There was enough evidence of Russian contacts and attempted contacts with the Trump campaign to merit an independent look, writes Jon Healey in latimesopinion.
In this Nov. 20, 2016, photo, then-President-elect Trump, right, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani as Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J.
Noting the conclusions reached by Mueller and Atty. Gen. William P. Barr, Giuliani said of the nearly two-year investigation, “It’s a very bad thing for the country that we had it, because it’s not true. It never should have happened in the first place.
First and most important, Mueller found persuasive evidence of two types of Russian meddling in the election, and brought indictments against the Russian figures he believed were responsible. Giuliani’s comments elided Trump’s repeated attempts to cast doubt on whether Russia actually tried to help him win in 2016. Mueller’s findings should settle that once and for all.
Third, plenty of Democrats viewed the Mueller probe as a confirmation, not an investigation. They already knew that the Trump campaign had to have colluded, so it was just a matter of time before the special counsel would confirm it. What they got instead appears to have been a genuine search for evidence of collusion that came up empty.
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