McConnell on Mueller report: 'Case closed' - POLITICO

Mitch McConnell has a succinct view of the Mueller report’s conclusions: “Case closed.”

The Senate Majority leader will give a speech on Tuesday arguing that it’s time for Congress to move on from the report even as the House Democratic majority tries to arrange testimony from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, hear from former White House Counsel Don McGahn and plans to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt.

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“This investigation went on for two years. It’s finally over,” McConnell will say on Tuesday morning in his most extensive remarks about Russian election interference and Mueller’s report documenting allegations of possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.

Though Democrats and even some Republicans want to hear more about the report, the Kentucky Republican, who is up for reelection next year, argued that sustained relitigating of the report will be bad for the country.

“With an exhaustive investigation complete, would the country finally unify to confront the real challenges before us? Would we finally be able to move on from partisan paralysis and breathless conspiracy theorizing?” McConnell will say. “Or would we remain consumed by unhinged partisanship, and keep dividing ourselves to the point that Putin and his agents need only stand on the sidelines and watch as their job is done for them. Regrettably, I think the answer is obvious.”