Preet and Anne address the criticisms of Bob Mueller and Bill Barr, the tricky situation Mueller faced on obstruction, and what’s next as lawmakers grapple with the report’s findings and conclusions.

REFERENCES AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

The Mueller Report & Barr’s comments

Mueller’s report, plus the executive summaries for Volumes I and II
Bill Barr’s press conference, plus the transcript of his remarks

OLC Memos

The 1973 and 2000 Office of Legal Counsel memos on indicting a sitting President

Congressional response

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler’s subpoena requesting the unredacted Mueller report

Federal Campaign Finance laws

52 U.S.C. Subchapter I, Disclosure of Federal Campaign Funds, Legal Information Institute
52 U.S. Code § 30121, Contributions and donations by foreign nationals, Legal Information Institute
11 CFR § 110.20, Prohibition on contributions, donations, expenditures, independent expenditures, and disbursements by foreign nationals, Legal Information Institute

Rudy Giuliani

An excerpt of Rudy Giuliani’s interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Preet’s interview, and a transcript of both interviews

Mueller & the role of the Special Counsel

Reactions to & analysis of Mueller’s report

“Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: A Heat Map,” Lawfare, 4/21/19
“Trump lawyers reviewed Mueller report for 10 hours before it was made public,” Reuters, 4/19/19
“How a legal dispute between Mueller and Barr drove the end of the special counsel’s probe,” Washington Post, 4/20/19
“Robert Mueller failed to do his duty,” Washington Post, 4/19/19
“On live TV, instant Mueller report takes reveal the challenges of real time reporting,” Washington Post, 4/20/19
“All the Mistakes Mueller Made in Declining to Prosecute Donald Trump Jr,” Slate, 4/18/19

Trump’s prior experience with depositions

“Trump: A True Story,” Washington Post

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