Robert Mueller
Know Your News Source (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Bumper-sticker mentality was a problem before social media, but it required acquiring a bumper sticker and deciding that sharing a nuance-free opinion with tail-gaters was worth putting sticky gunk on the car’s bumper. Now spreading opinions — and, all too often, demonstrably false information from unknown sources — can be done with a click. read more >
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A Slip of the Tongue (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
The Mueller Report persuades me that Russian interference was not a joint venture with the campaign. Instead, it was something incrementally less despicable: criminal activity against Americans and our democracy by a hostile foreign government that Donald Trump’s campaign knew about and welcomed. read more >
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Trump Tried to Choke Russia Probe, Oust Mueller, Report Says
Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. read more >
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Russian Hackers’ Methods Aren’t New, but Take Note
Although the hacking of Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign had major repercussions, the methods used by the 12 Russians accused of the crime were not out of the ordinary, according to cybersecurity experts in Arkansas. read more >
Farther Along (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Oh, to have the power to subpoena people who could answer my burning questions and then force them to speak under oath! Some of the questions I still want answered date back a decade and more: read more >
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