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Part I: “A Sweeping and Systematic” Attack on America
The scope and scale of the Russian cyber attack on the U.S. was breath-taking and horrifying. From Special Counsel: “The Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion.” …

Part II: Links Galore
While the Russian government was busy interfering in the presidential election in “sweeping and systematic fashion,” what were members of the Trump Campaign doing? …

Part III (was IV): Why More Crimes Weren’t Charged
Why weren’t more crimes charged from the behavior described in Vol. I? First reason: Special Counsel (SC) was not able to collect all the evidence for a variety of reasons (Mueller Report, page 10)…

Part IV (was IV-2): The June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting
Why weren’t crimes charged as a result of the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower Meeting? We’ll begin with the “facts.” By “facts” I mean what the prosecutors have enough evidence to prove. …

Part V: Links but no “coordination”
All those links—but no “coordination.” How can that be? Mueller’s task was to determine whether there were “links and/or coordination” between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Mueller found links galore. …

Part VI: Barr v. Mueller
I wasn’t planning to write about Barr or anything extraneous to the Mueller Report as I march through my reading and analysis. But then I read Vol II (Obstruction) pages 1-2, and I have no choice. …

Part VII: Mueller Does IRAC
Vol. II lays out the factual findings from the Mueller investigation regarding obstruction of justice. A few comments about “facts” and “evidence.” Not all evidence is admissible in court. The rules of evidence are intended to screen out unreliable evidence …

Part VIII: Sometimes Lying and Obstructing is a Crime. Sometimes it isn’t.
It’s time for some Fun With Criminal Law. (That means more IRAC) Remember, IRAC is a method of legal analysis. …

(OPEN THREAD) The redacted Mueller Report is out; Americans now need a "source repository" to contextualize and augment what they've read. Comment on and retweet this tweet to let others know what feeds, books, journalists, films, TV personalities, or other sources you recommend. pic.twitter.com/otdhWksLgc

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 4, 2019

A few of my recommendations:

(1) Feeds: @AshaRangappa_, @Mimirocah1, @neal_katyal, @JoyceWhiteVance, @rgoodlaw
(2) Books: House of Putin, House of Trump (@craigunger)
(3) Journalists: @MaxBoot, @JRubinBlogger, @NatashaBertrand
(4) Films: Active Measures (2018)
(5) TV: @maddow

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 4, 2019

A few more:

(6) Sites: @just_security, @lawfareblog
(7) Aggregators: @kylegriffin1
(8) Outlets: NYT, WaPo, WSJ, The Atlantic, BBC, The Guardian
(9) Law: @benjaminwittes, @JeffreyToobin, @tribelaw
(10) Podcasts: @MuellerSheWrote, @realTrumpcast, The Oath (Chuck Rosenberg/@MSNBC)

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 4, 2019

Just a few more:

(BONUS) @mehdirhasan, @chrislhayes, @FrankFigliuzzi1, @matthewamiller, @joshscampbell, @ThePlumLineGS, @harrylitman, @RepAdamSchiff (politician), @tedlieu (politician), @thehill (aggregator; ignore the editorials), @politico (outlet), Get Me Roger Stone (film).

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 4, 2019

 

Every American should read and/or listen to the redacted report. It's written in easy to understand language.

The https://t.co/4ncXmxvDVM version has no commentary and is read in neutral tones. Allows listener to draw own conclusions.

— Tracey (@tracey111677) May 4, 2019