@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
Here we get to that aspect of conservative haughtiness and self-delusion which just cracks me up. The Mueller investigation was launched by a Republican-controlled Congress, which selected a life-long and highly respected Republican to lead the investigation. If Mrs. Clinton had in fact colluded in the violation of laws and herself had violated the law, why did that Republican-controlled Congress not investigate her? They had literally years to launch such an investigation, having taken control of the Congress while Mr. Obama was still in office. Not only is your claim unconvincing, it looks very much like a bootless claim. I suggest they have no case, and have long known it.
You raise an interesting question. Trump won the 15 or so candidate Republican primary as an outsider, defeating several establishment Republican candidates in the process. He was definitely seen as a threat by much of the presiding Republican political establishment.
His unexpected (by them) victory in the election, coupled with an increasingly polarized Republican Congressional delegation, confronted (much as Democrats are now) with radical minorities in the House, able to disrupt and create public excitement, but unable to prevail in legislation, together created an unstable situation. The Republican House Majority Leader, Ryan was clearly hostile to Trump and cooperated with him only on the very popular (among Republicans) Tax legislation. It took time for other Congressional leaders, in both the House and Senate, to align with Trump and indeed investigate both Clinton and the ongoing Trump investigation.
These efforts finally led to some very revealing material particularly involving the private communications of the close knit cadre of Justice Dept. holdovers from the Obama Administration and leaders of the FBI (some nominal Republicans), who oversaw both the Clinton and Trump investigations. This evidence confirmed that they had worked to limit the damage of ongoing investigations of Clinton during the campaign, and later, outraged by the Trump victory in the election, arrogantly saw themselves as protectors of the nation, empowered to do whatever it took to bring him down. Mueller and likely Rod Rosenstein were also likely adjunct members of this group, and the fact that some were nominal Republicans appears now to be immaterial. It may take some time for the whole story to come out. However there is ample evidence of unlawful bias and intent on their parts, and the stark contrast between their very permissive "investigation" of Clinton's misdeeds and their very hardball tactics (so far unsuccessful) against Trump, together provide a pretty good foundation.
In short I think your point was apt, but your examination of the facts was very superficial
