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David Frum / The Atlantic:
What the Mueller Report Actually Said — Robert Mueller has advised Americans to go back and actually read his report if we want to understand what happened in 2016. “We chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself,” he said on Wednesday morning, speaking publicly for the first time since his appointment.
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Washington Post:
As he exits, Mueller suggests only Congress can ‘formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing’ — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III reiterated Wednesday that his office could not clear President Trump of obstructing justice, asserting in his first public remarks about his investigation …
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Politico, POLITICUSUSA, One America News Network, Breitbart, Associated Press, Mother Jones, Progress Pond, CANNONFIRE, Power Line, Axios, Raw Story and New York Post
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Mueller Just Proved His Entire Operation Was A Political Hit Job That Trampled The Rule Of Law — At a hastily-arranged Wednesday press conference, Special Counsel Robert Mueller proved that he was never interested in justice or the rule of law. — If there were any doubts …
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Vox and Big League Politics
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mueller: Trump Is Not Not a Criminal — Famously taciturn prosecutor Robert Mueller decided to address the public to make it very clear that he did not exonerate President Trump of committing obstruction of justice. “If we had confidence that the president did not commit a crime we would have said so,” he said.
Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Shame on Robert Mueller for exceeding his role — The statement by special counsel Robert Mueller in a Wednesday press conference that “if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said that” is worse than the statement made by then FBI Director James …
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Breitbart, PJ Media Home, The Daily Caller and JONATHAN TURLEY
Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Mueller Stirs Controversy by Urging Americans to Read — WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The special counsel Robert Mueller ignited a firestorm of controversy on Wednesday by recommending that millions of Americans read. — Mueller, seemingly oblivious to the uproar he was about to create …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Robert Mueller Was Telling Nancy Pelosi to Begin Impeachment Proceedings — Special counsel Robert Mueller issued a final statement on Wednesday before resigning from the Department of Justice, which clearly appeared aimed at one person: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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New York Times, Politico, Washington Post, Vox, Common Dreams and The Daily Beast
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Full transcript: Robert Mueller's statement on the Russia investigation — Special counsel Robert Mueller's remarks to reporters on Wednesday at the Department of Justice: — Good morning, everyone, and thank you for being here. Two years ago, the acting attorney general asked me to serve …
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Power Line, Washington Press, Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, Breitbart, Fox News and The Week
William S. Cohen / Washington Post:
When will the Republican silence on Trump end?
When will the Republican silence on Trump end?
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Raw Story, emptywheel and The Week
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Democrats, Do Your Damned Duty!
Washington Post:
Mueller's statement highlights key differences with Barr on investigation of President Trump
Mueller's statement highlights key differences with Barr on investigation of President Trump
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NBC News, BuzzFeed News and Outside the Beltway
Pelosi Press / Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on Special Counsel Mueller's Press Statement Reiterating the President's Obstruction
Pelosi Statement on Special Counsel Mueller's Press Statement Reiterating the President's Obstruction
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Slate, Politico, NBC News, TheBlaze, Contemptor, IJR, Splinter, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and The Week
Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Robert Mueller's statement made the Democrats look like cowards
Robert Mueller's statement made the Democrats look like cowards
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
On question of obstruction, Mueller hewed to untested Justice Department opinions and ‘principles of fairness’
On question of obstruction, Mueller hewed to untested Justice Department opinions and ‘principles of fairness’
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Mueller's Message: The Obstruction That Nearly Halted Criminal Case Against Russians
Robert De Niro / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, We Need to Hear More
Robert Mueller, We Need to Hear More
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Fox News, U.S. Department of Justice, The Guardian, Financial Times, Deadline, The Wrap, IndieWire, Splinter, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Roger Stone associate agrees to testify before Mueller grand jury
Roger Stone associate agrees to testify before Mueller grand jury
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Law & Crime, Fox News and KTLA
Washington Post:
Mueller should have said this weeks ago
Mueller should have said this weeks ago
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
James Gagliano / Washington Examiner:
Robert Mueller says the report speaks for itself. He still needs to testify
Robert Mueller says the report speaks for itself. He still needs to testify
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Splinter
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Mueller's Press Conference Makes the Impeachment Tightrope Tougher to Walk for Democrats
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Robert Mueller breaks silence, does not want to testify, says charging Trump ‘not an option’
Robert Mueller breaks silence, does not want to testify, says charging Trump ‘not an option’
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Mueller says his investigation did not exonerate Trump
Wall Street Journal:
White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Japan Visit — The White House wanted the Navy to move a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain, a war hero who became a frequent target of President Trump's ire, ahead of the president's visit to Japan last week.
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Axios, Mediaite, Slate, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Guardian
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Worry About Facebook. Rip Your Hair Out in Screaming Terror About Fox News. — Novel forms of digital misinformation still pale in comparison with Fox News' full-time hall of mirrors. — At the risk of losing street cred as a tough-as-nails tech pundit, I'll confess that I couldn't muster …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Pelosi says altered videos show Facebook leaders were ‘willing enablers’ of Russian election interference — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Facebook's refusal to take down an altered video of her shows that the company's leaders were active contributors to online disinformation and …
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Vanity Fair, Politico, Daily Wire, ThinkProgress and The Verge
Marisa Lagos / KQED:
Nancy Pelosi: Doctored Videos Show Facebook ‘Willing Enablers’ of Russians in 2016
Nancy Pelosi: Doctored Videos Show Facebook ‘Willing Enablers’ of Russians in 2016
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Miami Herald:
Federal prosecutors demand Cindy Yang records from Mar-a-Lago, Trump campaign — Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. this week sent subpoenas to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's private club in Palm Beach, and Trump Victory, a political fundraising committee, demanding they turn …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israel Moves to Hold New Election as Netanyahu Fails to Form a Coalition — JERUSALEM — Seven weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “a night of tremendous victory” in Israel's election, his failure to form a government by midnight Wednesday has turned into a stunning debacle …
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Luke O'Neil / The Guardian:
US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as ‘molecules of freedom’ — Press release from department said increasing export capacity is ‘critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world’ — America is the land of freedom, as any politician will be happy to tell you.
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Emily S. Rueb / New York Times:
The Next American Export: ‘Freedom Gas’
The Next American Export: ‘Freedom Gas’
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Slate, Talking Points Memo and Quartz
Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
There Are Two Types of Airport People — It's not hard to spot people about to miss a flight. They're weaving between on-time travelers at a speed somewhere between a power walk and a sprint, or they're elbow-dancing their way to the front of the TSA line to plead their case for immediate screening.
Sohrab Ahmari / Web Exclusives:
Against David French-ism — In March, First Things published a manifesto of sorts signed by several mostly youngish, mostly Roman Catholic writers, who argued that “there is no returning to the pre-Trump conservative consensus that collapsed in 2016,” that “any attempt to revive …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway dismisses Hatch Act violation: ‘Let me know when the jail sentence starts’ — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday scoffed at a government office's findings that she violated a decades-old law barring officials from weighing in on elections in their government capacity …
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BuzzFeed News:
The New Presidential Debate Rules Immediately Have Some Democrats Frustrated With The DNC — Some campaigns learned of heightened restrictions to qualify for the fall debates only after media reports. “Women and people of color will not make it to the main stage,” one operative said.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate
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Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
‘Is it that bad?’ Fox Business host stunned as Napolitano explains Mueller has evidence Trump committed a crime — Fox legal analyst Andrew Napolitano. (Screenshot) — Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller had indicated …