Robert Mueller wisely avoids the constitutional nightmare of arraigning the head of state but makes clear the route that a mature democracy might follow, writes Tony Rowlands

I do not share the gloom of those who expected Robert Mueller to drag Trump kicking and screaming into the courthouse (Editorial, 26 March). Compared with the shaming whitewash of the Hutton report, this quiet American is a model of subtle adroitness. He has indicted Trump’s three closest lieutenants, Manafort, Cohen and Stone, for crimes related, among others, to foreign involvement in the 2016 election, accused a dozen Russians for the same chicanery, and fingered nearly 20 more. His silent invitation is clear. Read between the lines. He wisely avoids the constitutional nightmare of arraigning the head of state, or his family, but makes clear the route that a mature democracy might follow. Be patient, he appears to be saying, it is nearly morning in America.

Tony Rowlands

Bristol

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