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Imagine Mueller Just Said All That About A Black President

The mainstream media continues to botch the Mueller testimony. Maybe if they pretended Trump was a black man, they'd get it right.

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Robert Mueller (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller testified before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees yesterday, and laid out a devastating tale of corruption, obstruction, and abuse of power by the President of the United States, who happens to be black.

At times, the former special counsel seemed reluctant, almost resistant to be seen as the man who brought down the president. But over seven hours of clear and concise questioning led by Democrats who were willing to put country over identity politics, the facts of Mueller’s 448-page report we laid plain to Congress and the American people.

Of particular note, Mueller testified that our loud and boisterous president ordered White House staff to falsify records, in order to protect himself from Mueller’s investigation. He further testified that the president, who sure seems like he can dance, refused to dance with Mueller, cooperate with Mueller’s investigation, or sit down for a formal interview under oath. Mueller further confirmed that members of the president’s large family — the president has five children from three wives, that we know of — refused to cooperate with his investigation.

In his most devastating testimony, Mueller confirmed that the president was “generally” untruthful in his written responses to the special counsel’s questions. Mueller testified that he did not pursue further inquiries with the president, because he felt finishing his investigation in a timely matter was of utmost importance. It would seem the Mueller is just the latest person to give this president special treatment and unfair benefits that are not given to average, hard-working presidents.

During the hearings, the opposition party played the role of victim. Instead of focusing on the attack on this country by dark, foreign powers, the opposition party repeatedly tried to slander and diminish a decorated Vietnam Veteran who is in the Army Ranger Hall of Fame.

Even those who missed some of the substance of the testimony could not help but notice the contrast in styles. Mueller, the restrained and reluctant warrior, carefully parsing his words and answers to avoid even the appearance of partisan bias, juxtaposed against the president he was burying, a gameshow host who inflames racial tension and partisan tribalism to distract the country from the business of the country.

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Mueller exited the hearings to a smattering of applause, and even some tears according to some sources. Having played his role to the best of his abilities, he leaves it to Congress and the American people to hold the president accountable.

For an undisciplined and undignified president who has never followed the rules, the quiet dignity of Robert Mueller’s testimony might finally be his undoing.

— Filed from Earth Two

Elie Mystal is the Executive Editor of Above the Law and a contributor at The Nation. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at elie@abovethelaw.com. He will resist.

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