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Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Finally The Wicked Witch-hunt is Dead! But Can Washington Survive The Russiagate Fallout?

Robert Bridge
RT


The hype and hysteria of the Mueller investigation has ended with a whimper, not the anticipated bang. There was no Russian collusion. Now the US must contend with partisan hysteria that threatens the nation.

For 675 long days and nights, Americans were the captive audience of a $25 million dollar show trial known as Russiagate, which ranks as one of the zaniest political circuses in US history, sharing the accolades with the likes of Zippergate and Watergate. Now, after spending the last of its ammunition, the media-inflamed investigation promises to become yet another lasting monument to Washington's impeccable political genius. The debacle is finally over; the wicked witch hunt is dead.

Attorney General William Barr announced on the weekend what many people had already long suspected: the Mueller probe had zero evidence that Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia in order to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. On the point of Trump "obstructing the inquiry," possibly through his Tweeting compulsion, Mueller gave no definitive answer.

Vice President Mike Pence called the conclusions a "total vindication" of Donald Trump and "our campaign," emphasizing that there would be no more indictments. 


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