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There are reports that Robert Mueller, who is serving as independent counsel in the Russia investigation, may be investigating President Trump for obstruction of justice. Bearing in mind that multiple newspapers reported President Trump was a target of an FBI investigation in the past and it turned out he wasn’t – and that even if he is being investigated, that doesn’t mean he’s de facto guilty of anything - let’s wait and see how this all plays out before we jump to conclusions.
I wrote previously that I believe an independent investigation was not the best idea given the poor results those investigations have produced over the years, and the fact that the FBI is stocked full of trained investigators who are better suited than anybody to undertake an investigation of this magnitude.
I still feel that way.
However, there is indeed an independent counsel, and while I support the president, I believe we should see what the results of the investigation are before deciding anything conclusively. If it turns out that everybody’s worst fears about president Trump are true and he committed a high crime or misdemeanor like obstruction of justice, then he should be dealt with accordingly.
But this whole situation begs an honest question to those who have been crowing about President Trump for months, seemingly non-stop: will this investigation satisfy you?
More importantly, if I may paraphrase a question asked of President Trump in the lead up to the 2016 election, will you accept the results of the investigation as legitimate?
Let’s say Robert Mueller holds a press conference months from now and announces that the investigation has uncovered nothing that would be considered significant wrongdoing. Will that be enough for you to move on from this whole subject?
If the answer is “yes,” then I give you credit for being open-minded and reasonable in your desire to simply see if anything objectionable actually occurred.
If the answer is “no,” then you should probably just go ahead and admit that your mind is already made up and you don’t care as much about getting to the truth as you do undermining a democratically elected president at every turn, regardless of the facts.
I suspect that even if President Trump is exonerated by the Mueller investigation, the accusations of treason and calls for impeachment from those who despise the president and are consumed every waking hour with thoughts of taking him down somehow, will not cease.
I hope I’m wrong. But I’m pretty sure I’m not.