"...The media and establishment DC who reflexively defend Mueller haven’t explained how they came to trust him so completely.
It’s a question worth asking given the bumpy historical record of Mueller’s tenure as FBI director from 2001 to 2013.For instance, as I noted to Allen, Mueller was also “unafraid” at completely botching the anthrax killer case, wasting more than $100 million in taxpayer dollars, destroying the lives of multiple suspects, and chasing bad leads using bad methods.
Let’s look at that and other cases involving how Mueller and those he placed in positions of power used their authorities and decided what charges to pursue.
- The Anthrax Bungling
The FBI quickly focused on an innocent man named Steven Hatfill, relentlessly pursuing him for years while the real killer walked free.
As Carl Cannon wrote about the botched case, ridiculous and aggressive methods were used to go after the wrong man:
So what evidence did the FBI have against Hatfill? There was none, so the agency did a Hail Mary, importing two bloodhounds from California whose handlers claimed could sniff the scent of the killer on the anthrax-tainted letters. These dogs were shown to Hatfill, who promptly petted them. When the dogs responded favorably, their handlers told the FBI that they’d ‘alerted’ on Hatfill and that he must be the killer.
Mueller and his deputy James Comey were certain they had the right guy.
They didn’t, and taxpayers had to pay Hatfill $5.82 million for the error..."
- The Democrat Berger Treated Gently
- Republican Scooter Libby Charged, But Not The Leaker
- Republican Ted Stevens Railroaded
- An Israeli Spy Ring That Wasn’t
- Incompetent Supervision
Much, much more.
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