The anticlimactic conclusion of the Mueller saga is unequivocally good for America

What, you were hoping for a traitorous president or a deep state plot?

Robert Mueller.
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It was inevitable there would be an emotional end to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Trump's 2016 campaign. Though we haven't seen the full text of the report, Sunday's summary from Attorney General William Barr makes one thing reasonably clear: The president isn't going to be impeached, indicted, or otherwise punished for conspiring with Russians.

Mueller left the door cracked on the "obstruction of justice" issue. In the main, though, he was hired to determine whether Trump and his people had cooperated with Russians in an effort to steal an election. He's delivered his answer. No, they didn't.

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Rachel Lu

Rachel Lu is a writer based in Roseville, Minnesota. Her work has appeared in many publications, including National Review, The American Conservative, America Magazine, and The Federalist. She previously worked as an academic philosopher, and is a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.