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Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review:
MSNBC public editor: The Chuck Todd show — After former Special Counsel Robert Mueller' testified before the House Judiciary Committee this morning, Chuck Todd managed to demonstrate, with uncharacteristic brevity, his basic misunderstanding of the requirements of his job:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
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.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
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.
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John Harwood / CNBC:
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.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
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 …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
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.
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Politico:
‘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.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“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 …
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Republican Ken Buck Scores Massive Own Goal in Mueller Questioning
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Republicans Used Mueller's Conservatism to Discredit Him
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Democrats are now left with one option to end Trump's presidency: The 2020 election
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Noah Bookbinder / New York Times:
Robert Mueller Said All He Needed to Say
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Mueller wins on the facts — but loses on TV
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Alex Ward / Vox:
The “Whoa!” moment of the Mueller hearings so far, explained
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Barbara McQuade / USA Today:
Robert Mueller testimony on Trump and Russia: Devastating facts that point to impeachment
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Politico:
Here's what surprised us during the Mueller testimony — and 4 other takeaways
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘Euphoria’: White House, GOP exult after a flat Mueller performance
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Confused performance by Mueller raises questions about handling of investigation
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Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
“A Bit Of A Dud” — Some Democrats Said The Mueller Hearings Didn't Live Up To Expectations
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HuffPost:
Mueller Didn't Bring His Report ‘To Life,’ But Democrats Will Take It
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘Bob Mueller is struggling’
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Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Jeffrey Epstein Found Injured in NYC Jail Cell After Possible Suicide Attempt or Assault: Sources — One source says an assault has not been ruled out, and that another inmate accused of murder has been questioned — No Bail for NYC Financier Jeff Epstein
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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 …
New York Times:
Ricardo Rosselló, Puerto Rico's Governor, Resigns After Protests — SAN JUAN, P.R. — Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico announced his resignation on Wednesday, conceding that he could no longer credibly remain in power after an extraordinary popular uprising …
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Obed Manuel / Dallas Morning News:
No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported — Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, spent 23 days in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in conditions that made him so desperate he almost opted to self-deport.
The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein Visited Clinton White House Multiple Times in Early '90s — A Daily Beast investigation has uncovered ties between Epstein and the Clinton administration that date back to the president's earliest days in the White House. — Days after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest …
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Washington Post:
How did Trump end up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol? — At first glance, there was nothing unusual about President Trump's introduction Tuesday at Turning Point USA's student summit. In many ways, it mirrored the production style that has become synonymous with Trump's campaign rallies.
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Policy Banning Most Asylum-Seekers Has Been Blocked By A Judge — A federal court judge in San Francisco on Wednesday blocked a policy banning asylum for thousands of Central Americans and others who cross through Mexico to reach the southern border, dealing a significant blow …
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Trump's Latest Attempt to Bar Asylum Seekers Is Blocked After a Day of Dueling Rulings
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump asylum restrictions at southern border
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Washington Post:
Trump vetoes Congress's attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia — President Trump on Wednesday vetoed three resolutions that Congress passed to stop several arms sales benefiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which the president pushed through without congressional approval.
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Robert Moore / Texas Monthly:
Autopsy Offers Jarring New Details About the Death of a 16-Year-Old Guatemalan Boy — Days after he was supposed to be in a children's shelter, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez died of the flu near the toilet in his Border Patrol holding cell. — After a sixteen-year-old Guatemalan boy died …
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Joe Biden tears into Cory Booker and criticizes Kamala D. Harris as well in a shift to aggressively counter his challengers — DETROIT — Former vice president Joe Biden took aim at his critics in the presidential field Wednesday, scoring Sen. Cory Booker's record and Sen. Kamala D. Harris's policy positions …
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Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Trump Must Face Suit Over Alleged Multilevel Marketing Fraud — President Donald Trump, his company and three of his children must face a class-action lawsuit in which people claim they were scammed into spending money on fraudulent, multilevel marketing ventures and a dubious live-seminar program …
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