Gingrich On Russian Investigation: 'The Fix Is In'.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

daily caller
Ted Goodman
6:53 PM 06/19/2017

[excerpt]

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/19/exclusive-gingrich-on-russian-inve

Former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich is deeply concerned about Robert Mueller’s ability to lead a non-partisan, unbiased investigation, he said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation.

“The fix is in,” Gingrich told TheDCNF. “This is the establishment counter-attacking legally when they lost politically.”

Gingrich is specifically concerned about the fact that employees at Mueller’s ex-law firm, WilmerHale, gave $326,798 to Hillary Clinton in the run up to the 2016 presidential election, compared to the $628 that employees donated to Trump.

Robert Mueller, a distinguished attorney who served 12 years as FBI director under former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was appointed to serve as special counsel for the Department of Justice in its investigation of any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump.

Since his May 17 appointment by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Mueller has put together a team of lawyers including former prosecutor and WilmerHale partner Jeannie Rhee and former DOJ attorney Andrew Weissmann.

“I love this in terms of transparency, [Rhee’s] job was to defend the Clinton Foundation against Freedom of Information Acts,” Gingrich said. “I mean, you can’t make this stuff up.”

[Cripplecreek]

Gingrich has zero credibility.

[libertybele]

The 'fix' has been in even before Trump was sworn in.   IF they succeed in getting rid of Trump that of course leaves Pence; if he doesn't march to the beat of their drum, they have RINO Ryan waiting in the wings.

[anubias]

The 'fix' has been in even before Trump was sworn in.   IF they succeed in getting rid of Trump that of course leaves Pence; if he doesn't march to the beat of their drum, they have RINO Ryan waiting in the wings.

I suspect they have enough dirt on them both to keep them in check.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Newt is a sad marshmellow clown.

[DiogenesLamp]

Gingrich has zero credibility.

To quote John Maynard Keynes: 


"When the facts change,  I change my mind.  What do you do sir?"

[Hoodat]

Priceless!

[DiogenesLamp]

Priceless!

You see the two statements as contradicting each other.   I see the second statement as acknowledging that the facts have changed. 

[EC]

You see the two statements as contradicting each other.   I see the second statement as acknowledging that the facts have changed.

Mueller had a personality transplant between mid May and mid June?

[DiogenesLamp]

Mueller had a personality transplant between mid May and mid June?

Do I really have to explain this?   


The people he has been hiring have been exclusively left wing kook bats.   He's not even trying to balance out his investigative staff with anyone from the right.   


Do you look at different news sources than do I?  Were you unaware of this? 

[EC]

And my point is it was expected. I knew Mueller was left leaning (to be kind). Newt certainly should have known.

[anubias]

Do I really have to explain this?   


The people he has been hiring have been exclusively left wing kook bats.   He's not even trying to balance out his investigative staff with anyone from the right.   


Do you look at different news sources than do I?  Were you unaware of this?

They know this, but it's so much more fun to poke fun when the facts don't fit their narrative.

[DiogenesLamp]

And my point is it was expected. I knew Mueller was left leaning (to be kind). Newt certainly should have known.

I didn't know Mueller leaned left.   This is the sort of thing that you would expect party leaders in Washington to know about,   but I don't run in these circles. 


Yes,  Newt probably should have known. 

[EC]

I didn't know Mueller leaned left.   This is the sort of thing that you would expect party leaders in Washington to know about,   but I don't run in these circles. 


Yes,  Newt probably should have known.

It's cool - he did keep below the radar well as FBI chief, so it wouldn't have been as visible news-wise unless you were looking for it. About the only hint you'd have got was the Worm extending his term for 2 years, and even that Senate approval was masked by events (The media was going nuts about the News of the World closure following the phone hacking scandal over here) and him joining Jamie Gorelick's law firm.

[Hoodat]

Do I really have to explain this?   

The people he has been hiring have been exclusively left wing kook bats.   He's not even trying to balance out his investigative staff with anyone from the right.

So how do you reconcile those actions with a reputation of honesty and integrity?

[DiogenesLamp]

So how do you reconcile those actions with a reputation of honesty and integrity?

They contradict that reputation.   Ergo,  the facts have changed.   Newt merely recognized that what he believed previously was not correct. 


I give people credit for realizing they have misjudged a situation. 

[Emjay]

You see the two statements as contradicting each other.   I see the second statement as acknowledging that the facts have changed.

I agree.  I have learned a lot about Mueller and his various connections since he was appointed ... maybe Newt has also.

[endicom]

I agree.  I have learned a lot about Mueller and his various connections since he was appointed ... maybe Newt has also.

@DiogenesLamp

I also agree. If Mueller has loaded up on lefties then the good reputation he had is now unwarranted.

[austingirl]

@DiogenesLamp

I also agree. If Mueller has loaded up on lefties then the good reputation he had is now unwarranted.

Mueller's actions have revealed that he does not deserve his previous good reputation.

[corbe]

   Newt is a sellout, a hopeless cause, which explains why he was an early boarder on the Trump Train (among others).

[DiogenesLamp]

I agree.  I have learned a lot about Mueller and his various connections since he was appointed ... maybe Newt has also.

This is my thinking. 

[DiogenesLamp]

@DiogenesLamp

I also agree. If Mueller has loaded up on lefties then the good reputation he had is now unwarranted.

I think Newt was expressing an opinion based on what other people had told him.   As he learned more,  he realized it was wrong. 

[DiogenesLamp]

Mueller's actions have revealed that he does not deserve his previous good reputation.

Exactly. 

[DiogenesLamp]

   Newt is a sellout, a hopeless cause, which explains why he was an early boarder on the Trump Train (among others).

There are things that I regard as unsettling about Newt,   but I am not going to deny the man has a better grasp of politics than most.   

Newt is a highly intelligent man,  and he can offer surprising insight from time to time.   

He is often shrewd,   but on occasion he is just bone headed stupid. 

[Emjay]

There are things that I regard as unsettling about Newt,   but I am not going to deny the man has a better grasp of politics than most.   

Newt is a highly intelligent man,  and he can offer surprising insight from time to time.   

He is often shrewd,   but on occasion he is just bone headed stupid. 

I have mixed feelings about Newt.  I once liked him a lot.  I don't think he's particularly relevant anymore but I don't hate him.