Is impeachment of Trump now off the table?

Nancy Pelosi's extraordinary and unexpected declaration that there is no point in trying to impeach Donald Trump can only be about one thing. She is either convinced or has quietly been told or has somehow discovered that Robert Mueller, special counsel for the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians, has been unable to find any evidence of behind-the-scenes unlawful dealings with Moscow in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. When she became Speaker of the House, Pelosi made it clear she did not want the Democrats to go straight down the impeachment road. She restrained her more eager colleagues and said it was too early. But now she has given up the idea altogether, much to the fury of her most liberal colleagues who are all for impeaching the president as soon as possible. So what does Pelosi know? Has she spoken to someone in the Mueller team and been warned off? This would be highly unethical if so. But the fact is Mueller, who never seems to smile, is wrapping up his investigation, his report is due any week and from all the indictments he has made so far, no one has been specifically charged with colluding with the Russians. So perhaps Pelosi is just making an intelligent guess that the special counsel has drawn a blank, and she doesn't want her Democratic collegaues running around calling for impeachment proceedings to start if Mueller is going to announce that he has found no evidence of collusion. That would make the Democrats look pretty stupid. Right now, if the Democrats are going to have a chance to unseat Trump in the 2020 elections, they don't want to be attaching their name to an impeachment bandwagon if Mueller is going to pronounce that Trump is in the clear. By the way, if this is going to be Mueller's conclusion it will give Trump an enormous boost. He will probably make a nationwide statement on TV reminding everyone that he had said all along the Russia collusion issue was all rubbish, fake news, made-up, a witchhunt by the Democrats. He will make the most of it, understandably, and will rouse his supporters to a fury as he approaches the 2020 elections. Pelosi knows all this and her move, while infuriating her younger and more liberal colleagues, is wise and practical. There are now 15 candidates for president from the Democratic Party, the latest one, Beto O'Rourke, and all of them will have to tread carefully when throwing accusations against the president. I loved the typical Trump reaction when the oh-so-young Beto O'Rourke announced his candidacy, sitting on a sofa with hs adoring wife. Trump said he threw his hands around a lot and seemed a bit crazy. Hahaha! Actually Trump throws HIS hands around a lot too and certainly looks a little crazy. So perhaps they are made for each other. The final showdown, Beto versus Donald! No, I'm still sticking with Kamala Harris, even when or especialy when Joe Biden finally puts his hat in the ring.