Here's something not too many people know about Robert Mueller

[RandomAccess]

Asha Rangappa @AshaRangappa_
As Director, Robert Mueller began the practice of sending every new agent class @FBI to the Holocaust Museum to understand what happens when police become complicit in authoritarian regimes.

Link to tweet

She was retweeting this:

Link to tweet

[Leghorn21]

1. As if I didnt admire this gentleman enough...thanks, Random

[California_Republic]

15. Marines. Purple Heart

[ailsagirl]

16. Took the words right out of my mouth, Leghorn21

A thoroughly honorable man

[mucifer]

2. I just looked up Asha Rangappa to see who she is reporting on this. Just because it's on twitter

doesn't mean it's true.

Asha Rangappa is director of admissions and a senior lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where she teaches National Security Law and related courses. Asha graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1996, and from Yale Law School in 2000. In between, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Bogota, Colombia, where she studied Colombian constitutional reform and its impact on U.S. drug policy in the region. Following law school Asha served as a law clerk for the Honorable Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She then joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent, specializing in counterintelligence investigations in New York City from 2002 until 2005. Prior to joining Jackson, Asha was Associate Dean at Yale Law School.

http://jackson.yale.edu/person/asha-rangappa/


She is very legit.

[xxqqqzme]

17. Thank you for the

background. Impressive.

[The_jackalope]

21. I've been following her on Twitter for a while, but

I'd never read her full CV. I just knew she was cointel with the FBI, which was plenty of cred for me.

Jesus, that's one serious overachiever. No wonder she sounds authoritative on Twitter.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. That sure says something about the guy's character...

but, let's wait and see what he does about the Traitor-in-Chief... don't forget he's still a Rethuglian!

[PatrickforO]

6. For a select few old-school types, being an American comes first, with political

party affiliation a distant second. I'm getting the idea the Mueller is definitely old school.

He's the kind of guy you might not agree with, but you know he'd die for your right to have, and express, your opinion.

I suspect a lot of the so-called 'deep state' is like that. This is why the Corporate Propaganda Noise Machine (Fox, hate-talk radio, etc.) are so down on them. They know deep down if the shit they are saying is actually exposed to the light of truth it will wilt.

To me, that is cause for optimism - the slow corporate coup we're experiencing now perhaps happened too soon, or maybe to be more precise, the deep pockets funding the radical right Ayn Randian Tea Party types in Congress and the WH are finding that our institutions are a bit more resistant to an oligarchic takeover than they thought.

We see Mueller, but there are hundreds of thousands of federal, state and local government people who put the needs of the people first, and view their work as a sacred trust.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

8. Still don't trust him, but, if he shits all over the Traitor-in-Chief, I'll hail him as a true hero!

[marble falls]

4. The more I learn about him, the more I wish he were a Democrat....

maybe after he nails the Orange Shitgibbon and his basket of deplorables.

[AlexSFCA]

5. he is not a politician so its irrelevant

[Juliusseizure]

32. Mueller's political party has no influence

First, lawyers are trained to focus on facts and the law and advocate for either side.

You fail law school if you can't separate out personal beliefs, because your work priduct is as poor as a scientist who allows personal beliefs influence their scientific conclusions.

Mueller knows his investigation and legal recommendations are going to be closely scrutinized. Any sign of bias is quickly picked up. He's never shown that in the past as far as I know.

If he tries to conceal potentially damaging info., he has lawyers from both parties on the case, and lots of FBI. Someone would leak it or call him on it. But nothing in his record suggests that.

So I don't rely as much on his personal integrity as I do his professional role.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. I think America's been struggling to find real heroes since Watergate

Only a handful of equivalents.

Bob Mueller is cream of the crop

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. The jury's still out on that one. Let's see 1st if he throws the book @tRump 4 his traitorous crimes

[GulfCoast66]

28. Remember his job is not to throw the book at anyone

But to investigate and if appropriate bring charges.

And one charge he will definitely not bring is treason.

