WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 916: "A very innocent President."


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Mueller testified before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees in seven hours of back-to-back hearings about his report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by Trump. Mueller agreed that Trump’s conduct was problematic, that the investigation did not exonerate Trump, and that Trump did not cooperate fully with the investigation. Mueller did not to go beyond the findings in his 448-page final report and declined repeatedly to offer his opinion on questions or even to read directly from the document.

👉 Start here for in-depth articles recapping Mueller’s back-to-back testimony today. (New York Times / Washington Post / Bloomberg / CNN)

  • 🔥 “What we learnedâ€�-style Recaps: New York Times / Axios / USA Today

  • 👩â€�💻 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / The Guardian / Bloomberg / Wall Street Journal / CBS News / CNN / NBC News

  • 🤔 Analysis: New York Times / Politico

    1/ Mueller: Trump “was not exculpated for the acts that he allegedly committed,� adding that Trump could potentially be indicted after he leaves office. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler asked Mueller if Trump was “correct� that the report “found that there was no obstruction and that it completely and totally exonerated him.� Mueller replied: “That is not what the report said.� Mueller confirmed that Trump had engaged in 10 instances of obstruction of justice, which Attorney General William Barr decided not to file charges for. Mueller also confirmed that Trump refused to sit for an interview. [Editor’s note: I had to look up what “exculpated� means, because I’m not a lawyer. You’re probably not a lawyer either, so here’s what...

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