"unhinged fantasies have fizzled, and now the excuses begin."
Are you looking in the mirror and talking to yourself again, snarky.  

I'm certainly not crushed about this nor pretending to be happy that this is finally happening since I, along with most liberals (we are more educated, you know) realize this is just the first step. We don't know the future, but trust that justice will prevail.  Mueller is the perfect person for this.  I remember Watergate, the sequence of events how long those investigations took, the recalcitrant Congress and suffering Nixon - who unbelievably was not as bad as tRump with potential collusion (money laundering, tax evasion etc along with the obstruction of justice) and am thrilled it isn't taking as long. Impeached, indicted, locked in a padded room, his family paying the price for his and their actions - whatever happens in the future, we are living in the moment. He is a lame duck and a pathetic liability for the GOP and will stay that way, no matter.