Daniel Dale

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Mueller: After Flynn withdrew from his defense agreement with Trump, Trump's lawyer left Flynn's lawyer a voicemail demanding a "heads up" if Flynn was giving Mueller any info that "implicates the president," and asking Flynn to "remember" that Trump had warm feelings for him. https://t.co/tprVHy5xw8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller: After telling McGahn to get the special counsel fired, Trump told McGahn to deny reports that he had done so. McGahn also told Mueller that Trump scolded him for taking notes, saying, "Lawyers don't take notes. I never had a lawyer who took notes." https://t.co/4cdVfcm0ik — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller: Don Jr.'s draft statement about the Tower meeting was more honest, but then, after his dad got involved to "direct" the response, it became a dishonest assertion that the meeting was about adoption; Trump Jr. then added a word, "primarily," to soften his dad's claim. https://t.co/kg9SXxChux — PolitiTweet.org

Daniel Dale @ddale8

Mueller: Don Jr.'s draft statement about the Tower meeting was more honest, but then, after his dad got involved to "direct" the response, it became a dishonest assertion that the meeting was about adoption; Trump Jr. then added a word, "primarily," to soften his dad's claim. https://t.co/51fWrCCoLk — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller: Trump made a concerted effort to get Corey Lewandowski to get then-attorney general Jeff Sessions to limit the Mueller investigation to...preventing future election interference. https://t.co/0kYkASGQ4i — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's Mueller's description of what he says were Trump's attempts to get him fired. https://t.co/PrboWok1Rg — PolitiTweet.org

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The report also says that people being investigated, "including some associated with the Trump Campaign," "deleted relevant communications." The report says there are "gaps" in the special counsel's knowledge, and they can't "rule out the possibility" that there is more. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Mueller report says that the lies to Congress and to the special counsel from "several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign" "materially impaired the investigation of Russian election interference." — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has begun speaking at an event for the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride. He says, "The Soldier Ride is something very, very special. Few people could do it. Including me. I hate to admit it. I hate to admit that, general, but including me." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @edokeefe: READ IT FOR YOURSELF: The Mueller Report, as redacted by the Attorney General: https://t.co/10pjeUkDcj — PolitiTweet.org

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Reuters: The Trump administration is planning to counter today's independent estimate of the economic impact of the new NAFTA with "a rosier forecast from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office." https://t.co/FZl3gk0JM5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jonathanvswan: Trump’s personal lawyer Jay Sekulow just told me he first saw the Mueller report on Tuesday afternoon. Trump’s legal tea… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's Barr's prepared text from this morning. The obstruction section was noteworthy. https://t.co/5aIUIBpxUZ https://t.co/rw429upsap — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyherb: House Judiciary Chair @RepJerryNadler says he wants Mueller to testify no later than May 23. Barr is slated to appear befor… — PolitiTweet.org

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The press conference ended after Barr was asked if there was any impropriety in him pre-spinning the report. (An aide announced mid-question that it'd be the last question.) Barr simply said "no." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about his words that are "generous" to the president, Barr said, "The statements about his sincere beliefs are recognized in the report, that there was substantial evidence for that, so I'm not sure what your basis is for saying that I'm being generous to the president." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked why Mueller isn't here, given that it's his report we're discussing, Barr says, "No it's not. It's a report he did for me as the attorney general. He is required under the regulation to provide me with a confidential report. I'm here to discuss my response to that report." — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr says Mueller didn't indicate his intention was to leave the obstruction call "to Congress." He says he didn't talk to Mueller directly about his decision to make his own call, but he's been "told" that Mueller thought it was "my prerogative." — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked how Mueller explained why he didn't make a call on obstruction, Barr says he'll leave it to the report, but when they met, Mueller "made it very clear several times" that it wasn't because of the government position that says a sitting president can't be indicted. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr has sounded like a Trump spokesperson at various points of his statement. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr says Trump took "no act" to deprive Mueller of the documents or witnesses he needed in his investigation. He says, of his no-obstruction decision, that there was good evidence showing Trump had "non-corrupt motives." — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr: "The president was frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks." — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr: "The bottom line" on collusion is that "the special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election, but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded." — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr: The obstruction section recounts "10 episodes" related to Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr, paraphrasing, says Mueller found "no collusion" by any American with any of the Russian Internet Research Agency's troll-disinformation effort. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr says that, thanks to Mueller, "we now know that the Russian operatives who perpetrated these schemes did not have the cooperation of President Trump or the Trump campaign." (Caveat with all of these statements: we haven't seen what the report does say.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr says the DOJ will post the report online after it is delivered at 11 AM to congressional committees. — PolitiTweet.org

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The U.S. International Trade Commission is issuing its mandatory report analyzing the likely impact of the new NAFTA on the economy and on particular industries. Its conclusion could make the deal even harder for Trump to sell to Congress. https://t.co/2N2Y7VajCh — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's Trump's public schedule for today. (Public schedules don't include all of a president's activities.) https://t.co/Y6klrB1SNk — PolitiTweet.org