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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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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
William Barr Punked The Media About The Mueller Report — Long before Special Counsel Robert Mueller finished his investigation, the public record was littered with detail—from indictments and investigative reports and the president's comments and his son's inbox—showing that the Trump campaign …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
McCarthy demands Schiff step down as intel chairman — Republicans clamored for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff's head Monday, demanding he give up his gavel or resign from Congress as part of their campaign of revenge against Democrats who pursued and promoted allegations …
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Associated Press:
Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump's re-election weapon — WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, the fight over the “witch hunt” is only just beginning. — Now that special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year investigation into Trump's campaign is over, it's being transformed …
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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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Raw Story
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Nadler begins conversation about timing for Barr appearance on the Hill — Democrats say the attorney general must begin to fill in blanks left from his summary of Mueller report. — WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler has contacted the Department of Justice …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Obstructed Justice, He Can't Be Exonerated
If Trump Obstructed Justice, He Can't Be Exonerated
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The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Gloats About Mueller: The ‘Fat Lady Has Sung’
Trumpworld Gloats About Mueller: The ‘Fat Lady Has Sung’
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Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
Yes, Trump Obstructed Justice. And William Barr Is Helping Him Cover It Up.
Yes, Trump Obstructed Justice. And William Barr Is Helping Him Cover It Up.
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do
William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Trump Wins!”: The President, the Mueller Report, and Our New Political Normal
“Trump Wins!”: The President, the Mueller Report, and Our New Political Normal
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WBUR and National Review
New York Times:
Barr Goes Beyond Mueller in Clearing Trump on Obstruction, Drawing Scrutiny
Barr Goes Beyond Mueller in Clearing Trump on Obstruction, Drawing Scrutiny
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The Bulwark, USA Today and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Legal experts question William Barr's rationale for exonerating Trump
Legal experts question William Barr's rationale for exonerating Trump
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump claims vindication, eyes vengeance
Trump claims vindication, eyes vengeance
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
WASHINGTON—President Trump is “more than happy” for special counsel Robert Mueller's full report …
WASHINGTON—President Trump is “more than happy” for special counsel Robert Mueller's full report …
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Daily Kos
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
NeverTrump's Complicity in Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax
NeverTrump's Complicity in Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax
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Reuters:
Possible pardons for Trump associates not discussed: White House
Possible pardons for Trump associates not discussed: White House
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Political Wire
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
MUELLER SAYS NO COLLUSION, BARR RAISES A MILLION QUESTIONS
MUELLER SAYS NO COLLUSION, BARR RAISES A MILLION QUESTIONS
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Fox News, Politico, Washington Post and RT
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Mueller probe doesn't totally exonerate Trump
AP FACT CHECK: Mueller probe doesn't totally exonerate Trump
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New Republic
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Cloud Over Trump's Presidency Is Lifted
A Cloud Over Trump's Presidency Is Lifted
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
It's Bigger Than Mueller and Trump
It's Bigger Than Mueller and Trump
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emptywheel:
How William Barr Did Old Man Back-Flips to Avoid Arresting Donald Trump
How William Barr Did Old Man Back-Flips to Avoid Arresting Donald Trump
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Washington Monthly, DC Bluedot, NB Blog, Bloomberg, Vox, The Week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Daily Kos, Raw Story, CBS Dallas, Hullabaloo and CANNONFIRE
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi wins breathing room on impeachment after Mueller findings
Pelosi wins breathing room on impeachment after Mueller findings
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Splinter, Vanity Fair, ABC News, Axios, FiveThirtyEight, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and The Week
Washington Post:
‘No collusion!’ goes from a defiant mantra to a rallying cry for Trump's reelection
‘No collusion!’ goes from a defiant mantra to a rallying cry for Trump's reelection
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Mueller Report Puts New Pressure on 2020 Candidates to Emphasize Issues
Mueller Report Puts New Pressure on 2020 Candidates to Emphasize Issues
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Quartz, Contemptor, The Moderate Voice and Common Dreams
Nicholas Rondinone / Hartford Courant:
Father of Sandy Hook victim Avielle Richman found dead at Edmond Town Hall after apparent suicide — The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said.
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Rob Polansky / WFSB-TV:
Father of Sandy Hook shooting victim found dead — NEWTOWN, CT (WFSB) - The body of a man whose child was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was found in Newtown. — According to police, 49-year-old Jeremy Richman died of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall, which is a theater and banquet venue on Main Street.
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Tom Udall:
A message to New Mexico from Tom: — When I first ran for Senate, I promised that I would give my all for the people of New Mexico. And I reminded myself that this Senate seat is not my seat. It is New Mexico's seat. — I was proud to serve as New Mexico's Attorney General …
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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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Politico, Marginal REVOLUTION and Talking Points Memo
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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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The Intercept, The Daily Beast, The Resurgent, FiveThirtyEight, JustOneMinute and Mother Jones
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Conclusion of Mueller probe raises anew criticisms of coverage
Conclusion of Mueller probe raises anew criticisms of coverage
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion attempt against Nike — Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenattii is being charged with wire and bank fraud, federal authorities said Monday. — A press conference is scheduled to discuss the charges against Avenatti in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.
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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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Washington Examiner
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from company resisting Mueller subpoena — The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not review a lower-court order requiring an unnamed foreign-owned corporation to comply with a subpoena that is part of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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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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Townhall, RedState, Power Line and Instapundit
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
'Now we're in charge': Dems freeze out GOP on bipartisan bills — During the past two sessions of Congress, Democrat Bobby Rush and Republican Richard Hudson introduced legislation together to improve workforce-training programs. — But this year, Rush altered the language to the bill and stripped out a previous key element: Hudson.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Whataboutism, Trump, Hillary, and Covington — Ken Starr has a smart piece arguing that now that the investigation is over, it's important that Robert Mueller stay quiet. — Starr's essential argument is that if a prosecutor can't indict a suspect, then the traditions of American law demand …
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Washington Post
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
Buttigieg surges to third place in new Iowa poll — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) surged into third place in a poll of the Iowa caucus released Sunday. — Eleven percent of likely Democratic Iowa caucusgoers surveyed by Emerson Polling said they would pick Buttigieg to be their 2020 presidential nominee.
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