Given McConnell's acknowledgement of Trump criminality

[True Dough]

10. Bill Barr was an obstacle

But Mueller made some critical mistakes. The New Yorker has a good overview:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/06/why-the-mueller-investigation-failed

A few excerpts:

"But Mueller himself was responsible for much of the delay. In this critical moment, he showed weakness, and Trump pounced."

"Nothing in Mueller’s mandate required him to reach such a confusing and inconclusive final judgment on the most important issue before him. As a prosecutor, his job was to determine whether the evidence was sufficient to bring cases. The O.L.C.’s opinion prohibited Mueller from bringing a case, but Mueller gave Trump an unnecessary gift: he did not even say whether the evidence supported a prosecution. Mueller’s compromising language had another ill effect. Because it was so difficult to parse, it opened the door for the report to be misrepresented by countless partisans acting in bad faith, including the Attorney General of the United States."

"Mueller’s investigation was no witch hunt; his report was, ultimately, a surrender."