The Mueller report isn’t out until Thursday, but some key Republican lawmakers appear to have already drawn their own conclusions about what’s in it. None of this should come as a surprise to anyone watching the Republicans’ relationship with Trump over the past 2½ years. The nearing 2020 presidential election means many congressional Republicans, McConnell included, are up for reelection, too, and they need to do what’s best for them. All of this is notable because if there were anything that could turn that GOP-Trump rift into an un-crossable canyon, it would have been the Mueller report. When Barr shared in March that the Mueller report found no evidence of collusion, Democrats’ hopes of a bipartisan turn against the president were dashed.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2019 17:37 UTC