rant · moment 13 of 29
Robert Mueller's Testimony and the FBI's Corruption
from 158 - Leaving Hell · #158
3 min
Tim and Ray react to Robert Mueller's congressional testimony, joking about his Vietnam service and Marine Corps quote, and discussing the FBI's history of corruption and renditions.
- Mueller took the FBI director job the week before 9/11 and retired a few months after the Boston bombing—a neat bookend to his tenure.
- Tim argues Mueller seems to have done a relatively professional job, but that misses the point: the FBI is one of the most corrupt organizations he's ever seen.
- The Mueller investigation movie is over; we're not watching it anymore, just the blue checkmarks still obsessing over it on Twitter.
- Tim explains why obstruction charges against Trump don't work when you can't prove direct conspiracy with Russia in the underlying case.
- Mueller preserved evidence for after Trump leaves office because the Justice Department says you can't charge a sitting president, betting that Trump dies in office before facing indictment.
- Whether or not Mueller intentionally reached his conclusions, the way he acted suggests Trump did a lot wrong—and if it's not obstruction of justice, it might as well be.