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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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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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New Republic, Washington Post, Vox, Lawfare, Raw Story and Northeastern
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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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 …
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 …
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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David French / National Review:
The Mueller Report Should Shock Our Conscience — I've finished reading the entire Mueller report, and I must confess that even as a longtime, quite open critic of Donald Trump, I was surprised at the sheer scope, scale, and brazenness of the lies, falsehoods, and misdirections detailed by the Special Counsel's Office.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump suspected that former White House counsel Don McGahn wore a wire — Late in Don McGahn's tenure as White House counsel, President Trump became so suspicious that he wondered aloud whether McGahn was wearing a wire, a source familiar with the president's private conversations told Axios.
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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 and Outside the Beltway
Politico:
Romney says he is ‘sickened’ by Mueller report
Romney says he is ‘sickened’ by Mueller report
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ABC News, Political Wire, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
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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New York Post, TIME, USA Today, Sunlight Foundation, IJR, ThinkProgress, New York Times, The Guardian and Breitbart
Timothy O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Does Mueller Think Trump's Guilty? Read Closely
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Hustlers and Swindlers of the Mueller Report
New York Times:
A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty
A Portrait of the White House and Its Culture of Dishonesty
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Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Washington Post, Slate and The Intercept
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Mueller Report Won't End Trump's Presidency, But It Sure Makes Him Look Bad
The Mueller Report Won't End Trump's Presidency, But It Sure Makes Him Look Bad
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Lawfare:
What Mueller Found on Russia and on Obstruction: A First Analysis
What Mueller Found on Russia and on Obstruction: A First Analysis
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Washington Post, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Salon, Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone and Vox
George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
George Conway: Trump is a cancer on the presidency. Congress should remove him.
George Conway: Trump is a cancer on the presidency. Congress should remove him.
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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 — The 1974 vote in the House of Representatives to give the Judiciary Committee broad subpoena power for its investigation into whether or not President Richard Nixon committed any impeachable offenses passed 410-4.
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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, Breitbart, LGBTQ Nation and Raw Story
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. Hunter Hops Border Barrier — But Not Into Mexico as Video Suggests
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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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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Biden hires over a dozen senior advisors from Obama administration for 2020 campaign: Sources
Biden hires over a dozen senior advisors from Obama administration for 2020 campaign: Sources
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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
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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Washington Times
New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg Fired South Bend's Black Police Chief. It Still Stings. — Mr. Buttigieg's firing of popular black police chief Darryl Boykins unleashed a blizzard of claims, counterclaims, lawsuits and anguish in the minority community.
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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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Report: Assange Smeared Seth Rich to Cover for Russians
Mueller Report: Assange Smeared Seth Rich to Cover for Russians
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Dave Gershgorn / Quartz:
Microsoft staff are openly questioning the value of diversity — Some Microsoft employees are openly questioning whether diversity is important, in a lengthy discussion on an internal online messaging board meant for communicating with CEO Satya Nadella. — Two posts on the board criticizing …
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