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11:00 AM ET, March 25, 2019

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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
The Many Problems With the Barr Letter  —  By unilaterally concluding that Trump did not obstruct justice, the attorney general has made it imperative that the public see the Mueller report.  —  Mr. Katyal is a law professor at Georgetown.  He drafted the special counsel regulations under which Robert Mueller was appointed.
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Associated Press:
Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump's re-election weapon  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, the fight over the “witch hunt” is only just beginning.  —  Now that special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year investigation into Trump's campaign is over, it's being transformed …
Discussion: WTOP
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Cloud Over Trump's Presidency Is Lifted  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, it may have been the best day of his tenure so far.  The darkest, most ominous cloud hanging over his presidency was all but lifted on Sunday with the release of the special counsel's conclusions …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Obstructed Justice, He Can't Be Exonerated  —  The summary of Robert Mueller's report, given to Congress by Attorney General William Barr, asserts that President Trump engaged in a number of actions that impeded the investigation.  At the same time, it concludes that Trump's campaign …
Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Trump's Shamelessness Was Outside Mueller's Jurisdiction  —  A demagogic president can walk right up to the edge of committing a crime, so long as he operates brazenly in public view.  —  Mr. Bauer is a professor of practice and distinguished scholar in residence at New York University School of Law.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan B / Washington Post:
For Democrats, the Mueller report turns their politics upside down  —  For President Trump, the finding by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III that there was no coordination or conspiracy involving Trump campaign officials or associates and the Russians, despite myriad contacts that have been documented, was a sweet moment.
Discussion: NPR and Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway says Adam Schiff ‘ought to resign today’  —  Kellyanne Conway on Monday said House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff “ought to resign today” over his insistence during the Russia investigation that there was “plenty of evidence” pointing to collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and the Kremlin.
Marcy Wheeler / New Republic:
Yes, Trump Obstructed Justice.  And William Barr Is Helping Him Cover It Up.  —  In a letter to House and Senate leaders on Sunday, Attorney General William Barr revealed that he would not charge President Trump with obstruction of justice over his efforts to thwart the investigation …
New York Times:
Read Attorney General William Barr's Summary of the Mueller Report  —  The letter, by Attorney General William P. Barr, details the main findings of the special counsel's two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  — Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler …
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
It's Bigger Than Mueller and Trump  —  Trumpism follows a historical pattern: Whenever black people make progress, white people respond forcefully.  —  The Mueller Report has landed ... with a thud.  According to summary findings released by Attorney General William Barr …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
William Saletan / Slate:
Bill Barr's Weasel Words
Renato Mariotti / Politico:
William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Trump Wins!”: The President, the Mueller Report, and Our New Political Normal
Discussion: WBUR and National Review
CNN:
Special counsel and DOJ deliberated seeking subpoena for Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Legal experts question William Barr's rationale for exonerating Trump
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Barr Clears Trump of Obstruction After Mueller Demurs
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘No collusion!’ goes from a defiant mantra to a rallying cry for Trump's reelection
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Trump, falsely accused of collusion, faces new onslaught of obstruction accusations
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Barr's Startling and Unseemly Haste
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:   Democrats warn Trump against post-Mueller pardons
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Serious journalists should be proud of — not bullied over — their Russia reporting  —  It should be no surprise to anyone that President Trump's reaction to the Mueller report is to attack reporters for doing their jobs.  —  That's exactly what he has been doing for years.
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Mueller and the Conspiracy Around the Corner  —  We get more agitated by the anticipation of political revelations than by the actual findings.  —  Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large.  —  Over the weekend, Washington and much of America participated in a spectacle that's become familiar during …
Discussion: The Resurgent
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Conclusion of Mueller probe raises anew criticisms of coverage  —  And now comes the reckoning for the mainstream news media and the pundits.  —  After more than two years of intense reporting and endless talking-head speculation about possible collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Is Done.  Now Probe the Real Scandal  —  Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of Comey and the FBI.
Discussion: RedState, Power Line and Instapundit
Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
British-Israeli family among seven wounded in rocket attack from Gaza  —  Several members of a British-Israeli family, including two infants, were wounded on Monday when a rocket fired from Gaza slammed into their home in central Israel.  —  Robert and Susan Wolf, originally from London …
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Breitbart
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Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:   IDF blames Hamas for rocket that hit Israeli home, sends troops to Gaza border
Reuters:
Russian air force planes land in Venezuela carrying troops: reports  —  CARACAS (Reuters) - Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela's main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and ThinkProgress
Christopher Buskirk / Spectator USA:
Devin Nunes: hero of the republic  —  Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller concluded his investigation by exonerating President Trump of collusion with Russian forces during the 2016 election.  Investigating that supposed collusion is the reason he was appointed and his final report declared …
 
 
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Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
‘Collusion’ now exposed as nothing more than Trump-haters' opioid dream
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Steny Hoyer swipes at Ilhan Omar's ‘dual loyalty’ remarks at AIPAC event
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
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