Reading the Mueller Report

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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. …

The Redacted Mueller Report Is Out

(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

Mueller Didn’t Clear Trump

Breaking News: Robert Mueller wrote a letter to the attorney general objecting to his characterization that the Russia inquiry appeared to clear President Trump https://t.co/sApMAxyIhX

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 30, 2019

The letter adds to the growing evidence of a rift between them and is another sign of the anger among the special counsel’s investigators about Barr’s characterization of their findingshttps://t.co/hl9MFjGPCp

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 30, 2019

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Among Trump’s caddies:

Here’s a link describing Barr’s employment & investment ties to Russia. As such, Barr should recuse himself as Attorney General. I really believes Robert Mueller should be interviewed ASAP. Impeachment would make doing this a heck of a lot easier!https://t.co/ofeMIOSU2i. (2/2)😒

— RenéeLaChatte (@renfibax) May 1, 2019

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A Good Read: The Mueller Report

Here are the REAL numbers:

215 criminal charges
38 indictments or pleas
5 prison sentences
500 search warrants
2800 subpoenas
13 requests to foreign governments for evidence

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

Mueller indictments: everyone charged so far in the Russia investigation – Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has indicted or gotten guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies that we know of — the latest being longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone. https://t.co/ELQZesTSt6

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

Again and again, Trump frantically pressured his aides to lie to the public, deny true news stories and fabricate a false record. They rarely challenged him, but when he pushed them to the brink of committing crimes, they refused. https://t.co/EkFQu3hBPZ

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

Trump knew he was guilty of numerous bad acts and repeatedly lied about those bad acts. So he did everything in his power to obstruct, fight or derail the investigation to prevent his bad acts and lies from becoming known. It’s really that simple. https://t.co/UQjFPiInae

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

The Mueller Report Is An Impeachment Roadmap https://t.co/957f1oKbHp

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

@LindseyGrahamSC on removing Bill Clinton from office: “You don’t even have to be convicted of a crime to lose your job in this constitutional republic if this body determines your conduct as a public official is clearly out of bounds in your role.” pic.twitter.com/eF7eGt1wZ5

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

Trump’s DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling
“It’s very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,” one DHS official tells The Daily Beast.
02.13.19 9:31 PM ET

From <https://t.co/CkEDIMIDDS

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

This must be exposed —> The State Dept. Was Granted $120,000,000 to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0.00 https://t.co/wDKwXGJIAc

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

50 nations sign pledge to fight cybercrime and election interference — but not US or Russia https://t.co/y3iAtcd6oM pic.twitter.com/mUTzgunq45

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

White House blocks bill that would protect elections – A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation’s defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the WH, which opposed the proposed legislation… https://t.co/1KmwEaPrxy

— Forever Logical 🖖 (@ForeverLogical) April 20, 2019

Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

The game goes on.https://t.co/NmLZ9O2FXY

Graphics: https://t.co/SouyUs1txOpic.twitter.com/SiWv35iOQD

— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) April 20, 2019


 

The report is very interesting. It helps to understand what kind of person the US citizens voted into office.https://t.co/vO8v3kz3k6

— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) April 20, 2019

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— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) April 20, 2019

Robert Mueller Has Stitched Together a Russia Report in Plain View

Indictment by indictment, special counsel Robert Mueller has stitched together a Russia report in plain view. https://t.co/4giqodTony

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2019

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THE MEMO: Mueller report won’t end Trump’s legal woes https://t.co/bPqObe9R1Z pic.twitter.com/R11qgGogyz

— The Hill (@thehill) February 23, 2019

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