The results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, even in the brief summary released by Attorney General William Barr, vastly reduce the legal risks to President Donald Trump while raising the political stakes in the 2020 election. …
While the end of the Mueller investigation unequivocally heightens the primacy of the 2020 election, the report’s impact on the outcome could be more complex.
While Trump may receive a short-term bump in public support from the investigation’s end, most observers in both parties expect that his approval rating will revert to the 40% to 45% range in which it generally has resided throughout his presidency.
“I think the Mueller report will be fascinating because of its substance, but in terms of public opinion, it will simply reinforce existing views on both sides,” says GOP pollster Whit Ayres. CONT.
Ronald Brownstein, CNN