On the recordNovember 29, 2018
now, on another matter, the special counsel investigation. To date, the special counsel's investigation has produced no less than 35 indictments or plea deals--35--and that does not include two additional guilty pleas of people initially investigated by Mueller but were handed off to other branches of the Justice Department. Just this morning, Michael Cohen has pled guilty to lying to Congress about projects in Russia. It is a reminder that there has been a remarkable volume of criminal activity uncovered by the special counsel's investigation. No one, especially not the President, can credibly claim that the investigation is a fishing expedition. Calling Mueller's investigation a witch hunt is just a lie--plain and simple, a lie. The President's actions clearly show he has a lot to hide, that he is afraid of the truth, and doesn't want Mueller or anyone else to uncover it, but it hasn't stopped the President from repeating these lies. In fact, in recent days, President Trump has escalated his attack on Special Counsel Mueller. Almost daily, the President's Twitter feed is littered with baseless accusations about the investigation. President Trump retweeted an image of several of his political opponents, including Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein, behind bars. Can you believe that? The Deputy Attorney General behind bars? And this is the man--the President--our Republican colleagues refuse to call out against?…





