WaPo reporter says Mueller team is planning on releasing a report on the obstruction part of the investigation in June or July.

More info: Mueller team wants to release report on Obstruction investigation, incidents during President's time in office this June or July. AND THEN they continue with collusion probe. Hot Summer. pic.twitter.com/tFQHd9yZ4y

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 4, 2018

Note that technically, Rod Rosenstein appears to have authorized Mueller to write such a report. In theory, he could decide to keep it confidential. In practice, that seems highly unlikely.

Just out from the White House.

Note the reference to the protection of ‘national security’ which may be a predicate to ignoring the restrictions of the Posse Comitatus Act which prevents the military from carrying out police actions on American soil. Read More

Our Tierney Sneed was in the courtroom today for the sentencing of Alex van der Zwaan. And one bizarre, somewhat (darkly) comical part of the discussion was about the logistics of sentencing because no one in the courtroom was totally sure whether or when ICE might swoop into deport the defendant. Here’s the story (Prime access).

A short time ago President Trump said he is ordering the US military to start guarding the US-Mexico border until his wall is built. Can he do that? The short answer is: no. The longer answer is basically no but I wanted to explain the details because it’s not 100% no. Read More

Trump says he’ll have the US military guard the Mexican border “until we can have a wall.”

Trump: “Nobody’s been tougher on Russia than I have.”

Trump: No one is tougher on Russia than me. Everybody Agrees. pic.twitter.com/Q1zj4ANTg3

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 3, 2018

Here are key statements from the President just moments ago in the White House on Russia, the Border, Amazon and China (selections from White House pool report) … Read More

Episode #7 of The Josh Marshall Podcast is out. I ask The New Yorker’s Jeff Toobin the big question: Is Paul Manafort more worried about a lifetime sentence or getting nerve gassed in Northern Virginia. Listen here. And remember: please subscribe on iTunes or Google Play if you haven’t already. It really helps a lot.

President Trump has now officially joined Michael Cohen’s shell company in arguing that Stormy Daniels should have to hash out her disagreements with the President in secret arbitration. This is the agreement President Trump and his lawyers won’t say if he is even a party to.

Your weekly Sum Up of the critical developments on voting rights and democracy over the last week.