tells me that Whitaker’s prior outspoken nature against the invasiveness of Mueller’s investigation may be considered a bit of a preconceived judgment of innocence.

As I write this, I am filled with great hope that the FBI will not sit by (again) and allow a half-assed investigation after one year’s worth of resources have been spent diving into this. One year’s worth of evidence just garbage? FBI, with all due respect, your responsibility is to be an unbiased organization that investigates criminals. When it’s quite possible that our president is one of the biggest con men who has obstructed justice in every way he can, I should hope you can all put on your big boy and big girl pants, stand up, and say that choking the air out of this investigation is wrong and you will not tolerate it.

The American people are depending on you. In the mean time, hold onto the kind of hope we felt bursting in our hearts on Election Night 2008.