Mueller’s legacy, Trump’s low

Trump’s celebration of Robert Mueller’s death sparks scorn – and echoes of history

While some presidents have privately resented FBI directors – a topic explored in the CNN Original Series “Standoff: The FBI, Power, and Paranoia” – Trump’s comments about Robert Mueller rank as the most openly caustic.

The Late Robert Mueller, Bill of Rights Executioner

Former FBI director Robert Mueller died last week at the age of 81. The New York Times eulogized him as a “button-down, lockjawed, rock-ribbed exemplar of a vanishing caste.” In reality, Mueller was simply a twenty-first century version of J. Edgar Hoover, trampling the Constitution and seizing new power on any pretext. Mueller took over the FBI one week before the 9/11 attacks and he was worse than clueless afterwards. On September 14, 2011, Mu…

Mueller’s legacy, Trump’s low

“Robert S. Mueller III just died. Good, I’m glad he is dead” was Trump’s response to Mueller’s recent passing. Classic Trump communication — no class, no empathy, but at least no misspelled words this time.

Can Workers Have Free Speech Rights? ✦ OnLabor

When the news of former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s death broke, Donald Trump wrote, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.” Just a few months ago, workers across the country were fired for making similar remarks related to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Reuters found more than 600 instances of individuals who were punished for criticizing Kirk after he was killed. Public sector workers […]