Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is an American attorney and government official who served as FBI Director (2001–2013) and later as Special Counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The Mueller investigation (2017–2019) became a focal point of American political controversy: Are you watching the Mueller hearings?
The Mueller report found no evidence of conspiracy.
Eurasian federation, largest country
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- probeThorough examination or tool
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
indictment · report · testimony · interference · election · subpoena · redacted · findings
Moral soundness and consistency
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
Marine · Vietnam · Princeton · reserved · methodical · apolitical · reputation · stoic
Government's trial lawyer
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- litigationLegal dispute process
evidence · cross-examination · Enron · Noriega · homicide · DOJ
Office or furniture chest
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- directorOne who leads
- G-manFederal law enforcer, slangily
- tenureProtected employment status
Comey · intelligence · surveillance · cybercrime · law-enforcement · federal · wiretap · informant
- FlynnIrish family name
- CohenPriestly lineage surname
- StoneEnglish-origin surname
- GatesHereditary family identifier
conviction · indictment · sentencing · charges · lying · perjury · conspiracy
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- probeThorough examination or tool
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
obstruction · indictment · report · testimony · interference · election · subpoena · redacted · findings · scope
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- by-the-bookAdhering strictly to rules
decorated · Marine · Vietnam · Princeton · reserved · methodical · apolitical · reputation · stoic · discipline
prosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
litigation · evidence · cross-examination · Enron · Noriega · homicide · DOJ
bureau
Office or furniture chest
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- directorOne who leads
- G-manFederal law enforcer, slangily
Comey · tenure · intelligence · surveillance · cybercrime · law-enforcement · federal · wiretap · informant · agent
Manafort
Gates · conviction · indictment · sentencing · charges · lying · perjury · conspiracy
- Special Counsels
- Legal FiguresThurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Jay, Brett Kavanaugh, Blackstone
Robert MuellerDonald Trump
Rudy Giuliani · showboat · publicity hound · self-promoter · grandstander