March 20, 2026 — Degradation of Civility Trump Style
Don’t miss this week’s blog post by IP attorney, author Timothy Trainer, host of the podcast and video show Tim’s Travails • Follow Tim on Substack
The death of Robert Mueller III was announced on March 21, 2026. During his 81 years, Mr. Mueller achieved what many wish they could in a lifetime. Before he became a household name in the spotlight, he served in the country’s most unpopular war. His service as a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam resulted in earning the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and two Navy Commendation Medals. He eventually became head of the FBI and, as Special Prosecutor, oversaw investigations into Trump and whether the president’s associates had colluded with Russia in its covert operations to sway the 2016 election: Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director Who Led Trump Inquiry, Dies at 81 – The New York Times.
Reading his biography, it is hard to argue that anyone whose life included these accomplishments would deny that Mr. Mueller’s life was about service and sacrifice for his country. His decisions and pursuits reflect a man who understood that when duty called, it was his responsibility to answer that call.
Contrasting Mr. Mueller’s character is that of the criminal who occupies the White House. Instead of remaining silent, our Criminal-in-Chief is quoted saying “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director Who Led Trump Inquiry, Dies at 81 – The New York Times.
Let’s be honest, the United States has an occupier of the White House who cares nothing about anything other than self-enrichment and self-aggrandizement. The current U.S. regime is all about propping up and ensuring that the Criminal-in-Chief and his supporters, including pardoned criminals, profit off the backs of everyday Americans.
Trump’s comments regarding Mr. Mueller’s death underscores his disdain, his disrespect for anyone who would attempt to live by the rule of law and respect the constitution. It is a given that our Criminal-in-Chief is incapable of understanding a man, like Mr. Mueller, who would deliberately put himself in harm’s way and potentially give his life for the ideals of what the United States is all about.
What our Criminal-in-Chief fails to understand is that there may be many who have the same sentiments about him as he has about Mr. Mueller when he says, “I’m glad he’s dead.” It is sad day when it’s a person who has the title of “President of the United States” who verbalizes this level of disrespect for a man, his service and his sacrifice.
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About the Timothy Trainer: Writing books is a passion for attorney Timothy Trainer, who for more than three decades focused on intellectual property issues in his day job. He has worked in government agencies and in the private sector, and his assignments have taken him to 60 countries around the world.
Tim found time to pen a few non-fiction tomes, including his first book, Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights; the 15th edition was published in 2022. Thomson Reuters’ Aspatore Books published Tim’s next title in 2015, Potato Chips to Computer Chips: The War on Fake Stuff.
Fiction was a genre he always wanted to try. In 2019, Pendulum Over the Pacific, was released by Joshua Tree Publishing. “This political intrigue story is set in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., and centers on trade tensions between the U.S. and Japan in the late 1980s,” Tim explains.
In 2023, his first series hit bookstores: The China Connection.
In 2025, he published the sequel, The China Factor, which ranked #63 on the Amazon Asian Literature list in May.
