Impeachment Trial: The Big Picture

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich lays out ten things to keep in mind while watching the impeachment trial unfold.....
https://youtu.be/UX1B3BZWc6A

Mueller complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe - The Washington Post

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of Mueller’s work, according to a copy of the letter reviewed Tuesday by The Washington Post. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-complained-that-barrs-letter-did-not-capture-context-of-trump-probe/2019/04/30/d3c8fdb6-6b7b-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html

WATCH: Barr defends not releasing excerpted summaries of Mueller report

“I felt there should be only one thing issued, and it should be the complete report—as complete as it should be,” Attorney General William Barr told senators while his decision not to release excerpted summaries of the Mueller report before the full, redacted report was released. The Department of Justice released a letter Wednesday dated March 27 from special counsel Robert Mueller that suggested the excerpts might alleviate public confusion. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Barr’s decision to wait three weeks to release the report gave the Trump administration time to claim he had been exonerated. Barr said he made it clear in his initial summary that Mueller had not exonerated the president.....
https://youtu.be/aueJ2P7kK7I

What Attorney General Barr said vs. what the Mueller report said - The Washington Post

Before the special counsel’s report on Russia and President Trump was released to the public, Attorney General William P. Barr made several statements about what was in its 448 pages. Barr received special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report last month and outlined its principal conclusions in a letter dated March 24. Barr then held a news conference on Thursday, shortly before releasing a redacted version of Mueller’s report. As it turns out, in some cases, Barr’s characterizations were incomplete or misleading. The Mueller report is more damning of Trump than the attorney general indicated.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/19/what-attorney-general-barr-said-vs-what-mueller-report-said/

We already knew Barr’s summary was too easy on Trump. Public records prove it - The Washington Post

We already knew Barr's summary was too easy on Trump. Public records prove it....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/05/we-already-knew-barrs-summary-was-too-easy-trump-public-records-prove-it/

Mueller investigators wrote summaries they assumed would be made public - Report

When Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and the possibility of President Trump obstructing justice, it was prepared so every section had its own summary, with the belief each would be made available to the public, a U.S. official familiar with the matter told The Washington Post....
https://theweek.com/speedreads/833201/report-mueller-investigators-wrote-summaries-assumed-made-public

A sudden White House change of heart—Trump doesn't want America to see Mueller's report anymore - Daily Kos

As sure as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, we all knew Donald Trump's dalliance with transparency on Robert Mueller's findings would come to a screeching halt once someone explained to him the difference between Attorney General William Barr's 4-page hack job and Mueller's 400-page-plus report...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1847181