Top Items:
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of a special counsel report …
Discussion:
Mediaite
RELATED:
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump campaign punishes Don McGahn's law firm — The Trump campaign has hired its own in-house attorney for its 2020 reelection bid — shifting future business away from Jones Day, the law firm, that has represented Trump since his first run for president. — Campaign officials and advisers cast …
Discussion:
RedState, Raw Story, twitchy.com, Axios and Law & Crime
David French / TIME:
Donald Trump Is Weak and Afraid. The Mueller Report Proves It — French is a TIME columnist. A lawyer and senior fellow at the National Review Institute, he is a best-selling author whose next book will be The Great American Divorce. — We now know for sure what kind of man Donald Trump is.
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 …
Discussion:
ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Fox News, What The Fuck … and Axios
Washington Post:
Trump blames McGahn after Mueller paints damning portrait with notes from White House aides
Trump blames McGahn after Mueller paints damning portrait with notes from White House aides
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
The PDF Association thinks the Mueller report sucks
New York Times:
Giuliani Attacks McGahn's Account to Mueller
Giuliani Attacks McGahn's Account to Mueller
Discussion:
Axios, The Hill, Washington Press and Joe.My.God.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Collins: Mueller report includes ‘an unflattering portrayal’ of Trump
Collins: Mueller report includes ‘an unflattering portrayal’ of Trump
Discussion:
The Daily Beast and Law & Crime
PDF Association:
A Technical and Cultural Assessment of the Mueller Report PDF
A Technical and Cultural Assessment of the Mueller Report PDF
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway
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.
The Mueller report isn't just a legal document. It's also the best book on the Trump White House so far.
Nikki Schwab / New York Post:
Trump campaign rakes in $1 million after Mueller report release
Trump campaign rakes in $1 million after Mueller report release
Discussion:
Daily Caller News Foundation and Townhall
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Mueller's done, and Dems should be too — because Trump is no Nixon
Mueller's done, and Dems should be too — because Trump is no Nixon
Discussion:
Liberty Unyielding
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
Discussion:
Raw Story
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Robert Mueller Made One Mistake: He Trusted Bill Barr
New York Times:
Mueller Report Likely to Renew Scrutiny of Steele Dossier — WASHINGTON — The 35-page dossier, spiced up with tales of prostitutes and spies, sketched out a hair-raising story more than two years ago. Russian intelligence had used bribery and blackmail to try to turn Donald J. Trump …
Discussion:
Althouse
RELATED:
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Top 10 things the media got wrong about ‘collusion’ and ‘obstruction’ — The prestige press has some explaining to do — for subjecting the nation to a long, cruel ordeal named “collusion” and “obstruction.” Almost two years and millions of column inches later, special counsel Robert Mueller …
Discussion:
The Federalist, Washington Post and McClatchy Washington Bureau
New York Times:
The Mueller Report and the Danger Facing American Democracy
The Mueller Report and the Danger Facing American Democracy
Discussion:
Press Herald and Raw Story
Asha Rangappa / New York Times:
How Barr and Trump Use a Russian Disinformation Tactic
How Barr and Trump Use a Russian Disinformation Tactic
Discussion:
Raw Story and FactCheck.org
Scott Jennings / CNN:
Mueller's report looks bad for Obama
Mueller's report looks bad for Obama
Discussion:
RedState, The Gateway Pundit, NB Blog, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Conservative Tribune and USA Today
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
In a Functional Country, We Would Be on the Road to Impeachment
In a Functional Country, We Would Be on the Road to Impeachment
Discussion:
Vox, The Atlantic and Shareblue Media
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mueller: Michael Flynn was under FBI investigation before transition calls
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
The counterintelligence investigation of the Trump team and Russia hasn't stopped
The counterintelligence investigation of the Trump team and Russia hasn't stopped
Discussion:
Raw Story, Washington Monthly and New York Times
New York Times:
A Darker Portrait Emerges of Trump's Attacks on the Justice Department — WASHINGTON — Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, praised President Trump last spring for backing the rule of law and commended the Constitution and American culture for protecting lawfulness.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
How a legal dispute between Mueller and Barr drove the end of the special counsel's probe — For nearly two years, the public, Congress and the White House waited to learn if special counsel Robert S. Mueller III would find that President Trump had committed crimes.
Discussion:
What The Fuck …, Snopes.com and The Moderate Voice
Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
Forget Roy Cohn, Future Presidents Would Ask 'Where's My Bill Barr?'
Forget Roy Cohn, Future Presidents Would Ask 'Where's My Bill Barr?'
Discussion:
Raw Story
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Mueller Report Vindicates Bill Barr
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 …
Discussion:
Raw Story
RELATED:
Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Richard Burr apparently briefed White House on FBI's Russia probe, Mueller report says — Burr's spokesperson told NBC News that his “stewardship over the Committee's bipartisan and fact-based investigation over the last two years speaks for itself.”
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
White House and Congress Set to Spar Over Kushner Security Clearance — The White House would like to be in the room when Congressional investigators grill Carl Kline, the official who green-lit Jared Kushner's security clearance. — Betsy Woodruff — The White House would like to be in the room …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Bonchie / RedState:
CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be “Lopped Off”
CNN's April Ryan Says Sarah Sanders' Head Should Be “Lopped Off”
Discussion:
Raw Story, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Contemptor, Mediaite, TheBlaze, IJR, TIME and NB Blog
Mark Hemingway / New York Post:
New York Times hits new low with mortifying Notre Dame correction — Just in time for Easter, The New York Times has been forced to run yet another correction that speaks to the paper's profound ignorance regarding the basic beliefs of Christianity. — In a Thursday report on the fire at Notre Dame …
Discussion:
NPR, New York Times, GetReligion, Daily Wire, The Daily Caller and Conservative Tribune
Kyle Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
After 40 Years, C-Span's Founder Signs Off — Brian Lamb, the man who put Congress on live television, reflects on the results and explains why the Supreme Court ought to be next. — Washington — 'Lying is the word that I would use to describe this town," says Brian Lamb, in his usual Midwestern deadpan. "
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
The Legal Strategy That Paid Off for the President — Trump lawyers sought to limit his contact with Robert Mueller but cooperate elsewhere — WASHINGTON—When President Trump's lawyers met with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team last April to negotiate the terms of a possible interview …
Washington Post:
Congressional Democrats examine Erik's Prince statements on 2017 Seychelles meeting for possible perjury — Nine days before Donald Trump took the oath of office, Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of the private military contractor Blackwater and a Trump ally, met in the Seychelles islands …
Discussion:
Mercury News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
‘I Do Not Remember’: Trump Gave a Familiar Reply to the Special Counsel's Queries — WASHINGTON — President Trump has boasted at various points that he has “one of the great memories of all time” or even “the world's greatest memory.” — But the world's greatest memory failed him repeatedly …
Discussion:
Washington Post
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Impeachment Process Against Trump — Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday called for the Democratic-led House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, making her the most prominent Democrat to move toward ousting the president …
Discussion:
Raw Story, ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
RELATED:
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Warren calls on House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
Warren calls on House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
Discussion:
Towleroad Gay News, Slate, BostonGlobe.com, The Week, The Guardian and Vanity Fair