Not the end, but it should be

Don't be fooled. This isn't the end of the Trump-Russia narrative.

After two years of media speculation, Democrat accusation and Republican denial, the Mueller report finally dropped. This long-awaited day was supposed to be the conclusion to the seemingly never-ending investigation that has cast a looming shadow over this already controversial White House. However, the release of the Mueller report really only marks the beginning of the conversation regarding Russian collusion.

As Mueller signals in his report, Congress has the ability to further investigate the president for obstruction. Will Democrats on the House Oversight and House Intelligence committees drag on the discussion of Russian collusion for as long as they can? Absolutely. They will do this by demanding that Mueller testify, demanding they receive the unredacted report, and then by claiming that justice was not served, and as a result, need to step in and continue investigating.

It is in the Democrats' best interest to drag this on as long as possible because the moment they admit defeat and say that the president did not collude nor obstruct, the American people will rightly look at them as the party that pushed a two-year-long narrative that ended with nothing more than exposure of bad behavior from the President.

A majority of the country trusted that Mueller was running a fair and unbiased investigation. We should all accept the results and not push the matter to be extended any longer. It would be one thing if Mueller came up with vast criminal indictments, but he didn't. Now it's time to put all of this in the rearview mirror instead of continuing to play partisan political games.

Jack Elbaum

Highland Park