Although I have long been critical of President Trump, I scarcely ever mentioned Robert Mueller's now completed investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign on this blog. Most of my commentary on the Mueller investigation was done on Twitter.
To the extent that I did comment on Mueller, it was to express the view that he would not see fit to indict Trump. Not because he was clean as a whistle mind you, but because of the 2000 DOJ Memo which advises against indicting sitting Presidents. Mueller is a cautious, prudent man and I couldn't see him disregarding this memo. While the details of his report are unknown (and should be released to the public), it is known that he will not seek any new indictments. All of which has Trump and his supporters jumping for joy for a man they believed was conducting a witch hunt.
This isn't to say that Congress won't conduct its own investigations and, of course, the DA's office in the Southern District of New York is pursuing its own investigation of Trump and other DAs could follow suit. But again my expectations here are modest.
The most likely way Trump's tenure at the White House ends will be at the ballot box in just under 20 months time. Obviously, there are no guarantees here. Trump could very well be re-elected. But the best verdict ought to come from the people.
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