As you see/hear renewed attacks on the Russia special counsel, remember these things: Robert Mueller is a registered Republican 1/x
Robert Mueller has been nominated by both Democratic and Republican presidents for key law enforcement posts for the past 30-odd years 2/x
Criticism about the special counsel and his team began soon after Mueller hired some of the country's top fraud, terrorism and mob prosecutors to conduct the Russia investigation. 3/x
Critics renewed their attacks after the president's former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with Mueller last week. 4/x
Lawyers working for Mueller have made political donations to both Ds and Rs. Federal law prohibits evaluating people on that issue for career jobs. 5/end
