Scott Bessent defends Trump’s post celebrating Robert Mueller’s death
The Facts
- President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he was glad Robert Mueller was dead and said Mueller could no longer hurt innocent people.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump’s post during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker.
- Bessent said people should have empathy for Trump and his family because of what he described as investigations and other actions taken against them.
- Bessent referred to the 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago when explaining why he thought Trump deserved empathy.
- Mueller led the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election and into whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with it.
- Several sources identified Mueller as a former FBI director and a decorated Vietnam veteran.
Context
What did Bessent say in defense of Trump?
Bessent said Trump and his family had been through a lot because of investigations and that people should have “a little empathy” for him; he also said it was impossible for him or the interviewer to fully understand what Trump had experienced Democratic Undergro…,Independent,Hill.
Why is Robert Mueller significant in Trump’s political history?
Mueller led the special counsel investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with it, making him a long-running adversary in Trump’s view Yahoo News,HuffPost,Hill,International Busin….
What event did Bessent point to when discussing Trump’s reaction?
He pointed to the 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, saying he had watched footage of what may have been an illegal raid and describing the FBI as going through Trump’s wife’s wardrobe Democratic Undergro…,Washington Examiner,Mediaite,Brigitte Gabriel.
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