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Washington Post:
As he exits, Mueller suggests only Congress can ‘formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing’  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III reiterated Wednesday that his office could not clear President Trump of obstructing justice, asserting in his first public remarks about his investigation …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mueller: Trump Is Not Not a Criminal  —  Famously taciturn prosecutor Robert Mueller decided to address the public to make it very clear that he did not exonerate President Trump of committing obstruction of justice.  “If we had confidence that the president did not commit a crime we would have said so,” he said.
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Mueller Just Proved His Entire Operation Was A Political Hit Job That Trampled The Rule Of Law  —  At a hastily-arranged Wednesday press conference, Special Counsel Robert Mueller proved that he was never interested in justice or the rule of law.  —  If there were any doubts …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Robert Mueller to Make Statement on Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, will speak about the Russia investigation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, his first public comments since he took over the inquiry two years ago, the Justice Department announced.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Robert Mueller Was Telling Nancy Pelosi to Begin Impeachment Proceedings  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller issued a final statement on Wednesday before resigning from the Department of Justice, which clearly appeared aimed at one person: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Discussion: Politico, Vox, New York Times and The Week
David Frum / The Atlantic:
What the Mueller Report Actually Said  —  Robert Mueller has advised Americans to go back and actually read his report if we want to understand what happened in 2016.  “We chose those words carefully, and the work speaks for itself,” he said on Wednesday morning, speaking publicly for the first time since his appointment.
Discussion: Quartz
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Full transcript: Robert Mueller's statement on the Russia investigation  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's remarks to reporters on Wednesday at the Department of Justice:  —  Good morning, everyone, and thank you for being here.  Two years ago, the acting attorney general asked me to serve …
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
‘Is it that bad?’  Fox Business host stunned as Napolitano explains Mueller has evidence Trump committed a crime  —  Fox legal analyst Andrew Napolitano.  (Screenshot)  —  Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller had indicated …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Roger Stone associate agrees to testify before Mueller grand jury  —  Washington (CNN)An associate of Roger Stone has agreed to testify to special counsel Robert Mueller's grand jury on Friday morning, his attorney and a Mueller prosecutor said in a court hearing before a federal judge.
Discussion: Fox News and Law & Crime
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Robert Mueller breaks silence, does not want to testify, says charging Trump ‘not an option’
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Chris Christie: Mueller ‘contradicts’ Barr's summary of his findings
Discussion: Political Wire and Breitbart
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Mueller turns up the heat on impeachment
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mueller statement emboldens some Dems on impeachment
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mueller: “We would have said” if confident Trump did not commit a crime
Discussion: The Week
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
McConnell Hasn't Reversed Himself  —  The Washington Post joins a host of media outlets this morning in contending that Mitch McConnell has “reversed” his position on considering Supreme Court appointments in presidential election years.  McConnell said last night that he would “fill” any Supreme Court vacancy that arose next year.
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate  —  ABC News, in partnership with Univision, will host the third Democratic presidential debate in September, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday, saying it was raising both the polling and fundraising bars for candidates to qualify.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate
Discussion: Shakesville
FiveThirtyEight:
Is There An Anti-Biden Lane In The Democratic Primary?
Discussion: Political Wire and IJR
VICE:
Twitter Has Started Researching Whether White Supremacists Belong on Twitter  —  “Is it the right approach to deplatform these individuals?  Is the right approach to try and engage with these individuals?  How should we be thinking about this?  What actually works?”
Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Boris Johnson, favorite to be Britain's next PM, to face court for alleged Brexit lies  —  London (CNN)The leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister has been ordered to appear in court to face allegations he lied to the public during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
Discussion: The Week
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BBC:
Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim
Discussion: Political Wire and Instapundit
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Can Jaime Harrison End the Democrats' Drought in South Carolina?  —  The Times talked to Mr. Harrison, the first black chairman of the state's Democratic Party, about his bid to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham.  —  Let's begin with the obvious: No Democrat has won a statewide race in South Carolina since 2006.
Discussion: Shakesville
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CRINGE: Joe Biden gets handsy with young girl, says 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking'  —  Just to update you on this story we told you about last night, we now have video of 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden getting handsy with a young girl at an AFT town hall and telling her …
CNBC:
Man sets himself on fire near White House  —  KEY POINTS  — A man sets himself on fire Wednesday on the Ellipse in downtown Washington, across from the White House, the Secret Service said.  — A spokesman for the Washington Fire Department tells CNBC, “I can confirm that we've transported …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood's false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe  —  “We face a real situation where Roe could be overturned.  And we know what will happen, which is that women will die.  Thousands of women died every year pre-Roe.”  —  “Before Roe v. Wade …
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Bannon described Trump Organization as ‘criminal enterprise’, Michael Wolff book claims  —  Former White House adviser says financial investigations will take down president in sequel to Fire and Fury  —  The former White House adviser Steve Bannon has described the Trump Organization …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden: America is less divided now than it was in the early 1970s
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Pelosi says altered videos show Facebook leaders were ‘willing enablers’ of Russian election interference  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Facebook's refusal to take down an altered video of her shows that the company's leaders were active contributors to online disinformation and …
The Daily Beast:
The Future of NRATV Is in Doubt After Ad Agency Severs Ties to Gun Group  —  Ackerman McQueen, which operates the network, formally moved to end its relationship with the NRA on Wednesday—the latest in a nasty legal drama.  —  NRATV's future is in jeopardy.
Pew Research Center:
Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms  —  Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
GOP impeachment champion gets a hero's welcome back home  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Justin Amash is a lonely man in Congress, the sole Republican to back Donald Trump's removal from the Oval Office.  But back home on Tuesday night, the Michigan lawmaker got the red-carpet treatment …
 
 
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