People are jailed all the time for attempting crimes: attempted robbery, attempted murder, etc.

However, there does exist a body of exculpatory evidence that the news media will not report. Actions that belie intent and attempt. By focusing on only the parts that feed their narrative, the media is perpetuating the lie(s). Much of what is fake news is what is not said or covered.

There does not have to be a crime to have an investigation -- though there should be. There are times when investigations are started that turn out to prove a crime did not happen or were not perpetrated by the person under investigation.

Similarly, obstruction of justice can occur when there's an investigation, regardless of the fact that the investigation is ill-fated on a prosecutorial level. It most often happens when the person under investigation is hiding some other crime.

That said, I do not think Trump obstructed justice -- just said a bunch of things. But if you think the media and the people behind this botched theory of conspiracy are going to give up, you are naive. The purpose of the investigation and the reason it will not be let go of is to obstruct a constitutionally elected president from carrying out his agenda. That purpose has not ended.

That, in spite of all of this, Trump has gotten anything positive done is nothing short of astounding!