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Barr’s Most Absurd Defenses Of Trump’s Obstructive Conduct
By Allegra Kirkland
05.01.19 | 3:59 pm
Barr Gives Trump A Pass For Interfering With Probe He Thought Was ‘Unfair’
By Allegra Kirkland
05.01.19 | 11:44 am
Graham: ‘I Don’t Care’ About Trump Misdeeds In Mueller Report
By Kate Riga
04.30.19 | 9:11 am
Sally Yates: If Trump Weren’t President, ‘He Would Likely Be Indicted On Obstruction’
By Matt Shuham
04.28.19 | 1:03 pm
Lee Compares Mueller To Pinocchio In Third ‘Shrek’ Movie: ‘Full of Double Negatives’
By Matt Shuham
04.21.19 | 2:55 pm
Which Trump Obstruction Acts Did Mueller Find To Be Most Obstruction-y?
By Tierney Sneed
04.19.19 | 6:17 pm
Mueller In His Own Words: Telling Quotes From The Taciturn Special Counsel
By Kate Riga
04.18.19 | 5:01 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
Not For Lack Of Trying: Trump Repeatedly Blocked From Meddling In Mueller Probe
By Tierney Sneed
04.18.19 | 1:51 pm
Barr: ‘I Am Told’ Mueller Thought It Was My Choice To Announce No Obstruction
By Matt Shuham
04.18.19 | 10:50 am
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