Robert Mueller bringing a back up?

Mueller just a figurehead. Never really ran investigation?

Baaaahhh... I don't know?

Former special counsel Robert Mueller asked Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to swear in his longtime deputy as a witness at a congressional hearing Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Mueller asked that Aaron Zebley, who served as deputy on the special counsel’s probe, be sworn in as a witness in order to address any questions that he is not able to answer, according to a source familiar with the matter, The New York Times and CNN reported.

So there has been much speculation as to why Mueller really never wanted to testify or provide much of anything outside of what is already on the report. Well, the answer could very well be that he simply doesn't have a handle on what the investigation was all about.

Many people suggest that it's been Andrew Weissmann who was ultimately running the investigation. It was Weissmann who put together much of the staff, it was Weissmann who chose to ignore anything that tied the Russians to any Democrats, and it was Weissmann who was mostly responsible for putting together the controversial Volume II.

In fact, if Democrats had their way on the subject, there would have been no real need for Robert Mueller to even exist as a figurehead. Weissmann was the guy they wanted, and it appears by many accounts is that he was the guy who ran things.

William Barr suggested as much when he got the letter from Robert Mueller regarding the release of the report. Barr strongly suggested that letter was not only out of character for his long term friend to have written, but Barr actually openly suggested (under sworn testimony) that he felt that it was likely written by someone "other" than Mueller.

Barr also seemed completely perplexed at Mueller's decision not to draw a conclusion on obstruction, while simultaneously releasing a report of "allegations" that nobody in the DOJ felt rose to the level of actual criminal behavior. In fact, if rumors are true, Mueller himself might have been the hold-out on suggesting that the behavior really was criminal, but wasn't willing to come right out and say that.

Barr seemed genuinely disappointed with Mueller, when in fact, much of this was likely not Mueller's doing. This was the inmates running the asylum. Now that it comes time to actually answer questions about the investigation, Mueller feels the need to bring a sidekick to answer the questions he may not be able to answer?

Seems counterintuitive to the suggestion that Mueller was the guy running the show.