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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.
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Katie Galioto / Politico:
Romney says he is ‘sickened’ by Mueller report — Sen. Mitt Romney said Friday that he was “sickened” by President Donald Trump's actions described in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. — In a statement, the Utah Republican said that while it was “good news” there was not enough evidence …
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Axios, ABC News, Political Wire, Breitbart and IJR
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Comparing Barr's Excerpts With Mueller's Report — Attorney General William P. Barr sent a letter to Congress last month citing brief fragments from the Mueller report. Now that the document is public, his selections are coming under scrutiny. — When Attorney General William P. Barr sent Congress …
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Washington Monthly, Vox, Daily Kos, Washington Post, New Republic and Raw Story
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
The Mueller report isn't just a legal document. It's also the best book on the Trump White House so far. — Review of “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III — The Mueller report is that rare Washington tell …
Yuval Levin / National Review:
Another Warning Sign — The Mueller report is of course about Russian interference in the 2016 election and about the White House's interference in the resulting investigation. But I couldn't help also reading the report as a window into the manner of administration that characterizes the Trump era …
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Mother Jones
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
The counterintelligence investigation of the Trump team and Russia hasn't stopped — Officials say they're still looking into whether any Americans helped the Russians interfere in the 2016 election, or are still compromised by Russia. — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's …
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Raw Story
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Screaming Mark Levin Leaves Fox & Friends Speechless with 8 AM Mueller Rant: ‘Ed, You Have No Idea!’ — Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin stunned the hosts of Fox & Friends this morning after a particularly unhinged rant, in which Levin screamed and cursed about claims of obstruction against President Donald Trump.
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Post-Mueller Euphoria Gives Way to Anger and Recrimination — President, aides said to be particular angry at McGahn, Porter — On the White House's South Lawn on Thursday, a mob of reporters waited to question Donald Trump about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report …
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Raw Story
ABC News:
5 key takeaways from special counsel Robert Mueller's report — The report is a trove of information about the current presidency. — While there will be no legal case brought against President Donald Trump by special counsel Robert Mueller's team, the much-anticipated redacted report …
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Ronald A. Klain / Washington Post:
Robert Mueller failed to do his duty — Robert S. Mueller III is a distinguished public servant. But his much-anticipated report comes up short in many respects, and Democrats made a mistake to put so much confidence in it as the touchstone of accountability for President Trump and his campaign.
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Scott Jennings / CNN:
Mueller's report looks bad for Obama — Scott Jennings, a CNN contributor, is a former special assistant to President George W. Bush and former campaign adviser to Sen. Mitch McConnell. He is a partner at RunSwitch Public Relations in Louisville, Kentucky. Follow him on Twitter @ScottJenningsKY.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
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Raw Story
David French / National Review:
The Mueller Report Should Shock Our Conscience
The Mueller Report Should Shock Our Conscience
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Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Mueller report: Donald Trump failed us as commander-in-chief
Mueller report: Donald Trump failed us as commander-in-chief
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Washington Post, Lawfare and Outside the Beltway
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Hustlers and Swindlers of the Mueller Report
Timothy O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Does Mueller Think Trump's Guilty? Read Closely
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Sarah Sanders grilled on her contradictory statements highlighted in Mueller report
Sarah Sanders grilled on her contradictory statements highlighted in Mueller report
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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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Washington Post, The Intercept, What The Fuck …, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Mueller Did His Job. Now It's Our Turn
Mueller Did His Job. Now It's Our Turn
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The Hill, Vox, New York Times, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, BostonGlobe.com, Politico and DCReport.org
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democratic equivocation over impeachment is a moral and political disaster — As the political world digests the shocking scale of corruption, misconduct and skirting of criminality detailed in the Mueller report, Democrats have been pushing back on the idea that it's time to initiate an inquiry into the impeachment of President Trump.
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Democrats Are Hoping You Don't Understand What “Impeachment” Entails
Democrats Are Hoping You Don't Understand What “Impeachment” Entails
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Vox, Hmm Daily, Hullabaloo, The Federalist, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and The Week
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Warren calls on House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
Warren calls on House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
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BostonGlobe.com, BuzzFeed News and Slate
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / ThinkProgress:
Warren, Castro are the first 2020 candidates to call for Trump's impeachment
Warren, Castro are the first 2020 candidates to call for Trump's impeachment
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New York Times, Mother Jones, Bloomberg and Hullabaloo
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Democrats subpoena Mueller report amid calls for impeachment
Democrats subpoena Mueller report amid calls for impeachment
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Bill D'Agostino / NB Blog:
Terms of Impeachment: Media Mention The I-Word 309 Times in One Day
Terms of Impeachment: Media Mention The I-Word 309 Times in One Day
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Townhall, The American Mirror and Fox News
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mueller didn't charge Trump — but his report is a brutal indictment
Mueller didn't charge Trump — but his report is a brutal indictment
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Media Matters for America, The Guardian and Fox News
Li Zhou / Vox:
Democratic presidential candidates urge Congress to keep investigating Trump
Democratic presidential candidates urge Congress to keep investigating Trump
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Washington Post, New York Times, Breitbart and GOP.com
New York Times:
Sanders's ‘Slip of the Tongue’ Would Be a Problem in Some White Houses. Not Trump's. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — After admitting to investigators for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, that she delivered a false statement from the White House podium, Sarah Huckabee Sanders …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump campaign punishes Don McGahn's law firm
Trump campaign punishes Don McGahn's law firm
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Law & Crime and Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump suspected that former White House counsel Don McGahn wore a wire
Scoop: Trump suspected that former White House counsel Don McGahn wore a wire
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Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
Rep. Hunter pretends to cross the Mexico border and gets called out for violating ‘parole’ — California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter and his Democratic challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar traded Twitter barbs Thursday over a video Hunter posted in which he appeared to suggest he was crossing the southern border into Mexico.
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Ken Stone / Times of San Diego:
Rep. Hunter Hops Border Barrier — But Not Into Mexico as Video Suggests — Rep. Duncan Hunter posted a video Thursday showing himself at the “grand border wall in Yuma, Arizona.” He says: “It looks pretty tough to cross. Let me see if I can do it.” — He swings his legs …
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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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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
South Florida Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill Democratic Lawmakers, Including Ilhan Omar … Lately, Donald Trump fans have enjoyed attacking left-leaning Americans. Last year, for instance, Miami-area resident Cesar Sayoc sent pipe bombs to prominent liberals around the country and went to jail.
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Michael Hirsh / Foreign Policy:
How Trump Practices ‘Escalation Dominance’ — “You have restraint on your side. He has no restraint. So you lose,” says outgoing French Ambassador Gérard Araud. — Following in the footsteps of Alexis de Tocqueville, Gérard Araud has made a study of the United States …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
‘Whimsical, uninformed’: French ambassador's parting verdict on Trump
‘Whimsical, uninformed’: French ambassador's parting verdict on Trump
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Washington Press, IJR and The Local
New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg Fired South Bend's Black Police Chief. It Still Stings. — SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Pete Buttigieg had been mayor just 13 weeks when he faced a leadership crisis. — It was March 2012, and 300 residents of South Bend, Ind., solemnly marched to the Martin Luther King Center …
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The Atlantic
New York Times:
Joe Biden Begins Taking Money for a 2020 Presidential Campaign — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has begun accepting financial donations for a 2020 presidential campaign, an unambiguous sign that he intends to begin his challenge to President Trump within days.
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Political Wire