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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
The Many Problems With the Barr Letter — By unilaterally concluding that Trump did not obstruct justice, the attorney general has made it imperative that the public see the Mueller report. — Mr. Katyal is a law professor at Georgetown. He drafted the special counsel regulations under which Robert Mueller was appointed.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Serious journalists should be proud of — not bullied over — their Russia reporting — It should be no surprise to anyone that President Trump's reaction to the Mueller report is to attack reporters for doing their jobs. — That's exactly what he has been doing for years.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Conclusion of Mueller probe raises anew criticisms of coverage — And now comes the reckoning for the mainstream news media and the pundits. — After more than two years of intense reporting and endless talking-head speculation about possible collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Cloud Over Trump's Presidency Is Lifted — WASHINGTON — For President Trump, it may have been the best day of his tenure so far. The darkest, most ominous cloud hanging over his presidency was all but lifted on Sunday with the release of the special counsel's conclusions …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Obstructed Justice, He Can't Be Exonerated — The summary of Robert Mueller's report, given to Congress by Attorney General William Barr, asserts that President Trump engaged in a number of actions that impeded the investigation. At the same time, it concludes that Trump's campaign …
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Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Trump's Shamelessness Was Outside Mueller's Jurisdiction — A demagogic president can walk right up to the edge of committing a crime, so long as he operates brazenly in public view. — Mr. Bauer is a professor of practice and distinguished scholar in residence at New York University School of Law.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway says Adam Schiff ‘ought to resign today’ — Kellyanne Conway on Monday said House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff “ought to resign today” over his insistence during the Russia investigation that there was “plenty of evidence” pointing to collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and the Kremlin.
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New York Times:
Read Attorney General William Barr's Summary of the Mueller Report — The letter, by Attorney General William P. Barr, details the main findings of the special counsel's two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. — Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler …
Dan B / Washington Post:
For Democrats, the Mueller report turns their politics upside down — For President Trump, the finding by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III that there was no coordination or conspiracy involving Trump campaign officials or associates and the Russians, despite myriad contacts that have been documented, was a sweet moment.
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New York Times:
Barr Clears Trump of Obstruction After Mueller Demurs — WASHINGTON — Over the 22 months of their inquiry, Robert S. Mueller III's investigators examined countless documents and interviewed dozens of witnesses, including some of the highest-ranking lawyers and aides in the White House …
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Mueller and the Conspiracy Around the Corner — We get more agitated by the anticipation of political revelations than by the actual findings. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Over the weekend, Washington and much of America participated in a spectacle that's become familiar during …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
It's Bigger Than Mueller and Trump — Trumpism follows a historical pattern: Whenever black people make progress, white people respond forcefully. — The Mueller Report has landed ... with a thud. According to summary findings released by Attorney General William Barr …
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Russians Hope Mueller Report Opens Door to Improved U.S. Ties — MOSCOW — There was crowing in Russia on Monday that the special counsel's investigation did not find coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign in 2016, but optimism about improved relations was tempered …
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William Saletan / Slate:
Bill Barr's Weasel Words
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump claims vindication, eyes vengeance
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Trump Wins!”: The President, the Mueller Report, and Our New Political Normal
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Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
Yes, Trump Obstructed Justice. And William Barr Is Helping Him Cover It Up.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Mueller Report Puts New Pressure on 2020 Candidates to Emphasize Issues
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emptywheel:
How William Barr Did Old Man Back-Flips to Avoid Arresting Donald Trump
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Legal experts question William Barr's rationale for exonerating Trump
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Washington Post:
‘No collusion!’ goes from a defiant mantra to a rallying cry for Trump's reelection
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do
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Lawfare:
What to Make of Bill Barr's Letter
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump, falsely accused of collusion, faces new onslaught of obstruction accusations
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Barr's Startling and Unseemly Haste
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi wins breathing room on impeachment after Mueller findings
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Question the Mueller Report Has Not Answered
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Trump Aided and Abetted Russia's Attack. That Was Treachery. Full Stop.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Media stares down ‘reckoning’ after Mueller report underwhelms
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New York Times:
No Collusion, No ‘Exoneration’
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
MAXINE MELTDOWN: ‘This is not the end of anything!’
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Is Done. Now Probe the Real Scandal — Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of Comey and the FBI.
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
British-Israeli family among seven wounded in rocket attack from Gaza — Several members of a British-Israeli family, including two infants, were wounded on Monday when a rocket fired from Gaza slammed into their home in central Israel. — Robert and Susan Wolf, originally from London …
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Reuters:
Russian air force planes land in Venezuela carrying troops: reports — CARACAS (Reuters) - Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela's main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow.
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Christopher Buskirk / Spectator USA:
Devin Nunes: hero of the republic — Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller concluded his investigation by exonerating President Trump of collusion with Russian forces during the 2016 election. Investigating that supposed collusion is the reason he was appointed and his final report declared …
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