The indictment of Roger Stone shows that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has failed in his quest to show any kind of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign, according to Harvard Law school professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz.
“This is typical of Mueller” (above right). “He has found almost no crimes that occurred before he was appointed special counsel,” Dershowitz noted. “He was appointed to special counsel to uncover crimes that had already occurred. He has virtually failed in that respect in every regard.”
“Almost all of his crimes that he has indicted people for are crimes that resulted from his investigation — false statements, tampering with witnesses, obstruction of justice,” Dershowitz continued.
After reviewing the list of several individuals Mueller (above right) has indicted, Dershowitz said, “It was very hard to find any American who had been charged with any crime that occurred before Mueller was appointed special counsel.”
Dershowitz also said it is “very significant” that Mueller’s indictment of Stone isn’t based on collusion accusations, though they are mentioned.
“So what’s happened here is these are crimes that are generated by the investigation. It doesn’t make them any less criminal, but it really means that there has been a failure to uncover the basic crimes for which he was appointed, namely before he was appointed,” Dershowitz emphasized.
But when Fox News’ Sandra Smith asked Dershowitz if he believed Trump should be “in any way be nervous about this,” he said there is cause for concern.
“There are two reasons why somebody might be nervous. Number one, whether [Trump] is implicated in the indictment itself. The answer to that is clearly no,” Dershowitz said. “The second is whether or not Stone has been indicted in order to squeeze him into testifying” against Trump, who is “the real target here.”
“So the president should be worried every time somebody who he knew or had any acquaintance with is arrested … That’s the tactic Mueller has used from day one,” Dershowitz said.
Source: Lifezette
