Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision not to take up a bill that would protect FBI special counsel Robert Mueller indicates his Russia probe is starting to crumble, author Jerome Corsi told Newsmax TV.

During an appearance on "Newsmax Now," Corsi, author of The New York Times bestseller "Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump," told host John Bachman it is time Mueller's probe goes away for good.

"I think it's the beginning of the end for Robert Mueller.

"As I point out in 'Killing the Deep State,' it's shocking, but the real crime was that there was a coup d'état planned. It was centered in the FBI, and the FBI concocted this Russian collusion story based on the Fusion GPS dossier," Corsi said.

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Corsi's latest "Killing the Deep State" has soared to the top of Amazon, Barnes & Noble and the Times bestseller lists. He argues his book offers "smoking gun" evidence high-ranking officials of the FBI and DOJ took steps in 2016 to insure Trump's ouster if he was elected.

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"I think Mueller's entire effort to find a crime, to prosecute, or to impeach Donald Trump is failing," he said.

"Mueller's out of gas, and I think the failure to get this bill forwarded by Mitch McConnell indicates that the GOP realizes Mueller's days are limited."

Democrats and some Republicans were pushing for lawmakers to protect Mueller from being removed, but any legislation would have to be signed by Trump himself.

McConnell said Tuesday night such legislation would not be necessary, since there are no indications Trump plans to fire Mueller.

Corsi told Bachman that Mueller is on a fishing expedition, which included raids on properties tied to Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen last week, that needs to end.

"We're gonna find now that Mueller takes all this stuff back [from the Cohen raids], it gets leaked out, and becomes opposition research for the 2018 election," Corsi said. "Mueller needs to be shut down. He's out of control, there is no Russian collusion, he's found nothing."