Everyone on DU has a whole laundry list of crimes trump is supposedly guilty of and I tend to agree. But while circumstances sure point to crimes, very little actually evidence has been shown. It may actually not exist.

I suspect that no matter what charges he brings, it will not be enough to satisfy many in our community.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. Thanks for the hope

May Mr. Mueller not be assimilated.

[LiberalLovinLug]

11. Its a shame Obama didn't appoint Mueller as FBI head when he had the chance

Instead of appointing Bush's old deputy attorney general, Comey, in his perpetual but pointless strategy of trying to reach out to the other side in good faith. But I guess hind sight is 20/20.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. What? Check history!

Obama actually got Congress to EXTEND Mueller's term for 2 years after his 10-year term was up (FBI Director term is 10 years after the Hoover era fiasco of almost 40 years, where Hoover had threatened every President and person in power, since the '30s). Remember, Mueller became FBI Director under Shrub right after 9/11 and Obama KEPT HIM IN through almost his entire 1st term until the term expired, when he had to request an extension).

After the extended 2 years were up, Mueller could no longer serve and that's when Comey came in.

Senate Extends Term of F.B.I. Director

By Charlie Savage July 27, 2011 5:57 pm July 27, 2011 5:57 pm

The Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to extend the tenure of Robert S. Mueller III as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, allowing him to serve for two more years.

Mr. Mueller, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, had been set to step down on Tuesday because of a 10-year term limit imposed during the post-Watergate era. But President Obama asked Congress to allow Mr. Mueller to stay on at the bureau, arguing that his national security team needed continuity because the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency were getting new leaders.

While Mr. Mueller is widely respected by the Democratic and Republican Parties, some lawmakers expressed reluctance about making an exception to the 10-year term limit. Congress imposed that restriction in 1976 to help ensure some political independence for the bureau and to prevent future directors from amassing the level of power wielded by its longtime director J. Edgar Hoover, who had died several years earlier.

A disagreement also arose about the constitutionality of simply extending Mr. Mueller’s term. Eventually, the White House and Republicans agreed to a two-step process: Congress passed legislation creating a special two-year term lasting until Sept. 4, 2013, and making a one-time exception to the 10-year limit for any person to be director. Mr. Obama then nominated Mr. Mueller for the new term.

Before the confirmation vote, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, said the complex process had established a historical record showing that any future exceptions to the term limit should not be undertaken lightly.

https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/senate-extends-term-of-f-b-i-director/

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. Ah OK, I admit ignorance on the topic

I was unaware. I can only plead that I am Canadian, and not as informed in some areas.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. There was a lot of national discussion that ensued when this came up

because of the law that required a term limit for the FBI Director. That is why Congress had to pass legislation to allow Mueller to serve 2 more years, and then be re-nominated and reconfirmed. Much of the argument revolved around keeping the intelligence community "stable" during the on-going wars (and potential terror threats).

As a sidenote - Bin Laden had been killed just a few months earlier in May 2011 (and Mueller was reconfirmed in July 2011 for 2 more years).

So Mueller did end up serving through Obama's entire first term.

[Botany]

24. I admit ignorance on the topic ... I can only plead that I am Canadian

No worries.

[The_jackalope]

30. Is it breakfast time already?

<Swoon>
I wonder if those are real St. Albert's cheese curds...

[LiberalLovinLug]

43. What a disgusting plate of food to define one's country's cuisine.

Poutine.
I've actually only tried it once. One of those times when you are depressed and want to eat something decadent and greasy and bad for you. Something that you can look at and say, "At least I don't feel as bad as that looks".

Where to start. For starters, the gravy, which is invariably fake news gravy, poured over what were crispy french fries now a soggy mess. Then add unripened cheese curds. You know, cheese before it even tastes like cheese....or anything at all. And you can't use your fingers anymore, which for me is part of the ritual of eating FF...picking one or two up and dipping them into ketchup. No you must use a fork for sure, to scoop up mouthfuls of wet 'gravy' soaked potato pieces littered with spongy white lumps of tasteless bits.

