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7:30 PM ET, March 24, 2019

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New York Times:
Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction  —  WASHINGTON — The investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III found that neither President Trump nor any of his aides conspired or coordinated with the Russian government's 2016 election interference …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Question the Mueller Report Has Not Answered  —  Good news, America.  Russia helped install your president.  But although he owes his job in large part to that help, the president did not conspire or collude with his helpers.  He was the beneficiary of a foreign intelligence operation …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy  —  Robert Mueller's nearly two-year-long Russia probe concluded without finding adequate evidence to show that officials with Donald Trump's presidential 2016 campaign aided Russian attempts to interfere with the election.
New York Times:
Number of Lines: 6  —  The Special Counsel obtained a number of indictments and convictions of individuals and entities in connection with his investigation, all of which have been publicly disclosed.  During the course of his investigation, the Special Counsel also referred several matters to other offices for further action.
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Barr's Startling and Unseemly Haste  —  We cannot yet see the report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted to Attorney General William Barr on Friday.  But we can see its shadow in the four-page letter Barr sent to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Sunday afternoon.
Discussion: Vox, Gizmodo and The Bulwark
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.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Mueller's Unknown Reasoning Could Endanger American Democracy in 2020  —  It would be extremely troubling if he didn't indict anyone for the Trump Tower meeting because of the First Amendment.  —  Attorney General William Barr's decision to release a summary of the twin Robert Mueller conclusions …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Mueller report letter from Attorney General William Barr sent to Congress; describes ‘two main’ Russian efforts to influence the election; no conclusion on justice obstruction  —  The report doesn't conclude Trump committed a crime and doesn't exonerate him.
Associated Press:
AP PHOTOS: Mueller flashes smile as world awaits his report  —  WASHINGTON — As the world anxiously awaits the findings of the Russia investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller flashed a smile Sunday after going to church with his wife in Washington.  —  Mueller and his wife, Ann …
Dana Farrington / NPR:
READ: The Justice Department's Summary Of The Mueller Report  —  Leaders of the Justice Department have sent a summary of Robert Mueller's key findings to key members of Congress.  The special counsel's office completed its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election on Friday.
Abigail Abrams / TIME:
These Are All of the Other Investigations Donald Trump Faces  —  While Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his confidential report to the Justice Department on Friday, the investigations surrounding President Donald Trump and his associates are far from over.
Washington Post:
Mueller did not find the Trump campaign conspired with Russia, attorney general says  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III did not find that Donald Trump or his campaign schemed with Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, according to a summary released Sunday …
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
March Mueller Madness shows the system that worked in Watergate is broken today
emptywheel:
How William Barr Did Old Man Back-Flips to Avoid Arresting Donald Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Nadler: DOJ withholding underlying evidence of Mueller report would be ‘equivalent to a cover-up’
Discussion: Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:   Brian Stelter Defends Media Coverage of Mueller Probe From ‘Rookie’ Attacks: 'Don't Be Fooled By the Partisans'
Douglas E. Schoen / The Hill:   End of Mueller probe a boost for Trump, a warning for Democrats
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
It's Mueller time but don't forget: Trump has undermined the very idea of America
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:   Atty. Gen. Barr expected to send summary of Mueller's Russia findings to Congress
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Nadler: Executive privilege can't be used to ‘hide wrongdoing’ in Mueller report
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Monique O. Madan / miamiherald:
Second Parkland shooting survivor kills himself, police confirm  —  A second Parkland shooting survivor has killed himself, Coral Springs police confirmed on Sunday.  —  Investigators told the Miami Herald that a current Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student died in “an apparent suicide” on Saturday night.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
The 2020 Democrats Trumpworld fears most  —  President Trump has publicly boasted that he could beat any of his 2020 Democratic challengers.  But privately, several members of the Trump campaign see a few who could pose a threat to his re-election, and are in the early stages of building out their strategy for attack.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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NBC News:   Beto O'Rourke could be a threat — to Biden on his right and Sanders on his left
David Krayden / The Daily Caller:
Hundreds Protest Rep. Ilhan Omar, CAIR Fundraiser  —  Angry protesters greeted Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar as she arrived at a Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) fundraiser Saturday in California.  —  Protesters shouted “shame on you, terrorists,” “Burn the Quran!” and …
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:   Rep. Ilhan Omar tells California audience that Trump's anti-Islam remarks inspire attacks like New Zealand shooting
David Rising / Associated Press:
German family to give $11M after hearing extent of Nazi past  —  BERLIN (AP) — One of Germany's richest families, whose company owns a controlling interest in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread, Pret a Manger and other well-known businesses, plans to donate millions to charity after learning …
Discussion: Slate, The Local and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Mike Baker / The Seattle Times:
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Case for the Electoral College
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Jason Beale / The Federalist:
The Public Reckoning Over Russiagate Will Not Be Televised
Post and Courier:
Survey: SC Democratic Party county chairs say early interest on Cory Booker, Kamala Harris
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democrats' 2 big ideas aren't breaking through in Wisconsin
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Ethan Winter / Data For Progress:
The Fox News Bubble
Dana Goodyear / New Yorker:
Trump's Potty Obsession, and the Streets of San Francisco
NBC News:
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Lauren Gardner / Politico:
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
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Washington Post:
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Discussion: Econbrowser
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Palestinian writer has fingers smashed in Gaza beating
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

CNBC:
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