Video: Right-wing media call Mueller's investigation a coup against Trump Since Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel, right-wing media have worked overtime to delegitimize the investigation Written by John Kerr Published 12/18/17 3:56 PM EST Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel on May 17. Since then, right-wing media have repeatedly called the investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 election (and a few related issues) a coup against Donald Trump. Watch: Related: Jesse Watters Says We May ‘Have a Coup on Our Hands in America’ Previously: Why the anti-Mueller sentiment on Fox keeps getting worse Sean Hannity has really gone off the rails lately, but it's earned him a new fan: Alex Jones Fox contributor Mike Huckabee claims FBI officials intended “to stage what essentially amounts to a coup d'etat” against Trump Rush Limbaugh revives conspiracy theory that Mueller investigation is “a silent coup” to get rid of Trump Lou Dobbs unhinged over Flynn: Russia probe is a “parade of nonsense,” “subversion” by the left Rush Limbaugh: Former intelligence chiefs are conducting a “silent coup” against Trump Alex Jones: There is a plot to install Robert Mueller as “the first king of America” Pro-Trump One America News Network: Report reveals Obama aides "plotted a coup against President Trump Alex Jones: Trump needs to get into a bunker right now and declare himself the victim of a coup attempt Rush Limbaugh conspiracy theory: “Leftists” are soliciting retired generals to possibly “lead a rebellion” Rush Limbaugh: “We're in the midst of a silent coup” by the GOP establishment to try “to take this president out” Lou Dobbs: The media is aiding a “coup d'etat against Trump” Jesse Watters: “What's happening right now is a coup against the will of the American people” Sean Hannity: “A soft coup is underway” against Trump with “sinister forces quickly aligning”
