Congress and the Mueller Report

One of the problems facing us today is the unrealistic expectations we have on solving complex problems.

We have gotten so used to seeing complex problems solved in a single TV episode that I fear we think the real world works like that.

It doesn't.

Look at the expectation that surrounded the Mueller report.

He was charted to investigate potential criminal activity related to interactions with Russia and provide a report and recommendations to the Government.

He wrote a complex report that spelled out many questionable activities and during that investigation he brought many charges against various people associated with the campaign.

What he didn't do at the end of the day was exonerate or file charges against the President, partly because a sitting President is normally not charged with crimes by the Justice department.

That is the role of Congress who can decide to impeach if crimes are committed.

This is why Congress needs to have the full unredacted report and continues investigating the actions to perform its constitutional duties.

It clearly can't determine if a crime has been committed without doing its due diligence.

The behavior of the administration is both the behavior of someone trying to obstruct and of someone trying to turn this into a political circus.  Of course politics enters into some of the decisions, but ultimately the decision to impeach or not impeach needs to be based on actual data which congress needs to gather.

I don't see any legal arguments to be made against congress doing its constitutional due diligence.

At least not any valid ones.