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SOURCE: Perspectives on History
6/10/19
The Cold War's Global Legacy of Misinformation
by Jennifer M. Miller
Today's deep apprehension about the consequences of misinformation and foreign subversion can make it easy to forget that such fears are not new.
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SOURCE: Time
3/27/19
American History Has Some Lessons for the Next Phase of the Mueller Investigation
“There are plenty of cautionary tales strewn throughout the history of American special prosecutors,” says Andrew Coan.
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SOURCE: MSNBC
3/27/19
Video of the Week: Michael Beschloss on the Mueller Report
Historian Michael Beschloss discusses the historic conclusion of the Mueller Report and why he says William Barr is 'not exactly coming at this as a neutral broker.'
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SOURCE: CNN
3/24/19
What Mueller's probe has already revealed about Trump
by Julian Zelizer
The price of this entire process has already been high.
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SOURCE: Reuters
3/19/19
Road to Mueller report paved by Watergate, Iran-Contra, Lewinsky, Waco
Here is an explanation of some past investigations and how their findings were made public.
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2/16/19
How Do You Fire a Special Prosecutor? Ask Harry Truman.
by Andrew Coan
The Truman tax scandals teach an important lesson about the relationship between special prosecutors and democratic politics.
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SOURCE: Time
2/6/19
President Trump Used the State of the Union to Call for an End to Investigations. So Did Nixon
“I believe the time has come to bring that investigation and the other investigations of this matter to an end. One year of Watergate is enough!”
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SOURCE: Washington Post
1/27/19
What Robert Mueller and William Barr need to tell us
by Philip Zelikow
Above all, because of its counterintelligence writ, the Mueller report should provide a historical account of a troubling and intensely controversial episode in American history.
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SOURCE: The Nation
1/16/19
Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia
by David S. Fogleson
Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo.
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SOURCE: Time
1/15/19
What We Can Still Learn From American History's First Special Prosecutor
by Andrew Coan
The Mueller investigation grew out of a rich, complicated and not always edifying history that even most legal scholars and historians have largely forgotten.
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5/27/18
These Investigations All Took Much Longer than Mueller’s Probe Has So Far
by Bruce W. Dearstyne
History suggests the need for patience.
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SOURCE: NYT
5-23-18
How the Mueller Investigation Could Play Out for Trump
There are several potential outcomes while Mr. Trump is president.
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SOURCE: Politico
1-26-18
Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission.
by Tim Weiner
Presidents who take on the Bureau rarely win.
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SOURCE: Forbes
12-11-17
Trump, Mueller And The Ancient History Of Grants Of Immunity
As questions swirl over whether a sitting President can be indicted for a federal crime, the ancient and medieval history of providing political immunity to leaders, ambassadors, clerics and witnesses reveals a troubling past.
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SOURCE: Time Magazine
10-31-17
Paul Manafort Was Charged With Breaking a Law That Was Designed to Fight Nazis
Fear of foreign interference in U.S. affairs is about as old as the U.S., but this 1938 law is a response to a specific fear: Americans in the U.S. working for the Nazis.
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10-30-17
The Mueller Investigation: What Historians Are Saying
Response to the indictment of Paul Manafort and George Papadopoulos's admission of guilt.
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SOURCE: Newsweek
8-19-17
How Mueller Can Publish His Russia Connection Evidence
Even if he doesn’t indict Trump on the theory that you can’t indict a president, he can make his findings public.
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SOURCE: NYT
7-27-17
A ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ Veteran Offers Trump Some Advice
by William D. Ruckelshaus
Mr. President, don’t worry whether you have the power to pardon yourself. But do consider the wisdom of firing the man charged by your own deputy attorney general with investigating Russian intervention into your election.
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SOURCE: NYT
7-22-17
Can the President Be Indicted?
A long-hidden legal memo says yes.
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SOURCE: NYT
7-22-17
Trump’s Attack on Russia Inquiry Is From Familiar Playbook: The Clintons’
The president’s strategy for navigating the inquiry is adopted from the Clintons’ approach to the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.
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