A battle for public opinion: Trump goes to war over Mueller and Russia
(The Guardian Russia)

In recent days, the rightwing media and Trump loyalists have been scrambling to discredit the special counsel and smear his Russia inquiry as a liberal plotIllegitimate and corrupt. Using the FBI as a political weapon and America´s secret police. `Secret surveillance, wiretapping, intimidation, harassment and threats. It´s like the old KGB that comes for you in the dark of the night, banging through your door.`This is special counsel Robert Mueller´s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, as seen through the eyes of news anchor and analyst Gregg Jarrett this week. Anyone expecting him to be challenged live on air was destined for disappointment. Related: Trump-Russia investigation: the key questions answered It´s the only way he´s going to get out this: by trying to make the investigation seem partisan Related: Trump attacks `vicious, fake news CNN` after correction to WikiLeaks email story A witch hunt continues against the president with tremendous bias, no purpose and no end in sight Related: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: `Trump is where he is because of his appeal to racism` If Trump is found to have colluded with Russia, I would not be surprised if Republicans let him get away with it Continue reading...