Counterpunch’s Stuart Newman gets it right:
Of course, some liberal pundits overplayed the Russophobic side the investigation. But so did the anti-“Russiagate” critics, who took glee in pointing out the lack of connection of each new criminal disclosure to election stealing. It was hard to determine whether they thought Trump was above entering into criminally corrupt dealings or the Russian elites were.
Source: Why the Mueller Investigation was Good for the Country
PLUS: The Formation of Robert Mueller’s Mind.