Washington • If you want to understand how fundamentally President Trump and his Republican allies have damaged our capacity for self-government, look no further than the debate over whether he should be impeached.
In a more virtuous political world, a significant number of Republicans would read Robert Mueller’s report and decide: Yes, these findings deserve thorough investigation — if only to prevent a foreign power from interfering in our elections again. Both parties would, together, push the administration to honor Congress’ right to hear from administration officials and get documents. We would already be moving forward with a comprehensive inquest.