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For the first time, a member of the executive branch fully conveyed what Mueller's report said and the decisions he made. wapo.st/2VY38xd
Mueller pointedly said he didn't question Barr's good faith in releasing the full report. Sort of begs the question: Where *did* he question Barr's good faith? washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/…
Mueller repeatedly said that the report should speak for itself -- a rejection of Barr's framing.
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To those taking issue with my use of "begs the question": Bring it on. Use your energy on this. I welcome it. I thrive in it. I bask in it. Tell me more.
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Philip Bump
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How Fox News' prime-time and morning shows worked to frame Mueller's public statement. wapo.st/2QAesOY
“The left lives in, it's this airless little world sustained by those two cable channels,” Tucker Carlson said. “And I think that they’re not even aware what reality is at this point. At all.” wapo.st/2QAesOY
“There’s nothing reasonable about a system of justice where at least half the country thinks the entire thing is rigged,” Laura Ingraham said. She immediately then launched into a "deep state" conspiracy theory. wapo.st/2QAesOY
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Philip Bump
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Thomas is at his first Mets game. First Mets at-bat? A home run.

Thomas, 15 seconds later: "Where'd the apple go?"
Amazingly, Thomas got to see the apple *twice*. This time he waved goodbye to it.
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Philip Bump
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There's no way Trump planned this Rose Garden event on the spur of a moment. There's a professionally printed sign on the podium making his case!
This isn't a hey-let's-go-outside-and-complain bit of preparation.
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1. What's stopping @RepJerryNadler from issuing #Mueller subpoena?
Is it #ExecutivePrivilege? The idea that there is executive privilege over Mueller testifying in congress is beyond absurd. Executive privilege is to protect Presidential communications with advisers.
2. This was a criminal probe of the President. There is no possibility that Executive Privilege attached especially where it's likely he took the 5th. This is a red herring.
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