… The late 1980s and 1990s marked a high-water mark for a kind of giddy journalistic derangement over politicians’ adultery, drug use and draft avoidance — a somewhat arbitrary trio of offenses inflated into mortal sins. Candidates and nominees for various public positions were barraged with questions on these issues, […] Read more »
The end of the Mueller inquiry doesn’t seem to have helped Trump’s approval rating
One would think that a purported “complete exoneration” by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on the questions of collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice might give President Trump a bit of a political boost. After all, he has been claiming repeatedly since May 2017 that there was no […] Read more »
Trump after Mueller
Those of us not named Robert Mueller or William Barr have no real idea what the Mueller report says about President Trump and his campaign. The president claims it completely exonerates him. That may or may not be true, but let’s stipulate that such a conclusion is the president’s best […] Read more »
Although Trump claims exoneration, poll finds little positive impact of Mueller report on 2020 reelection prospects
After Attorney General William P. Barr released a summary of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report, President Trump claimed victory. But few voters say they are more likely to support Trump’s 2020 reelection effort because of Mueller’s findings. CONT. Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
Why Trump Hasn’t Seen A Post-Mueller Boost In The Polls
The completion of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was widely portrayed as a turning point in Trump’s presidency. But so far it’s had little effect on his approval rating. As of Monday night, Trump’s approval rating was 42.1 percent and his disapproval rating was 52.8 […] Read more »
Most Republicans don’t accept a basic Mueller finding: That Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 election
President Trump’s insistence that he’s been exonerated by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election began hours after the release of Attorney General William P. Barr’s letter outlining what Mueller found. … The Post and our polling partners at the Schar School of […] Read more »