If you follow the US president on Twitter, you might think that every day is Donald Day. But Sunday was a particularly good day for Trump After two years of special counsel Robert Mueller investigating possible collusion between Trump, his officials and the Russian government, the verdict was finally delivered: not guilty.
The letter from attorney general William Barr to Congress explains “the special counsel did not find that any US person or Trump campaign official conspired or knowingly co-ordinated with Russia.” On the issue of obstructing justice, the evidence “was not sufficient”, and so the “special counsel therefore did not draw a conclusion.” In short, Donald Trump is a free man.
Of course, this is only the end of the beginning. US political operatives are already working to politicise Mueller’s report, to help their respected party in the 2020 election. But regardless of where we go from here, there are key takeaways from Mueller’s update that have become immediately clear. Both are bad news for Democrats.
The first is that often the simplest answer is the right one.
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