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Mueller report
UNITED STATES - JUNE 19: FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen Building on oversight of the FBI. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JUNE 19: FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Dirksen Building on oversight of the FBI. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Mueller Made 14 Referrals Of Potential Crimes To Outside Offices
By Nicole LaFond
04.18.19 | 3:10 pm
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One on arrival at Naval Air Facility El Centro, in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)on plane:Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif.,Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala.,Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.,Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn.,Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif.,Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Kevin McAleenanArmy Corp. of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite President Donald Trump leaves the airport in El Centro, Calif., en route to Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station en route to the Border Wall, in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at the Border Wall in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump visits the Border Wall in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves Calexico, Calif., en route to El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Naval Air Facility El Centro in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump leaves El Centro, Calif., en route to Los Angeles, Friday April 5, 2019.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to the Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump arrives at Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves the Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone en route to a private residence for a fundraise, Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., to meet with supporters during a fundraiser, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump attends a roundtable with supporters in Beverly Hills, Calif., during a fundraiser, Friday April 5, 2019.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump speaks during a joint fundraising dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., en route to Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump waves as he exits Air Force One on arrival in Los Angeles Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves Los Angeles en route to Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump arrives at his hotel in Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump exits Air Force One on arrival at Naval Air Facility El Centro, in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)on plane:Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif.,Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala.,Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.,Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn.,Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif.,Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Kevin McAleenanArmy Corp. of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite President Donald Trump leaves the airport in El Centro, Calif., en route to Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station en route to the Border Wall, in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at the Border Wall in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump visits the Border Wall in Calexico, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves Calexico, Calif., en route to El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Naval Air Facility El Centro in El Centro, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump leaves El Centro, Calif., en route to Los Angeles, Friday April 5, 2019.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to the Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump arrives at Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves the Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone en route to a private residence for a fundraise, Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., to meet with supporters during a fundraiser, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump attends a roundtable with supporters in Beverly Hills, Calif., during a fundraiser, Friday April 5, 2019.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump speaks during a joint fundraising dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., en route to Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump arrives at Santa Monica Airport Landing Zone, in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump waves as he exits Air Force One on arrival in Los Angeles Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump leaves Los Angeles en route to Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)President Donald Trump arrives at his hotel in Las Vegas Friday April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Everyone Who Ignored Trump’s Requests To Do Something Obstruction-esque
By Tierney Sneed
04.18.19 | 3:03 pm
Mueller Called Trump Written Interview ‘Inadequate,’ But Opted Not To Subpoena
By Nicole LaFond
04.18.19 | 2:16 pm
on August 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. on August 14, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Report Reveals McGahn’s Personal Hell Of Repeatedly Rebuffing An Angry Trump
By Allegra Kirkland
04.18.19 | 2:15 pm
Conway: Mueller Probe ‘Political Proctology Exam’ On Trump, Who Emerged ‘Clean’
By Nicole LaFond
04.18.19 | 1:54 pm
Not For Lack Of Trying: Trump Repeatedly Blocked From Meddling In Mueller Probe
By Tierney Sneed
04.18.19 | 1:51 pm
Why Mueller Decided Not To Charge Don Jr. Over June 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
By Caitlin Mac Neal
04.18.19 | 1:26 pm
Giuliani Declares Victory, Rants About Obstruction In Bombastic Interview
By Nicole LaFond
04.18.19 | 1:23 pm
Trump Was Ready For Trump Tower Moscow Trip During Campaign
By Josh Kovensky
04.18.19 | 1:18 pm
More On Obstruction
By David Kurtz
04.18.19 | 1:07 pm

The Mueller report dramatically reconfigures the general understanding – based largely on Attorney General William Barr’s public comments to date – of the obstruction of justice question. We fully explain that here.

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