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After almost two years of independent investigation and $30 million in taxpayer dollars spent, this week the Justice Department released to the public the full Mueller Report. As his findings clearly show, the Special Counsel investigation was thorough, the Trump Administration was transparent, and the conclusions were definitive - there was no collusion or coordination with Russia by the President or his campaign. While I’m pleased with the outcome for the sake of our great country as well as the President whose vision for our nation I share, I am deeply concerned for the integrity of our democracy. Like the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, we must never allow this to become the new normal in American politics. Many questions remain as to the genesis and legitimacy of these allegations, the depth and breadth of political bias and corruption at the DOJ, and the potential involvement of the Obama Administration. Remember, this whole thing began with the lead FBI investigator saying he was building an “insurance policy” against Trump in the event he was elected president and senior Department of Justice officials who allowed a Clinton Campaign “hit piece” to become the basis for a FISA Court warrant to spy on American citizens - unbeknownst to the FISA judges. Congress would be derelict in its duty not to pursue these allegations with equal diligence and hold all wrongdoers accountable. Abuse of power and political bias at the highest law enforcement agency in the land isn’t a Republican or Democrat problem, it’s an American problem. I can appreciate those who disagree with the President’s policies or leadership style (I certainly have from time to time), but the way to address those concerns is to contrast him in substance and style in the public square and, ultimately, at the ballot box. That’s how a democratic Republic should operate. To weaponize our criminal justice system as well as the oversight responsibility of Congress sets a dangerous precedent. We must relearn, on both sides of the aisle, how to dissent and even defeat our political adversaries without trying to destroy them as people. This is one of the worst parts of the Swamp Culture and the majority of our citizens are sick of it. I have never begrudged my colleagues on either side of the aisle for expressing their concerns about President Trump for something he said or did. But, for the Democrat leadership to propagate a false narrative about the President of the United States - going so far as to tell the American people they had evidence of collusion - to sow doubt and discord among our citizens regarding this President for political purposes is worse than petty, it’s flat out wrong. The American people can now know with certainty that the Russians acted alone to undermine the integrity of our presidential election, and the Democratic leadership acted in coordination with the Left to undermine the American Presidency. What remains to be seen is if this Russian collusion conspiracy theory will be a cautionary tale to our fellow citizens and serve as a course correction for our country, or merely a preview of what is to come. This whole ordeal harkens back to another episode in American history, one more than 200 years ago. At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, following weeks of debate and deliberation, our founders finally settled on a form of government they felt suitable for a nascent nation. When asked by a prominent Philadelphia lady “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?,” our oldest Founder, Benjamin Franklin, responded, “A republic, Madam, if you can keep it.” Franklin’s words serve as a powerful reminder that America’s future as the great “experiment in liberty and democracy” isn’t assured or inevitable. The annals of history are replete with examples of powerful and prosperous nations that have come and gone. By and large, their undoing wasn’t the result of uncontrollable forces or external factors; it was because they had abandoned their core values and could no longer govern themselves. Franklin’s admonition is as relevant today as it was in 1787. We cannot allow our political bloodlust to overcome our love of country. Let’s learn from history, close this ugly chapter in American politics, and return to the people’s business.

https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20190420/arrington-what-will-america-learn-about-mueller-report-and-motivations-behind-it