WTF Just Happened Today?

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1/ Attorney General William Barr concluded that Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence that the Trump campaign “conspired or coordinated� with Russia during the 2016 election. Barr submitted a four-page summary of Mueller’s key findings to Congress for review, noting that Mueller didn’t find conspiracy “despite multiple offers from Russia-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign.� While Mueller’s team drew no conclusions about whether Trump obstructed justice, Barr and Rod Rosenstein independently concluded that the evidence was “not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense.� Democrats are calling for full report to be made public and are questioning Barr’s conclusions. (New York Times / Washington Post / Politico / The Guardian / CNBC / NPR / Reuters / Bloomberg / Associated Press)

  • 📖 READ: Attorney General William Barr’s summary of the Mueller report. (DocumentCloud / New York Times / CNN)

  • ğŸ”� ANALYSIS: The question unanswered by Mueller’s report: Why did Putin risk interfering in the 2016 election as he did. (The Atlantic)

  • ğŸ”� ANALYSIS: The six unanswered questions from Barr’s summary of the Mueller report. The attorney general offered his “principal conclusions,â€� but left some questions abut the special counsel’s investigation unresolved. (Vox)

  • ğŸ”� ANALYSIS: 4 key takeaways from the Mueller report summary. (Washington Post)

  • ğŸ”� ANALYSIS: What to make of Bill Barr’s letter: Mueller did not find that Trump obstructed his investigation, but he also made a point of not reaching the conclusion that Trump didn’t obstruct the investigation. (Lawfare)

  • ğŸ”� ANALYSIS: Legal experts question Barr’s rationale for exonerating Trump. Barr noted that Mueller didn’t conclude that Trump committed obstruction of justice but that Mueller also s...

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