Damn you yanks. We love hamburgers, fries (with ketchup), and apple pie too! But sure, take them as your own. We'll hang onto peanut butter, and instant mashed potatoes as our food legacy, fine.

[Botany]

44. We have a nice little place 1/2 a mile from house in Columbus, OH that ....

.... makes a nice poutine.

[Cha]

35. Thank you for setting the record Straight,

BRDS!

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Hey Cha!

It's always been interesting that Mueller seemed to be universally respected by both parties although suddenly some in the GOP are having 2nd thoughts.

[Honeycombe8]

13. An amazing man. His family is very lucky. nt

[onecent]

14. Maybe that's why Melania went to the Holocaust by herself.....(when Datard went to the Swiss) and

wanted to see what was up.

[SunSeeker]

19. Hopefully she'll learn about the concentration camps that were set up in her own country during WWII

Like this one:

http://thegate.boardingarea.com/mauthausen-ljubelj-nazi-extermination-camp-slovenia/

[onecent]

25. WOW. I didn't know about that camp. It wouldn't be a place I want to go.

Thanks SunSeeker, I actually thought it was sad when Melenka(sp) went to stuff like this in W. D.C.
and by herself. There was just another person there helping her.

[The_jackalope]

31. I knew the name Mauthausen, but little else. Thank you.

I was in Europe with my parents for a year in 1967-68. I was 17 years old. We visited Normandy and the Berghof in Berchtesgaden, but we never visited a camp. I still wonder about that omission.

Of course my parents had no Jewish heritage, and it's a bit of a dark topic for three kids aged 13-17. My current mother-in-law survived a year in Auschwitz and Birkenau, so it's far more important to me now.

Never Again.

[Jim__]

20. Trump can cite him for a new conflict of interest.

He's opposed to authoritarian regimes.

[The_jackalope]

22. Rangappa and Mueller seem to be cut from much the same cloth.

You should all be proud they are your fellow country(persons?)

It gives the rest of us out here in the shitholes some faith.

[RandomAccess]

26. ??

Which shithole are you in?

(You realize, I hope, I'm only being sardonic. In MY world, there ARE no shithole countries.)

[The_jackalope]

29. Upper Canuckistan

Well, it would be a shithole, but the shit freezes before it even gets in the hole...

[RandomAccess]

38. LOL

Well I'm glad you're here. Welcome!

[Dem4eva]

27. Are we SURE this guy is a Republican?

Doesn't act like a racist, misogynistic, sexist ass wipe like 90% of them do.

[JI7]

33. There are some good ones. One of the guys who was killed defending some muslim

Women from some bigot in i think Washington state was a Republican.

Ususlly these are not people too involved in partisan politics.

[Cha]

34. Wow.. thank you, Robert Mueller.

That's a very good sign right there

[McCamy Taylor]

37. Trump's KKK/Nazi base will not be reassured by this.

Indeed, they will probably cite this as "proof" that his investigation is corrupt. The people who will be impressed by this fact already respect the special prosecutor, making me wonder why this is "news" at DU.

[napi21]

39. Know wonder he was accepted by both Dems & Pubs for this job.

You know, even if the conman heard all of the good things Muller has done all of his life, I can just hear him say, Yea, so? Conman doesn't recognize good traits in people. All he recognizes is if someone is wealthy AND LIKES HIM, they're great people. If they're not wealthy, or especially DON'T LIKE HIM, they're no good.

I watched a clip online today of an SNL skit where Will Farrell, portraying GWB said "My ratings are really high now, thanks to Mr. Trump. People actually are missing me!" He's RIGHT!

[RandomAccess]

40. That skit was terrific

Ferrell was terrific. I loved every bit of it. I liked the part where he reminded Americans that wished he was still President that he was "really, really bad."

[Motley13]

41. Mueller is everything that the moron isn't

dignified
intelligent
courageous
honest
patriot

[flamingdem]

42. And

a republican - but with a small r

[maxrandb]

45. But the majority of Retrumplican FBI Agents

used the visit as a road map for the America they want to create.