Mar 25 How Trump’s allies are seizing on the Mueller report for his 2020 campaign By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Now that special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year investigation into Trump's campaign is over, it's being transformed into a rallying cry and a weapon for the president's re-election campaign. Continue reading
Mar 25 Some Americans cheer Mueller’s report, others feel let down By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press The first glimpse into the special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election did little to mend a gaping American political divide. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 4:46 Republicans ‘very excited’ after release of Mueller summary By PBS NewsHour The Republican establishment on Sunday felt a sense of vindication following the release of a Justice Department summary on the Mueller report. NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss reactions from both sides of… Continue watching
Mar 24 4 things we learned from Barr’s summary of the Mueller report By Daniel Bush Mueller’s findings on whether President Trump colluded with Russia were fairly straight forward. But he left a lot of gray area on whether Trump tried to obstruct his investigation, seen by many as an impeachable offense. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 3:59 How much of the Mueller report should be made public? Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence that President Trump conspired with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a summary released by the Justice Department on Sunday. Bob Bauer, a professor at NYU's School of Law… Continue watching
Mar 24 White House claims DOJ letter on Mueller report offers ‘complete exoneration’ of Trump By Associated Press In a statement, press secretary Sarah Sanders says Mueller “did not find any collusion and did not find any obstruction.”… Continue reading
Mar 24 Read Attorney General Barr’s full letter on Mueller report conclusions By Kamala Kelkar The Justice Department released on Sunday main findings of a 22-month investigation into whether Russia interfered or colluded with President Donald Trump and his campaign during the 2016 presidential election. Read it here. Continue reading
Mar 24 Mueller report finds no Trump-Russia collusion, but does not exonerate president, attorney general says By Associated Press U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler on Sunday started tweeting what he called a very brief letter the Mueller report to members of Congress. Continue reading
Mar 24 AP fact check: McCain can’t respond but his record speaks By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Trump: “We’ve created more than almost 6 million jobs since the election." The facts: He’s not exaggerating on job creation. But that record is not all his, and it’s not remarkable. Continue reading
Mar 24 Barr on pace to release Sunday summary findings on Russia investigation By Associated Press Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller and oversaw much of his work, analyzed the report on Saturday, laboring to condense it into a summary letter of main conclusions. Continue reading