With the news that his people illegally obtained the Trump transition emails – many of them having no conceivable bearing on his "inquiry" – Robert Mueller's investigation proceeds even farther into disintegration. This is not at all how it was supposed to turn out.  Hillary, the DNC, and the #NeverTrumps no doubt hoped that the special counsel would result in the ouster of Donald Trump, or at least the crippling of his administration.  For his part, Mueller likely foresaw a few easy convictions and the humiliation of a president followed by the customary bestselling book, the lucrative lecture tour, and a secure place in the pantheon of left-wing heroes somewhere among Woodward, Bernstein, and Valerie Plame. But that's not what happened.  Instead, Mueller's effort lurches unstoppably toward the abyss, while the counsel himself more and more closely resembles Captain Edward John Smith, standing rooted on the bridge...(Read Full Post)