Robert Mueller

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• SOURCE: Salon
  3/28/19
  

  The death of the Robert Mueller myth and the liberal ‘field of dreams'

  by James Sleeper

  Those who longed for a quick, dramatic Trump takedown have seen their hopes crushed. Time to face the truth.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  12-18-2018
  

  The president who fired a special prosecutor — in 1875

  The president was Ulysses S. Grant.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  10-31-18
  

  National Archives releases draft indictment of Richard Nixon amid Mueller probe

  The documents, known as the Watergate Road Map, as released Wednesday contained redactions and never-before-seen remnants of the investigation into Nixon.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  10-11-18
  

  Why Caesar crossed the Rubican is newly relevant

  by Cavan W. Concannon

  He made the drastic decision because he feared when his term of office was up he’d lose immunity and could be prosecuted for his crimes.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  9-14-18
  

  Legal Experts Urge Release of Watergate Report to Offer Mueller a Road Map

  The analysts are seeking to draw attention to the option of sending a grand jury report to Congress, which they called “a key precedent.”

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• SOURCE: Time Magazine
  8-20-18
  

  The White House's Top Lawyer Met With Robert Mueller's Team

  Here's what his predecessors think.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  5-29-18
  

  When the President Testified: People in the Room Recall Clinton’s 1998 Interrogation

  The date was Aug. 17, 1998. President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury. Twenty years later, people in the room and those waiting nearby share their memories.

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  3-28-18
  

  Medieval History Scholar Takes Central Role in Trump’s Legal Team

  His name is Andrew Ekonomou and he holds a PhD in medieval history from Emory.

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• SOURCE: Slate
  3-27-18
  

  Rick Perlstein joins US Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in calling on top DOJ officials to sign a pledge not to interfere with the special counsel

  by Richard Blumenthal and Rick Perlstein

  "We expect that those charged with the solemn responsibility of protecting the integrity of American institutions will pledge publicly that the investigation can proceed without interference.”

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• 5/29/19
  

  UPDATED Mueller Investigation: What Historians Are Saying

  Historians' reactions to Mueller's public statement and findings. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  1-25-18
  

  Out of Control

  by Julian E. Zelizer

  Nixon’s excesses prompted Congress to reassert its own powers, but those changes eroded over time. Now, Trump is demonstrating anew all the dangers of unchecked executive authority.

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• SOURCE: WSJ
  1-1-18
  

  Donald Trump’s Watergate?

  by William McGurn

  Robert Bork’s lessons from the Saturday Night Massacre take on new relevance.

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  12-27-17
  

  Lessons from an Unseemly Presidential Transition—From Hoover to F.D.R.

  by Amy Davidson Sorkin

  Hoover and FDR didn't tweet, but they did trade telegrams.  Their exchange during the transition shows how power is exercised.