DEMS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump seems to think he is in the clear where the special counsel investigation is concerned. So why isn’t he happier? Maybe because he already misses Robert Mueller. In his summation of the Mueller report findings, Attorney General William Barr said investigators did ‘not establish that the President was involved’ in any crime related to Russian interference, and that there was insufficient evidence to support a prosecution of the President for obstruction of justice. But instead of accepting the good news and moving on, Trump keeps on airing his resentments. He is vindictive in victory. The reason is simple: He needs an enemy. In the drama he presents to his supporters, he needs to be the hero who navigates treacherous terrain and slays monsters. In a peaceful political landscape, there is no divisive story to tell that will keep his base agitated and angry. Mueller, famously reticent, was a perfect bogeyman for Trump, never hitting back even when the President blasted him endlessly and dishonestly. Mueller hired a team that included some registered Democrats, so Trump falsely claimed the whole investigation was biased.”
–Michael D. Antonio, “Without Mueller, who will Trump choose for his next enemy?,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, March 25, 2019 8:21 pm