PBS NEWSHOUR - The Mueller Report

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"Trump claims exoneration from report Democrats call ‘damning’" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019

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SUMMARY:  The redacted Mueller report on possible collaboration between the Russian government and members of the Trump campaign has been publicly released.  Running 448 pages, it is broken into two volumes, one focusing on Russian election interference and the other on whether President Trump obstructed justice in that investigation.  As Judy Woodruff reports, reaction to its findings varies widely.

"How 3 legal experts interpret the Mueller report" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019

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SUMMARY:  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s extensive report covers not only his investigation’s findings, but also how he believed U.S. criminal law applied to them.  Three legal experts are here to offer analysis: Mary McCord former acting head of the Justice Department’s national security division, George Terwilliger former deputy attorney general, and Bob Bauer White House counsel under President Obama.

"On Mueller report, Trump is ‘completely clueless,’ says Jeffries" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019

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SUMMARY:  President Trump’s reaction to the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report was to again claim exoneration.  But according to the House Judiciary Committee's Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) that claim is not at all supported by the facts.  Rep. Jeffries tells Judy Woodruff that the President is “lying to the American people” and says Congress needs to hear from Robert Mueller directly.

"Trump tried to stop Mueller investigation, but staff wouldn’t let him, says report" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019

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SUMMARY:  With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report public, President Trump is again claiming vindication.  In fact, Robert Mueller's findings document extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives, as well as attempts to interfere with the investigation.  Judy Woodruff sits down with Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins, Nick Schifrin, and NPR’s Carrie Johnson for analysis.

"How Moscow used ‘unconventional’ means to influence Trump’s policy" PBS NewsHour 4/18/2019

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SUMMARY:  The Mueller report reveals new details about successful Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and establish communication with the Trump campaign.  Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who lived in Russia for 20 years, tells Judy Woodruff about the “extraordinary lengths” the Kremlin went to in support of this goal and how Russian businessmen acted as policy intermediaries.

"Responding to Mueller report, Russia dismisses sweeping evidence of interference" PBS NewsHour 4/19/2019

What?!  We don't tell the truth?  (sarcasm off)

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SUMMARY:  After the release of the Mueller report, what does the Kremlin think about the special counsel's evidence of a sweeping Russian campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. Presidential election?  Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who has lived in and reported extensively on Russia, talks to Judy Woodruff about Moscow's dismissive reaction and why Russian business operatives fear additional U.S. sanctions.

"Is Mueller report a ‘final determination’ or an ‘impeachment referral?’" PBS NewsHour 4/19/2019

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SUMMARY:  With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report now public, how should we understand the conclusions Robert Mueller arrived at from the evidence he gathered?  Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Ray who was independent counsel during the Whitewater Investigation into President Clinton, and Garrett Graff a contributor to Wired magazine and the author of a book on Robert Mueller and the FBI.