The current presidential administration is under Donald Trump and has proven to be corrupted. From the beginning including campaigning, election, and even after, investigation has revealed that Donald Trump and his administration have been involved in “wrongdoings”(Baker, 2019). Robert S Mueller was a former FBI director for a decade (Baker, 2019). He then went on to bring his leadership abilities to The Special Counsel Office, which is a division within the Department of Justice (Baker, 2019). His appointment into this role came as a result of concerns of Russian interference into the election of Trump. His investigation went on for approximately two years and resulted in a 448-page report in 2019 (Baker, 2019). He included in his report details that supported his findings in the suspicion of Russian interference.
Conflict aroused when his report was handed over to Attorney General William Barr. Who then published a 4-page summary of the report that was made public (Baker, 2019). The Department of Justice essentially denied the request to make the Muller Report public and instead released pieces that redacted a lot of information for numerous reasons (Baker, 2019). However, this left the public to go according to the decision of Attorney Barr. Which concluded no connection to a crime being committed from Trump and embraced his explanations behind his actions (Baker, 2019).
Coincidentally, Mueller was later fired after the release of his report which was not particularly in favor of Trump (Baker, 2019). There were also rumors that Trump sent the executive order to terminate Mueller through another associate (Baker, 2019). William Barr also defended these claims by insisting that there was a conflict of interest making his decision to remove him justified (Baker, 2019). The bigger issue that arises out of all of this is the number of people associated with the Trump Administration that has been charged with crimes and found guilty of mischievous acts. This only weakens the credibility of the current administration, showing the extent they are willing to go to cover up for their wrong doings which has costs them their reputations and lives.
Attorney General Barr received criticism because he did not complete his obligation to adequately review the evidence provided and report its findings. He admitted to not fully reading the Mueller report before making his conclusion (Baker, 2019). He insisted that it was not in “the publics interest” to allow speculation around the Mueller report to continue for weeks without providing the public with some type of narrative
(Baker, 2019). This revolution revealed how there had been rules and laws that were not abided by and left the public in the blind. This government is a democracy and is ran by the people for the people. Therefore, they should be able to be informed about the issues related to the current administration. This was also a failure on the behalf of media, as they didn’t criticize the report when it was released. They instead, just reported on the issue and accepted the pieces that were made publicly available. If the government is going to go up in shambles over corrupt practices. The media should at least keep their end of the bargain by allowing citizens to be fully informed and scrutinizing any actions that are deemed unworthy.
Baker, P. (2019, May 01). Barr Defends Handling of Mueller Report Against Withering Rebukes. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/us/politics/william-barr-testimony.html
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