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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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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Robert Mueller to Make Statement on Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, will speak about the Russia investigation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, his first public comments since he took over the inquiry two years ago, the Justice Department announced.
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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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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mueller statement emboldens some Dems on impeachment — Special counsel Robert Mueller handed Democrats a new weapon on Wednesday that they hope will convince Speaker Nancy Pelosi to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. — So far, though, Pelosi isn't embracing those calls …
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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.
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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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Roger Stone associate agrees to testify before Mueller grand jury — Washington (CNN)An associate of Roger Stone has agreed to testify to special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury on Friday morning, his attorney and a Mueller prosecutor said in a court hearing before a federal judge.
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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 …
CNN:
Mueller: ‘If we had confidence the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so’ — Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a rare and remarkable public statement Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was not an option his office could consider.
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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’
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Mueller Just Proved His Entire Operation Was A Political Hit Job That Trampled The Rule Of Law
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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New York Times:
Full Transcript of Mueller's Statement on Russia Investigation
Full Transcript of Mueller's Statement on Russia Investigation
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Mueller turns up the heat on impeachment
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Chris Christie: Mueller ‘contradicts’ Barr's summary of his findings
Chris Christie: Mueller ‘contradicts’ Barr's summary of his findings
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Andrew Clark / Indianapolis Star:
Pete Buttigieg on Mueller statement: ‘As close to an impeachment referral as you could get’
Pete Buttigieg on Mueller statement: ‘As close to an impeachment referral as you could get’
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Robert Mueller to make public statement about Russia probe on Wednesday
Robert Mueller to make public statement about Russia probe on Wednesday
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Robert Mueller should testify before Congress
Robert Mueller should testify before Congress
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Makes Statement on Investigation into Russian Interference …
Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Makes Statement on Investigation into Russian Interference …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mueller: “We would have said” if confident Trump did not commit a crime
Mueller: “We would have said” if confident Trump did not commit a crime
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Mueller: If it was clear president committed no crime, “we would have said so”
Mueller: If it was clear president committed no crime, “we would have said so”
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
McConnell Hasn't Reversed Himself — The Washington Post joins a host of media outlets this morning in contending that Mitch McConnell has “reversed” his position on considering Supreme Court appointments in presidential election years. McConnell said last night that he would “fill” any Supreme Court vacancy that arose next year.
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate — ABC News, in partnership with Univision, will host the third Democratic presidential debate in September, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday, saying it was raising both the polling and fundraising bars for candidates to qualify.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate
DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate
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Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Boris Johnson, favorite to be Britain's next PM, to face court for alleged Brexit lies — London (CNN)The leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister has been ordered to appear in court to face allegations he lied to the public during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
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VICE:
Twitter Has Started Researching Whether White Supremacists Belong on Twitter — “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals? Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals? How should we be thinking about this? What actually works?”
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Can Jaime Harrison End the Democrats' Drought in South Carolina? — The Times talked to Mr. Harrison, the first black chairman of the state's Democratic Party, about his bid to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham. — Let's begin with the obvious: No Democrat has won a statewide race in South Carolina since 2006.
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Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CRINGE: Joe Biden gets handsy with young girl, says 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking' — Just to update you on this story we told you about last night, we now have video of 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden getting handsy with a young girl at an AFT town hall and telling her …
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Bannon described Trump Organization as ‘criminal enterprise’, Michael Wolff book claims — Former White House adviser says financial investigations will take down president in sequel to Fire and Fury — The former White House adviser Steve Bannon has described the Trump Organization …
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The Daily Beast:
The Future of NRATV Is in Doubt After Ad Agency Severs Ties to Gun Group — Ackerman McQueen, which operates the network, formally moved to end its relationship with the NRA on Wednesday—the latest in a nasty legal drama. — NRATV's future is in jeopardy.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood's false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe — “We face a real situation where Roe could be overturned. And we know what will happen, which is that women will die. Thousands of women died every year pre-Roe.” — “Before Roe v. Wade …
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CNBC:
Man sets himself on fire near White House — KEY POINTS — A man sets himself on fire Wednesday on the Ellipse in downtown Washington, across from the White House, the Secret Service said. — A spokesman for the Washington Fire Department tells CNBC, “I can confirm that we've transported …
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Pew Research Center:
Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms — Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
GOP impeachment champion gets a hero's welcome back home — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Justin Amash is a lonely man in Congress, the sole Republican to back Donald Trump's removal from the Oval Office. But back home on Tuesday night, the Michigan lawmaker got the red-carpet treatment …
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