Former FBI official Kevin Brock on Thursday said that special counsel Robert Mueller is unbiased and won’t be “colored by politics” in his ongoing Russia investigation, citing his personal working experience with the former FBI director.
“In my personal dealings with him, I’ve never heard him utter a word in any situation — I’ve been in many, many meetings, even in hallway conversations — [that] gave any indication of what his political leanings were or any biases or anything like that,” Brock, who served as a former assistant director of intelligence at the FBI for 23 years, told Hill.TV’s Krystal Ball.
“The man is a prosecutor, that’s what he does. If he sees an opportunity to bring somebody to justice — he’s going to do that and it’s not going to be colored by politics,” he continued.
President Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Mueller, calling his investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.”
Trump in November claimed that Mueller was “a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue” who was doing “TREMENDOUS damage” to the criminal justice system.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have called for legislation that would safeguard Mueller and his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
In April, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) co-sponsored a bill with Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to protect Mueller. The bill would essentially codify Department of Justice regulations that say a special counsel can only be fired by a senior official and would give them the ability to challenge their firing in court.
Even though the bipartisan legislation was overwhelmingly approved by the Judiciary Committee, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has blocked the bill from reaching the Senate floor.
McConnell argues that such a bill is “not necessary” because he doesn’t believe Trump would ever fire Mueller.
– Tess Bonn
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