The
bipartisan support Mueller’s appointment received is even more
telling given that he is the definition of a Washington insider. The
power elites across the political spectrum seemed to trust him to,
above all, protect their position at the head of the table.
by
Whitney Webb
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1
Last
Friday, depending on which side of the partisan divide one was
watching from, President Trump was either vindicated or his treachery
was confirmed. The impetus for these seemingly disparate reactions
was Robert Mueller’s indictment against 13 Russian nationals, the
latest and largest indictment to result from his investigation into
alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian
government.
However,
over the nine months that Mueller’s investigation has been active,
it has continuously grown from its original purpose of investigating
Russian collusion, expanding to include the business dealings of
Trump and his inner circle with countries ranging from Qatar to
China, meaning that the probe is no longer expressly about Russian
collusion.
The
drift of focus from its original purpose — as well as its failure
to produce any connection between the Trump campaign, the Russian
government, and the leaks of DNC and John Podesta’s emails — has
led critics who place themselves outside of the left-right paradigm
to treat this latest indictment with skepticism. Not only that, but
concerns have been raised that the real purpose of Mueller’s probe
is much more subtle and nefarious than publicly admitted and that it
may itself be a threat to American democracy.
One such
critic is Daniel McAdams, political analyst and executive director of
the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. McAdams, in an
interview with MintPress News, stated that the Mueller indictment
“has something for everybody,” explaining the strikingly
different reactions from the establishment left and right.
However,
McAdams noted that the indictment was especially helpful to the
“entire political class in Washington,” which may now
“continue with its Cold War 2.0 project” without
interference from anyone in favor of normalizing U.S.-Russian
relations. In addition, McAdams warned that the recent indictment is
likely to have a “chilling effect on the First Amendment,”
also a boon to those elements of the political elite that seek to
limit the acceptable range of debate on U.S. foreign policy.
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