The anticlimactic end of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe allows Trump to relaunch his beleaguered presidency with new swagger ahead of the 2020 election
The anticlimactic end of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe allows President Donald Trump to relaunch his beleaguered presidency with new swagger ahead of the 2020 election.
Trump’s supporters called it a turning point, saying that with lurid questions about election-rigging out of the way, he will have a fresh chance to connect with Americans."There's a rare moment here for Donald Trump to get a bit of a reset,” said Matt Schlapp, a Trump ally and chairman of the American Conservative Union. “He's got a chance to reconnect with more Americans than he even did previously.
But after the nearly two-year investigation found no collusion or clear obstruction of justice, Trump and his aides showed little interest in healing or national unity. They quickly launched a fierce counterattack against both Democrats and the media, claiming that Trump had survived what amounted to an extralegal coup — and implying that other charges of wrongdoing against him should also be discounted.
"We've spent one year, the months and six days, 25 million in taxpayer money and I think the American people are so disgusted by the way this president has been treated that the retribution will occur at the ballot box,” added Corey Lewandowski, a Trump confidant and adviser who served as Trump’s 2016 campaign manager.
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