GOPers allege DOJ 'double standard' in Mueller probe

There are allegations by Republicans of anti-Trump bias within Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team and that a "double standard" exists at the Justice Department. 

GOP critics say that Hillary Clinton received "special" treatment when she was under so-called investigation over her illegal personal email server when she was the incompetent secretary of state. 

"Hillary Clinton gets special justice, and at the same time we're siccing people who hate the president . . . on him and that's deeply unfair," Rep. Matt Gaetz (R.-Fla.) told "Fox & Friends" Wednesday.

Gaetz and other House Republicans now want the FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate the FBI's treatment of Clinton and then-candidate Trump during the 2016 campaign, and compare them. 

Gaetz has specifically sought information on former FBI head Andrew McCabe who said in an email last fall that the Clinton case was referred to as "special." And what we have recently learned about Mueller's team of liberal Hillary donors and Trump-haters, only adds to these concerns.

It was just learned this past weekend that FBI official Peter Strzok (pronounced "Strzhzhokztlmfk") was removed from the Mueller probe over the summer after he allegedly sent anti-Trump texts to his mistress, an FBI lawyer.

This past Tuesday, Judicial Watch, a conservative advocacy group, released an email showing a Mueller deputy singing the praises of outgoing acting Attorney General Sally Yates after Trump fired her in January for refusing to defend his travel ban.

The Mueller deputy, Andrew Weissmann wrote in an email to Yates:

"I am so proud. And in awe. Thank you so much. All my deepest respects."

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton called the Weissmann document an "astonishing and disturbing find."

President Trump called the Strzok views regarding his role in the Clinton email investigation as "tainted" and "very dishonest." It could have been worse--President Trump could have called it "very, very dishonest."

Strzok oversaw the FBI interviews with Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Hillary Clinton and her minions also lied to the FBI, but they are "special."

Strzok (aka "Petey Consonants") was also present during the July 2016 interview with wicked Hillary at the close of the email investigation, right before James Comey, the then-FBI showboat director, called her grossly negligent actions "extremely careless." Because of this wording, he recommended no criminal charges.

Gaetz called that a "double standard" and joined other House GOPers who also want answers to what role Strzok played in the controversial anti-Trump dossier. He called for cleaning out the "deep state" of people "who are so biased against Donald Trump."

Remember, both Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills didn't get charged with lying to the FBI when they told them they were unaware of Clinton's private server when, in fact, there were email exchanges between the three stooges.

Special Counsel spokesman Peter Carr claimed Mueller's office removed Strzok from the Russia probe "immediately upon learning of the allegations" of the anti-Trump texts.

In a separate issue, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) has threatened a contempt resolution against leaders in the Justice Department and FBI if they continue to withhold key information related to the dossier and other issues. 

The DOJ is in the process of handing over Strzok's anti-Trump text messages. The agency also contacted the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan to establish a date for Strzok's appearance before the House Intelligence  Committee staff. There will also be two additional witnesses who had been sought after by the Nunes team.

A DOJ spokeswoman said Sunday that the agency will "continue to work with congressional committees to provide the information they request consistent with our national security responsibilities."

And if they do, chickens will darken the sky.


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