Ties to Comey Suggest Conflict of Interest for Special Counsel Mueller

Ties to Comey Suggest Conflict of Interest for Special Counsel Mueller
Former FBI director James Comey testifies before the Senate intelligence committee on June 8, 2017. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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Following the June 8 testimony of former FBI Director James Comey, questions have begun swirling over whether Robert Mueller, the special counsel assigned to the Russia investigation, faces a conflict of interest due to his long-time relations with Comey.

The Washington Post reported that Comey and Mueller have been described “as law enforcement twins and ‘brothers in arms.’” The two have had a close relationship that goes back at least to 2003. Fox News reported that Mueller once called Comey “one of the finest people I’ve ever met.”

Comey admitted under oath that he leaked a memo from a meeting with Trump through a friend to The New York Times, and did this with the intention of having a special counsel assigned to the Russia investigation.

The Washington Examiner reported on June 7 that Comey “closely coordinated” with Mueller, who had been named special counsel on May 17, on Comey’s testimony before the Senate intelligence committee.

Political observers are now pointing to staffing decisions Mueller has made as possibly showing a bias on the part of the special counsel.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich wrote on Twitter on June 12, “Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair.”

Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator. (MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES)
Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator. MARK WILSON/GETTY IMAGES
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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