Friday, November 16, 2018

The Stark Contrast Between Trump and Mueller

The contrast between the two men at the center of the investigation into interference by the Russians in the 2016 election is truly astounding. I have assembled a list below of some of those contrasts. You are invited to form your own conclusions about what these mean for them, us and the nation.

Mueller                                                      Trump

Bachelor Degree Politics - Princeton        Degree in Economics - Wharton
Masters Intl. Relations - New York
J.D. - University of Virginia Law

Served as a Marine in Vietnam                  Received numerous deferments
Bronze Star
2 Navy Commendation Medals
Purple Heart
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry

Attorney Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro         Inherited a large fortune from his father
Asst. U.S. Attorney N. California               CEO of The Trump Organization
Asst. U.S. Attorney Massachusetts            Host of The Apprentice
Attorney Hill, Barlow & Mueller               President of the United States (2017-    )
DOJ Criminal Division
Homicide Division U.S. Attorney D.C.
U.S. Attorney N. California
Acting Deputy Attorney General
Director of the FBI (2001-2013)
Stanford Professor and Attorney
Special Counsel (2017-    )

Married Ann Standish (1966-    )                 Married Ivana Zelníčková (1977-1992)
                                                                      Married Marla Maples (1993-1999)
                                                                      Married Melania Knavs (2005-    )

Children: 2 Daughters by Ann                     Children:  2 Sons & 1 Daughter by Ivana
                                                                                       1 Daughter by Marla
                                                                                       1 Son by Melania

Unanimously confirmed by Senate              Won in Electoral College & lost popular vote

No public statements during investigation   Numerous tweets and public statements

Has scrupulously followed procedures         Has upended numerous precedents
                                                                       Has fired the FBI Director & AG
                                                                       Has refused to sit for Mueller interview
                                                                       Claimed the ability to end investigation

The above information was largely derived from:
https://www.biography.com/people/robert-mueller-241110
https://www.biography.com/people/donald-trump-9511238

What do you think?


3 comments:

  1. I think that when the President refuses to live by the rule of law, he's setting an example that there is no law. You can't have a president who says that the law is whatever he says it is.

    BB

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    1. Right, "the law is in my mouth" went out of style a long time ago. The U.S. has a President, not a king!

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  2. "I am the law west of pecos."

    Judge Roy Bean

    Nck

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