It is Time to Stop Talking About Impeachment

Donald Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin and stated that the Russian leader “was extremely strong and powerful in his denial” that his country had interfered in our 2016 election. The former KGB agent said that “it’s not Russia” and this was enough for the American President. Trump told the world: “I don’t see any reason why it would be.”

The Attorney General’s summary of the Mueller Report confirms that Trump’s assessment was incorrect. The Russian Government did, in fact, conduct a “computer hacking operations designed to gather and disseminate information to influence the [2016] election.” If the indictments and convictions that had already resulted from the Special Counsel’s investigation were not enough proof, this conclusion also disproves Trump’s assertion that this was a witch hunt. Crimes were, in fact, committed against our country.

Even though Mueller specifically states that “while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,” Trump has claimed vindication. “No collusion, no obstruction” is the message conveyed to his supporters, a lie eagerly repeated by the Republican party. For some reason, none of them seem interested in holding Russia accountable for their actions against our county or in taking steps to ensure that our elections are not compromised in the future. This is what happens when the interests of a political party is put before the needs of the country.