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“on a different subject, I again warn about the danger of the smear campaign against Special Counsel Mueller. Over the weekend, allies of the President in the media escalated their phony attacks on Special Counselor Mueller to an outrageous degree. One of the assertions that arose this weekend was that Special Counsel Mueller improperly obtained emails from the Trump transition team. This is a bald-faced lie. There is no proof behind the allegations. There is no substance behind the allegations. They can't point to any indication that Mueller's team did anything that was improper, let alone illegal. The Mueller team is allowed to request whatever it wants. They are special counsel, special prosecutors. They either have to get the accountholder's permission or go through appropriate criminal processes. In this case, there is no indication that they didn't follow the guidelines. So to those complaining here in the Congress and in the media, point to something specific that Mueller did wrong here. They can't. These attackers are creating impropriety when there is none. Their attacks are not based on fact or logic. This is a hatchet job, plain and simple. If they have a legal complaint, they can pursue it in court, but of course they don't. That is why these attacks are only speculation on TV by partisan pundits. Robert Mueller is one of the most respected and trusted civil servants in our country. His integrity is unimpeachable.…”