DEMS/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats hope to bring Robert Mueller’s report to life on Wednesday [7-24-19]. But at least one member of the target audience says ‘they’re just grooming a corpse.’ Senate Republicans are dismissing Mueller’s testimony to the House before it even happens. Most say they are too busy and won’t watch it, others say it’s a waste of time, and still more say it’s redundant after the special counsel already issued his springtime report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has long said any decision on impeachment should take into account how Senate Republicans would react, wary of making a polarizing, partisan move to oust Trump that falls flat in the Senate. And the GOP is clearly signaling back that Mueller’s historic appearance has almost no chance of moving the needle for them…The Senate GOP has been eager to shoot down any inkling that they would support convicting and removing the president if the House impeaches him.”
–Burgess Everett, “Republicans tune out Robert Mueller,” Politico, July 23, 2019 6:04 pm