In the latest edition of The McCarthy Report (our National Review podcast), Rich and I consider the question of whether Robert Mueller’s special-counsel investigation is in the wrap-up stage. There are signs: The Manafort prosecution was settled by a plea/cooperation agreement, Mueller is shedding some staff, some of Mueller’s indictments have been transitioned to other Justice Department offices, and it looks like General Michael Flynn — President Trump’s original national-security adviser, who pled guilty to lying to investigators — is finally going to be sentenced in mid January.

Does all this show that the end is near? We talk about it. Hope you’ll tune in and find the analysis useful.