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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
George Conway: Trump is a cancer on the presidency. Congress should remove him. — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. — So it turns out that, indeed, President Trump was not exonerated at all, and certainly not “totally” or “completely,” as he claimed.
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New York Times:
A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty — WASHINGTON — As President Trump met with advisers in the Oval Office in May 2017 to discuss replacements for the F.B.I. director he had just fired, Attorney General Jeff Sessions slipped out of the room to take a call.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
How We Characterized Michael Cohen's Testimony — This Jan. 18, a day after BuzzFeed News reported that Michael Cohen told prosecutors that the president had directed him to lie to Congress, the special counsel's office issued a vague but forceful rebuttal of our story.
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Robert Mueller Did Not Merely Reject the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theories. He Obliterated Them. — The two-pronged conspiracy theory that has dominated U.S. political discourse for almost three years - that (1) Trump, his family and his campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia …
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
The Mueller Report Is Much Worse for Trump Than Barr Let On — IF PRESIDENT DONALD Trump isn't guilty of obstruction of justice, who ever could be? Special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report, made public Thursday in redacted form, outlined over nearly half of those pages …
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New York Times:
The Mueller Report Is 448 Pages Long. You Need to Know These 7 Key Things. — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, produced a report of more than 400 pages that painted a deeply unflattering picture of President Trump but stopped short of accusing him of criminal wrongdoing.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Mueller Report Won't End Trump's Presidency, But It Sure Makes Him Look Bad — In the most memorable scene in the most anticipated government report in recent history, the special counsel, Robert Mueller, takes us inside the Oval Office on May 17, 2017.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mueller, Trump, and ‘two years of bullshit’ — Late last month President Trump met with a group of Republican senators on Capitol Hill. He discussed a lot of topics, but his most memorable comment came when he called Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation “two years of bullshit.”
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller's Report Speaks Volumes — What's in the special counsel's findings is almost as revealing as what's left out. — By the fall of 2017, it was clear that special counsel Robert Mueller, as a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was too conflicted to take a detached look …
Washington Post:
Barr under fire for news conference that was a boon for Trump, and often featured one of his preferred terms — Flanked by two deputies, Attorney General William P. Barr stepped to a microphone on the Justice Department's seventh floor Thursday and spoke in the language of the president who appointed him to the job.
CNN:
The Mueller report is shocking — (CNN)After a news conference by Attorney General William Barr, Congress and the public can access a redacted version of the Mueller report. Commentators will weigh in here throughout the day with smart takes on the Mueller report. The views expressed in this commentary are theirs.
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Washington Post:
Paranoia, lies and fear: Trump's presidency laid bare by Mueller report — The moment President Trump learned two years ago that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate Russian election interference, he declared in the Oval Office, “This is the end of my presidency.”
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New York Times:
Mueller Hints at a National-Security Nightmare — The missing piece of the report is a counterintelligence investigation that should set off alarm bells about our democracy and security. — Mr. Geltzer is the executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law.
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
A Lucid Portrait of an Untrustworthy Presidency
A Lucid Portrait of an Untrustworthy Presidency
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Mueller's report paints a damning portrait of Trump's presidency
Mueller's report paints a damning portrait of Trump's presidency
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Barr v. Mueller: Friends pitted against each other
Barr v. Mueller: Friends pitted against each other
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Mueller laid out ‘thorough and compelling’ case of obstruction, but Barr decided Trump wasn't guilty of a crime
Mueller laid out ‘thorough and compelling’ case of obstruction, but Barr decided Trump wasn't guilty of a crime
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Erica Orden / CNN:
Mueller report highlights Rosenstein's role as witness in the investigation he oversaw
Mueller report highlights Rosenstein's role as witness in the investigation he oversaw
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Mueller paints a damning portrait of the president
Analysis: Mueller paints a damning portrait of the president
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Washington Post:
The Mueller report is the opposite of exoneration
The Mueller report is the opposite of exoneration
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David Brooks / New York Times:
It's Not the Collusion, It's the Corruption
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
The Mueller Report Is an Impeachment Referral
The Mueller Report Is an Impeachment Referral
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The Mueller Report Is Clear: Donald Trump Repeatedly Tried to Obstruct Justice
The Mueller Report Is Clear: Donald Trump Repeatedly Tried to Obstruct Justice
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Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
Mueller completely dropped the ball with obstruction punt
Mueller completely dropped the ball with obstruction punt
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Mueller report ropes in Senate GOP
Mueller report ropes in Senate GOP
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Emmanuel Ocbazghi / Business Insider:
This video shows the moment Sarah Sanders lied to a room full of reporters about FBI agents telling …
This video shows the moment Sarah Sanders lied to a room full of reporters about FBI agents telling …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Congress Should Impeach William Barr
Congress Should Impeach William Barr
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Dems run from impeachment post-Mueller
Dems run from impeachment post-Mueller
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Exposes Erik Prince's Lies About His Rendezvous with a Top Russian
NBC News:
Mueller report found Trump directed White House lawyer to 'do crazy s—"
Mueller report found Trump directed White House lawyer to 'do crazy s—"
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
When Trump won, Putin deployed his oligarchs
When Trump won, Putin deployed his oligarchs
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Renato Mariotti / Politico:
The Obstruction Case Against Trump that Barr Tried to Hide
The Obstruction Case Against Trump that Barr Tried to Hide
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
My book report on ‘The Mueller Report’
My book report on ‘The Mueller Report’
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
All the Mistakes Mueller Made in Declining to Prosecute Donald Trump Jr.
All the Mistakes Mueller Made in Declining to Prosecute Donald Trump Jr.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Mueller report suggests the ‘fake news’ came from Trump, not the news media
Mueller report suggests the ‘fake news’ came from Trump, not the news media
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted
See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted
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BBC:
Woman shot dead in Derry after rioting in the city — A 29-year-old woman has been shot dead in Londonderry in what police are treating as a “terrorist incident”. — Dissident Republicans are being blamed for the killing, which happened during rioting after police searches in Derry's Creggan area on Thursday night.
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Esther King / Politico:
Journalist shot dead in ‘terrorist incident’ in Northern Ireland
Journalist shot dead in ‘terrorist incident’ in Northern Ireland
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Videos appear to show armed militia detaining migrants at US-Mexico border — The American Civil Liberties Union is calling the actions a ‘kidnapping’ and a flagrant violation of the law — Armed rightwing militia members detained a large group of migrants at the US-Mexico border …
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Simon Romero / New York Times:
Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum Seekers at Gunpoint
Militia in New Mexico Detains Asylum Seekers at Gunpoint
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden Is Running for President — Joe Biden is running. The former vice president will make his candidacy official with a video announcement next Wednesday, according to people familiar with the discussions who have been told about them by top aides. — Seriously, he's actually made a decision.
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Report: Assange Smeared Seth Rich to Cover for Russians — Julian Assange repeatedly blamed Seth Rich, the murdered DNC staffer, for Russia's leaks. The Mueller report shows that Assange was lying from the start. — Julian Assange not only knew that a murdered Democratic National …
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Mir Sabbir / BBC:
Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment — Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused with kerosene and set on fire at her school in Bangladesh. Less than two weeks earlier, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her headmaster. — Her courage in speaking …
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