There seems to be no reasonable basis on which Trump can
claim innocence of all of the matters we know to be under consideration by Mueller’s
all-encompassing Russia Investigation. As
I said before, in my article entitled: The
Innocent Man of Capitol Hill: Part-I (The Russian Investigation That Was Not
Necessary), “The
Mueller Special Investigation wasn’t even necessary, and I’ll tell you
why. All Trump had to do to dispel the whole Russian collusion thing was
to confront the Justice Department head-on by saying ‘there was and is
no Trump/Russian collusion and my staff and I are willing to testify under oath
to that right now!’ That is, if Trump and his cronies had nothing to
hide. Instead, from the beginning he has been stonewalling, lying and firing
all officials blocking the removal of the special counsel. For someone who
constantly boasts his innocence, Trump has continually acted anything but
innocent.”
Mr.
Trump’s lying, ducking, and dodging has not ceased. Instead of sitting before
Mueller and steadfastly proclaiming his innocence, he is trying to smear the
image of Mueller, the Department of Justice, and all other authorities committed
to finding the truth, and possibly bringing charges against him. This shows you
something. It shows that a key person looked at as a subject of the Mueller investigation
“cannot prove his innocence”-because his innocence does not exist! His only recourse, as he apparently sees it,
is to besmirch the images of the authorities doing the investigation and plant
doubt in the public’s mind about the integrity of the investigation. As an
example, right now, Trump’s defense against Stormy Daniels’ 130 thousand dollar
payment (which possibly involves an illegal campaign finance contribution issue)
is not currently being handled as a legal
matter by Mr. Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani; rather it is being pursued through
the media as a public relations endeavor. Why? Obviously because the Trump
people have determined that this case, and other cases under consideration By
Mr. Mueller, are simply unwinnable, because
Trump is not innocent! As citizens observing this scenario, we
can readily see that Trump is very culpable now. His back is “against the wall”. That is why his
team’s approach to the Mueller legal onslaught is to constantly try to
undermine the integrity of the special counsel, the DOJ, and the intelligence community,
which includes the FBI. Trump is willing to denigrate and cast doubt on these
highly-regarded institutions in an effort to try to save himself from whatever serious
infractions Mr. Mueller might find concerning him. Whatever legal issues he is
likely to face by challenging Mr. Mueller (and the afore-mentioned
institutions) will probably pale in comparison to what he knows the special counsel might uncover. Trump says he is fighting
the powers-that-be seeking justice for himself, when all he has to do is
let the investigation continue until the
clock runs out. As an innocent man, he will then find his cherished justice
when he is fully exonerated. That’s the way the system plays out for innocent
citizens. If nothing is there, nothing can be found! So why fight the system?
Many
people on Capitol Hill believe that Trump will not fire Mueller or Rosenstein
because it will be a political disaster. However, should it appear that the
investigation is proceeding to engulf his family or him as actual targets-then, based on his history, he
will probably fire one, or both of these officials. Why? Because with him (or
his family) at immediate legal risk, he is likely to reason that the inevitability of them being prosecuted,
would be more grave than any possible
fallout from the firings.
Given
what we know about Mr. Trump’s assertive and “pushy” personality, if he was innocent, he would have demanded to sit down with the special
counsel from “Jump Street”. Then he would have interviewed with Mueller, proved his innocence, and bragged about
it publicly. After that, he would have likely
turned around and fired all the officials responsible for their so-called “witch
hunt”. Again, that’s if he was
innocent.
Let’s
face it, Trump’s claims of innocence as it relates to the Mueller
Investigation, does not pass the “smell-test”.
As
we go forward, Trump and his minions will continue to impugn the integrity of
the investigators. Apparently, they view this as the only reasonable alternative
in their efforts to protect a guilty man
from imminent prosecution. So let’s not buy into this Innocent Man of Capitol Hill facade as perpetrated by Trump and his
water-carrying puppets like Devin Nunes, Sarah Sanders, and Shawn Hannity.
Trump is “as guilty as they come”,
and most of us know it! Therefore, I say, on with the investigation! On with
the prosecution! No citizen of America is above the law!
