The GOP sees the end of the investigation on Russia after Don Jr.'s summons.

Senate Republicans can finally see the arrival line of investigations on Russia.

Donald Trump Jr. agrees to an interview with the Senate Intelligence Committee after a brief but explosive fight over President Richard Burr's summons, Republicans see the end of the bipartisan commission's investigation into the interferences of Russia.

"We're almost at the end," Burr (N.-C.) said in a brief interview. "The first version of the report is being declassified. I can not tell you how long it takes. I hope we will get there in a few weeks. "

These words will not fail to relieve Senate Republicans.

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"It should be the end. It's better to be finished, "said Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). A conclusion after the Battle of Quote Trump Jr. is "appropriate, it's clean. It may even restore some confidence in the process. "

The Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation has sometimes created a delicate dynamic between the GOP and the White House, and Republicans are eager to see it end. This would leave House Democrats as the only remaining investigators – which would help Republicans describe continuous control as a partisan exercise designed to harm Trump.

"I would expect that many Democrats would like that [Trump Jr.] did not come because they prefer to keep the story alive. This will end this story. Finished, "said Senator Thom Tillis (CR), who is due to be re-elected in 2020 and faces a conservative main adversary.Tillis supported Burr's work as president, but said he did not agree with the subpoena.

"We have to overcome that," said Tillis. "So, this produces a closure on this side and we can just watch the circus from the other side of the hill."

The members of the Senate Intelligence Committee pointed out that their investigation into allegations of Russian interference was a matter of surveillance and that it was very different Lawyer Robert Mueller, deep in the potential criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin and obstruction of justice by the president.

The Senate inquiry, led by Burr and the committee's vice-chair, Mark Warner (D-Va.), Remained essentially bipartite, in stark contrast to that of the House intelligence panel previously led by the representative Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Or New Wave of House Democrat Probes.

Yet over the past week, the tension between Burr and many of his GOP colleagues has become the main story. Shortly after the Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a speech to the Senate Hall, Trump Jr.'s subpoena was made public and caused a massive backlash by GOP in direction of Burr. But the president remained firm, smiling as he walked through the Senate and refused to comment on the critics.

Now that the internal GOP conflicts are over and Trump Jr. has agreed to come back for a final round of questions behind closed doors, Senators say the investigation is probably over and his findings must be disclosed in a bipartisan manner. .

"The Intel Senate Committee has been working very hard to make this as non-partisan as possible," said Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.), Former member of the Intelligence Committee. "It's a good thing if they can go to the end."

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) added that he did not think there was any doubt, "you are at the end." Earlier in the week, when it was unclear whether Trump Jr. would comply with the subpoena, some were preparing for the possibility that the Senate would vote on compliance with the law – which puts Republicans in the difficult position of being on the side of Trump or their Senate colleague. Grassley said the Senate is "better off" not to have to do that.

Yet not everyone is satisfied. Senator Rand Paul is frustrated that Burr has not closed yet.

"I do not think it's wise for the committee nor the Republicans to continue beating a dead horse," said the Kentucky Republican.

Democrats said Wednesday that Trump Jr's appearance before the panel was a positive development, but they quickly dismissed Republican appeals.

"Republicans have said it's over even before it starts, so I'm not even paying attention to that. They're just trying to make it run the same way as [Attorney General William Barr] tried to run the Mueller report, "said Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who added that there were still non-partisan law enforcement investigations.

Although the Senate is disengaging, the House battle with Trump on the Mueller report and his explosive evidence of potential obstruction of justice is just beginning.

House Democrats launched a series of investigations on the administration and asked the Department of Justice to provide the unredacted version of the report. They demand that Mueller testify and the House Judiciary Committee summoned former White House lawyer Don McGahn, key witness of the Mueller investigation.

Trump, meanwhile, rejects all requests for democratic oversight. The White House on Wednesday sent a letter to the Speaker of the Judiciary of the House, Jerry Nadler, accusing him of harassing the president in response to the committee 's thorough investigation into the risks of corruption and corruption. hinders justice.

This decision is unlikely to end Nadler's investigations.

"They say the Justice Department can not hold it responsible, since a sitting president can not be charged, they are now saying that Congress can not demand a president for accountability," Nadler said. "The American people should be surprised by the White House's assertion that the president can not be held responsible, that he is above the law, that he is in fact a dictator."

Republicans are more than happy to change the subject, not wanting to be bound by Trump's probes. This is particularly true for those who are ready to be re-elected and eager to cultivate Trump's followers.

If the bipartisan investigation of the Senate Intelligence Committee actually ends, Republicans insist that the remaining Congressional inquiries on Trump – all in the House of Commons – will be considered pure politics.

"Now that the Mueller report is over, there is nothing to be done but to conclude," said John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. "I understand that the political temptation for our Democratic friends is to never want that to end. But I do not think there is much reason to continue any longer. "