Morning Joe Slams GOP Congressmen Attacking Mueller’s Team: ‘Show Your Text Messages During Benghazi’
‘How Stupid Do They Think We Are?’
Joe Scarborough is going after House Republicans who are doing their best to try to discredit Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team after Jeff Session’s Dept. of Justice has politicized anti-Trump text messages sent by an investigator who has since been removed.Â
On Wednesday House Judiciary Committee Republicans grilled Rod Rosenstein, the DOJ’s Deputy Attorney General, trying to force him to hire a special counsel to investigate Mueller and his team. The GOP Congressmen tried to turn personal text messages, which referred to then-candidate Trump as an “idiot,” into proof of bias against the president, and therefore, supposedly, discrediting the entire investigation into the Trump team’s illegal acts, and possible collusion with Russia.Â
“I’d love to see these guys’ text messages during their hearings,†the MSNBC co-host of “Morning Joe” said Thursday morning, as Raw Story reports. “You guys want to play that game? Show your text messages during Benghazi, show your texts. Why don’t you reveal your text messages and what you were texting each other while you were conducting an ‘impartial’ investigation of Benghazi for, like, eight years?â€
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxc6IoDGvMk
FBI agents are allowed to have personal political beliefs. The agency’s culture and policies exist to ensure candidates who cannot professionally separate their personal beliefs from their jobs don’t become agents. The FBI’s 100 person team under the Inspector General works to ensure no bias affects the agency’s investigations.
Scarborough focused his opprobrium on Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who former House Speaker John Boehner once called a “legislative terrorist.”
After mocking Jordan for disrespecting House dress code rules, Scarborough then mocked him for wanting to disband the Mueller investigation, now that it is getting close to understanding what really happened.
“How stupid do they think we are?” an incredulous Scarborough asked.Â
“If you’re trying to disrupt Bob Mueller’s investigation that has already brought down three or four people extraordinarily close to the president of the United States, you’re making a fool of yourself,†Scarborough said. “You’re trying to undermine the rule of law.â€
Rosenstein on Wednesday made clear Mueller is doing his job appropriately, adding, “I believe he was an ideal choice for this task.â€
To comment on this article and other NCRM content, visit our Facebook page.
Video via Raw Story’s Travis Gettys
If you find NCRM valuable, would you please consider making a donation to support our independent journalism?
Enjoy this piece?
… then let us make a small request. The New Civil Rights Movement depends on readers like you to meet our ongoing expenses and continue producing quality progressive journalism. Three Silicon Valley giants consume 70 percent of all online advertising dollars, so we need your help to continue doing what we do.
NCRM is independent. You won’t find mainstream media bias here. From unflinching coverage of religious extremism, to spotlighting efforts to roll back our rights, NCRM continues to speak truth to power. America needs independent voices like NCRM to be sure no one is forgotten.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. Help ensure NCRM remains independent long into the future. Support progressive journalism with a one-time contribution to NCRM, or click here to become a subscriber. Thank you. Click here to donate by check.