On May 17, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced that he has named a special counsel to investigate Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election. He appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller III,who will now have unlimited resources and time to conduct a thorough review of the myriad of allegations.
Andrew McCabe tells "60 Minutes" why he opened investigations involving Trump
2/14/19
from CBS News,
2/14/19:
In his first interview since being fired, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is telling "60 Minutes" why he opened up investigations involving President Trump. He was a career official at the Justice Department who oversaw the bureau's investigations into Russia's election meddling and Hillary Clinton's emails. In his new book, "The Threat: How the FBI protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump," McCabe describes extraordinary measures justice officials took in the wake of former FBI Director James Comey's firing. Scott Pelley joins "CBS This Morning" to preview his Sunday's report.
As The Russia Hoax Begins To Unravel, The Gaslighting Begins
2/14/19
by Adam Mill,
from The Federalist,
2/14/19:
The media has started backing away from the Russia collusion hoax. Many seem to know a reckoning is coming.
In episode 171 of “Seinfeld,” George Costanza makes up a story about having a house in the Hamptons in order to avoid attending an event with his dead fiancée’s parents, the Rosses. He soon learns they know of his deception but the Rosses nevertheless accept an invitation to the fictitious house.
George picks them up and begins driving towards a house that doesn’t exist. Both the Rosses and George maintain the pretense until George drives to the end of island past the last house in the Hamptons. George silently pleads for the Rosses to put an end to the charade. The lie’s momentum took on a life of its own as the players all continued acting their parts long after the truth was known.
The episode comes to mind as the media has started backing away from the Russia collusion hoax. Like Costanza, many of the media perpetrators seem to know a reckoning is coming. Politico warned Trump haters, “Prepare for disappointment.” Other examples of expectation managing can be found, such as here, here, here, and here. Mueller’s longtime top deputy at the FBI recently warned, “A public narrative has built an expectation that the special counsel will explain his conclusions, but I think that expectation may be seriously misplaced.”