Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress takes place tomorrow, and it's as eagerly awaited as the release of his original report on Trump. And it may very well turn out to be just as disappointing as the release of the report.
Democrats hope that Mueller, who will not disseminate any more information that he already has in this report, will at least reiterate the findings in his own voice and give some drama to findings that most people have shrugged off or haven't even read. This, they hope, will give some impetus to popular support for impeaching Trump, though the Republican Senate will acquit him. Republicans hope that their questions for Mueller in his testimony will shoot some holes into his report's conclusions in an effort to protect Trump, even though he is still generally unpopular outside of his base. In the end , both sides will claim victory and America will lose.
I'm crossing my fingers that the tectonic plates of American politics will shift ever so slightly as a result of Mueller's appearance before Congress and will result in Trump's early ouster from office - and by that, I mean an electoral defeat for Trump in 2020. But I'm not optimistic. This show is more likely to be the Washington equivalent of an eagerly awaited big-budget movie that disappoints and flops once it opens.
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