Pelosi rebuffs Nadler on impeachment after Mueller flop  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler pushed to launch impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump during a closed-door meeting Wednesday, only to be rebuffed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.

The Blockbuster That Wasn't: Mueller Disappoints the Democrats  —  WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to the special counsel's much-anticipated appearance before Congress, Democrats argued that hearing from Robert S. Mueller III on television could transform the impeachment debate.

GOP blocks election security bills after Mueller testimony  —  Senate Republicans blocked two election security bills and a cybersecurity measure on Wednesday in the wake of former special counsel Robert Mueller warning about meddling attempts during his public testimony before congressional lawmakers.

Mueller's Labored Performance Was a Departure From His Once-Fabled Stamina  —  WASHINGTON — Soon after the special counsel's office opened in 2017, some aides noticed that Robert S. Mueller III kept noticeably shorter hours than he had as F.B.I. director, when he showed up at the bureau daily at 6 a.m. and often worked nights.

“Accountability”?  The Mueller Hearing Is How Trump Escapes It  —  After so much waiting—a hundred and twenty-four days, to be precise, since Robert Mueller's report was delivered—perhaps it was bound to be a disappointment.  Still, three hours after the former special counsel took …

Only House Democrats can hold Trump accountable and Mueller's testimony proved it  —  KEY POINTS  — If House Democrats want President Trump held formally accountable for his conduct surrounding Russian election interference, they'll need to do it all on their own.  — Robert Mueller won't do it.

The Most Revealing Exchange of the Mueller Hearing  —  There's a logical disconnect in volume 2 of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report that is unmissable to any careful reader.  —  As Mueller explains in the report, a charge of obstruction of justice requires three elements …

‘A New Legal Argument for Impeachment’  —  After three months of reading—or not reading—the Mueller Report but hearing very little from the man who wrote it, the American public finally got to see and hear Special Counsel Robert Mueller testify before Congress Wednesday in six-plus hours of questioning on live television.

POLITICO Playbook: Mueller fallout: Democrats' growing tensions over impeachment  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OK, LET'S PLAY A GAME.  Hand your phone to a friend, close your eyes and ask them to read the next paragraph.  —  “I DO BELIEVE what we saw today was a very strong manifestation …

Jeffrey Epstein found injured with marks on his neck in New York jail cell, sources say  —  A source questioned whether Epstein might have staged an attack or a suicide attempt to get a move to another facility.  —  Jeffrey Epstein, the millionaire financier who is being held …