A good man died on Friday. His name was Robert Mueller; he was an American patriot, a decorated Vietnam veteran who received a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and two Marine and Navy Commendation Medals for his service and bravery. He held a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, a Master’s Degree in International Relations from New York University, and a Law Degree from the University of Virginia. Among other things, he served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorneys’ offices in San Francisco and Boston; he headed the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in Washington; and he was confirmed as the Director of the FBI on September 4, 2001 — just one week before the 9-11 attacks on the United States — and saw the country through one of the most terrifying, emotionally debilitating periods in its history, quickly shifting the Bureau’s principal focus from fighting domestic crime to combatting terrorism.

In case you haven’t already seen or heard it, this is what Donald Trump had to say when advised of the death of a great American:

“Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

Let that sink in: “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”

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At his confirmation hearing in 2001, Mueller described the FBI as “vital to the preservation of our civil order and our civil rights. One could hardly overstate the significance of the FBI in the life of every American.” [Eric Tucker, AP, March 21, 2026.] Seven days later, the prescience of those words became tragically clear to us all.

Mueller served in that post until September 4, 2013, staying on beyond the normal tenure at the request of then President Obama.

In May of 2017, he was appointed as Special Counsel to investigate allegations of Russian influence in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. True to his principles, he stood up to Donald Trump when others wouldn’t, refusing to whitewash his findings despite being accused of conducting a “witch hunt” (Trump’s favorite term for anything that makes him or his partners-in-crime appear guilty). And that, in Trump’s twisted mind, is sufficient reason to rejoice at Mueller’s death.

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Former FBI Director James Comey said of Mueller on Friday:

“A great American died today, one I was lucky enough to learn from and stand beside.” [Id.]

And former Director Christopher Wray called Mueller a “consummate straight shooter,” adding:

“As everyone at the FBI who worked for, or with him, is well aware, Bob Mueller embodied the virtue of prioritizing service to the country over self, and he always put the mission first.” [Id.]

Thus far, current FBI Director Kash Patel — a Trump loyalist who is probably awaiting his instructions from the Oval Office — has remained silent, though the FBI Agents Association magnanimously noted Mueller’s “commitment to public service and to the FBI’s mission.” [Id.]

And as for Trump, well . . .

Donald Trump never forgets or forgives what he considers “disloyalty.” What he said about Robert Mueller’s passing was so heinous, so completely revolting — even by his rock-bottom standards — that I wanted to vomit when I read it, and still do. Thinking (and hoping) that he may have been misquoted, I fact-checked it, and found it to be accurate.

And that is why I am in despair today: because I find it impossible to accept that anyone — let alone the supposed leader of my country, or any country — could stoop so low, and be so revoltingly, disgustingly inhumane, yet continue to breathe the same air that I do.

The “innocent people” to whom Trump referred in his comment no doubt included the likes of Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn, and Roger Stone — all friends and cohorts of Trump who either pled or were found guilty of various crimes as a result of the Mueller investigation.

Just like the “good people” who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, were later tried and convicted, and then pardoned by Trump because they were his supporters.

Those are the people he honors.

Yet, as of this writing, Trump has not even ordered the flags in our nation’s capital lowered to half-staff for a man who, by the standards of most people, was a true patriot and who served his country with courage, honor and dignity.

But politics aside, the simple fact that those words could come from the mind and the mouth of an individual who is supposed to represent the people of the United States defies belief.

Such a man is beneath contempt, and beyond salvation. From the depths of my despair today at what he has done to our great nation, my only consolation is in knowing that, eventually, karma awaits him . . . as it does all of us.

So rest in peace, Mr. Mueller . . . you’ve more than earned it.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/22/26