Almost three months after Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel released its report into Russia’s election interference and possible obstruction of justice by President Trump, he will publicly testify in front of Congress.
Expect him to be dour, expect Democratic and Republicans in Congress to come from wildly different angles, and expect Donnie to fire off a number of tweets seeking to undermine Mueller’s work and character.
He fired one off just before bed. We mean this tweet – behave:
So far today, he’s been on a roll, and is clearly not panicked at all about what’s set to transpire:
Seriously, there is more. It just keeps on coming…
The most fragile snowflake of all.
Treat yourself to a running commentary from Donnie here.
Via CPR, here’s how it has come to this:
Though the special counsel has said his report onRussian interference in the 2016 election “speaks for itself,” lawmakers have insisted that he testify in person. In a lettersent Monday to Mueller, Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer said he should not speak about redacted material from his report —including material pertaining to pending criminal prosecutions, “uncharged third-parties” and “executive privilege,” such as”presidential communications privileges.”
…Mueller’s testimony may not reveal new bombshells. However, it will at the very least provide a high-profile setting for him to restate the findings in his report…And it should refocus media attention on those findings.
Via Vox, those findings would be:
You know, that old chestnut.
So it’s live stream time, and we will give you a couple of options. Mueller will start at 8:30AM local time, which is 2:30PM here.
PBS News is up and running:
CBS News also live:
Finally, ABC News is slated to kick off their live stream at 2:30PM:
If you feel like entering an alternate universe, here’s Fox News, too:
Given that Mueller is someone who plays things by the book and to the letter of the law, I’m not sure there will be too many fireworks.
Maybe he’ll surprise us, though, and at least we’ll get some absurd tweets out of POTUS, too.
[imagesource: Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn] A woman in Thailand, dubbed 'Am Cyanide' by Thai...
[imagesource:renemagritte.org] A René Magritte painting portraying an eerily lighted s...
[imagesource: Alison Botha] Gqeberha rape survivor Alison Botha, a beacon of resilience...
[imagesource:mcqp/facebook] Clutch your pearls for South Africa’s favourite LGBTQIA+ ce...
[imagesource:capetown.gov] The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has approved the...