I hate to say this, and I have said it before on another thread on this site, he wasn't too sharp when he gave his wrap-up on the investigation many years ago. He, i believe, truly has a mental issue-whether it is Dementia or Alzheimer's.
Sad for me to say, because I would like to see him face punishment, like most of us would on this site.
I was still not awake at that time. There was so much hype around Muller report and I was shocked to listen to him blabber on in his testimoney, like an old Grampa who is not all there. Quite an eye opener, that one.
At that time, it was pretty evident that he had only a slippery grip on past events. His stock answer was "It's in the report." Rod Rosenstein was probably the main actor driving his investigation. Or, his subordinates were just feral animals seeking the kill, not heeding direction.
I had to remind myself of Weissmann, so I looked him up. Apparently, he was involved in going after Paul Manafort, and then left the government to be at New York University. It sounds like he was simply out of the loop at that point.
As for the demons, I lay it to the psychology of fickle people and skimming management. Those who were in the details were counting their chickens according to what they thought they saw, and those who were managing were not attending to details nor assembling the big picture. I think it was beyond Mueller's comprehension, at that point. So, yes, they had no clue, because they had drunk their own bathwater, and because they had never seen the big picture. Bill Barr's cover letter was a wake-up call.
What convinced me for absolute certain that the effort was dead was that the Democrats simply tossed Mueller's report into the trash. That was supposed to be their triumphal march to impeachment and removal. They had to start all over again from scratch.
Apparently, he was involved in going after Paul Manafort, and then left the government to be at New York University.
I used to listen to some NPR at that time, and I was following the Muller investigation pretty closely, but from the other side. Weissman was portrayed as the powerhouse in the Muller investigation and all the podcasters put a lot of their hopes and called him "bulldog" (or some name like that) because apparently he had prosecuted a lot of high profile people.
He was with Muller even until March 2019 less than a month before the report was released.
It is interesting that in addition to Paul Manafort, he was tasked at one point with going after Trump's children and extended circle, which was later rescinded by Whittaker. Almost makes me think that Weissman had already been turned, or was very masterfully distracted from the main investigations.
Cant wait to read the books about the inside stories of this times.
For me what really struck me was how all the podcasters were lamenting about the way the report was summarised, but not one of them would ever go into details and explain where the summary was wrong.
I thought the same thing. How convenient.
I have no problem having a nurse feed him jello in his cell.
I hate to say this, and I have said it before on another thread on this site, he wasn't too sharp when he gave his wrap-up on the investigation many years ago. He, i believe, truly has a mental issue-whether it is Dementia or Alzheimer's. Sad for me to say, because I would like to see him face punishment, like most of us would on this site.
Dumber than the average government drone?
Yes he is.
He shouldn't have gotten the Clot-shot.
He's been in a dementia ward for awhile.
I was still not awake at that time. There was so much hype around Muller report and I was shocked to listen to him blabber on in his testimoney, like an old Grampa who is not all there. Quite an eye opener, that one.
At that time, it was pretty evident that he had only a slippery grip on past events. His stock answer was "It's in the report." Rod Rosenstein was probably the main actor driving his investigation. Or, his subordinates were just feral animals seeking the kill, not heeding direction.
Here is the puzzle piece I never understood. How did Andrew Weissman and his gang not realize this was happening?
It felt like the demons had no clue what was coming in the report.
I had to remind myself of Weissmann, so I looked him up. Apparently, he was involved in going after Paul Manafort, and then left the government to be at New York University. It sounds like he was simply out of the loop at that point.
As for the demons, I lay it to the psychology of fickle people and skimming management. Those who were in the details were counting their chickens according to what they thought they saw, and those who were managing were not attending to details nor assembling the big picture. I think it was beyond Mueller's comprehension, at that point. So, yes, they had no clue, because they had drunk their own bathwater, and because they had never seen the big picture. Bill Barr's cover letter was a wake-up call.
What convinced me for absolute certain that the effort was dead was that the Democrats simply tossed Mueller's report into the trash. That was supposed to be their triumphal march to impeachment and removal. They had to start all over again from scratch.
I used to listen to some NPR at that time, and I was following the Muller investigation pretty closely, but from the other side. Weissman was portrayed as the powerhouse in the Muller investigation and all the podcasters put a lot of their hopes and called him "bulldog" (or some name like that) because apparently he had prosecuted a lot of high profile people.
He was with Muller even until March 2019 less than a month before the report was released.
It is interesting that in addition to Paul Manafort, he was tasked at one point with going after Trump's children and extended circle, which was later rescinded by Whittaker. Almost makes me think that Weissman had already been turned, or was very masterfully distracted from the main investigations.
Cant wait to read the books about the inside stories of this times.
For me what really struck me was how all the podcasters were lamenting about the way the report was summarised, but not one of them would ever go into details and explain where the summary was wrong.
The meeting with POTUS during the first Administration was to remind him he was a Marine and to play his part !