The Special Counsel lays out the contents of Volume I of the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election. The Summary is divided into sections covering the Russian Social Media Campaign, the Russian Hacking Operations, Russian Contacts with the Trump campaign, and The Special Counsel's Charging Decisions.

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Ep. 2 Executive Summary to Volume I

If you've watched even one news broadcast over the last couple of years you know that Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III, has been busy. He has spent the last 22 months investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent attempts by the president, Donald Trump, to obstruct said investigation. 
Now that the findings of his investigation have been released, it's important we read them for ourselves. However, since you might not have time to read a 448-page, information-dense, legal report, I've decided to read it to you.  Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-mueller-report/support

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In this episode, we will cover Section II, Part B: The President’s Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn. General Michael Flynn (whose stint as Trump’s first National Security Advisor lasted less barely three weeks, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI regarding his discussing US sanctions on Russia with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the transition. As if Flynn didn’t know that we only have on president and administration at a time . . . 

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Ep. 15: Vol II--Sec II: Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation--Part B: The President’s Conduct Concerning the Investigation of Michael Flynn

We're about to begin the longest section of Volume II--Section II: Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation. It covers more than 150 pages and is itself divided into twelve parts A through L.
This episode will cover Part A: The Campaign's Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump. From the initial press reports about links between the Campaign and Russia, to the WikiLeaks release of hacked emails and later to the campaign's reaction to reports of Russia's support and the campaign's continuous denials of contacts. 

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Ep. 14: Vol II--Sec II: Factual Results of the Obstruction Investigation--Part A: The Campaign's Response to Reports About Russian Support for Trump

This brief section introduces us to the principles behind the obstruction-of-justice investigation into Donald Trump. It outlines the components of an obstruction-of-justice crime--the various actions and the intent behind those actions
Next it describes the considerations made with specific regard to a list of potential obstruction-of-justice crimes committed by Donald Trump.



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Ep. 13: Volume II--Section I: Background Legal and Evidentiary Principles

Today’s episode will launch us into Volume II of the Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. This is the part of the investigation that focuses on the obstruction-of-justice investigation into Donald Trump.
This episode's narration will consist of the first two preliminary sections: the Introduction to Volume II and the Executive Summary to Volume II.
The Introduction provides a brief overview and conclusions of the obstruction-of-justice investigation, including the methodology and guidelines.
The Executive Summary outlines the key issues investigated. It also describes the statutory and constitutional defenses asserted by the president’s counsel, and explains their lack of merit in this case.

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Ep. 12: Volume II--Introduction to Volume II and Executive Summary to Volume II

This episode cover the entirety of the final section of Volume I of the Mueller Report--Section V: Prosecution and Declination Decisions.
Briefly  recapping the material covered in prior sections, the volume concludes with discussion and explanation of what charges were brought against whom and why. 

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Ep. 2 Executive Summary to Volume I

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