You knew this was coming. For two years, Robert Mueller was a secular saint of the liberal media. But now that he has issued a report not to the MSM's liking, Mueller's halo is tarnished, and overnight he's become fair game for criticism.

An opening salvo of the MSM attack on Mueller was launched on CNN's New Day this morning. CNN legal analyst Laura Coates said she was "completely unsatisfied" by the Mueller report, claiming it is "really atrocious" that Mueller did not rule on the question of obstruction of justice.

Coates also claimed that by not coming to a firm conclusion on obstruction, Mueller failed to fulfill "one of the things [he] was tasked with." She was particularly agitated over the fact that Mueller did not force President Trump to testify in person, accepting written answers instead. Just how Mueller could have compelled a sitting President to testify, Coates never explained.

Again, this was just an opening salvo. As liberals continue to digest the bitter fruit of the Mueller report, look for the attacks on their erstwhile hero to become more pointed.

Coates began by disputing the claim by Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow, who had just appeared on the show, that the report had exonerated the president on obstruction as well as on collusion.

Here's the transcript.