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The real problem with the Mueller report: It should have been a musical

For the past week, the Mueller report has been dissected, deconstructed, analyzed and psychoanalyzed. But where many see a damning portrait of Russian interference and President Trump's mendacity, I see ... a potentially terrific musical.

No, seriously. Even though I already knew the main takeaways, as I read the whole report, the enormity of the Russian attacks and the president's continual attempts to shut down the Mueller investigation floored me.

Still, I feared the impact would be muted by the predictable cacophony of reactions. All the pundits, left and right, would say what they've been saying for years and the country would remain divided.

"If only," I thought, "someone could sing some

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