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Mueller Delivers Report on Russia Investigation to Attorney General Friday March 22nd, 2019 at 5:23 PM

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Mueller Delivers Report on Russia Investigation to Attorney General Friday March 22 nd , 2019  at  5:23 PM Mueller Delivers Report on Russia Investigation to Attorney General Friday March 22 nd , 2019  at  5:23 PM 1 Share WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has delivered a report on his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election to Attorney General William P. Barr, according to the Justice Department, bringing to a close an investigation that has consumed the nation and cast a shadow over President Trump for nearly two years. Mr. Barr told congressional leaders late Friday that he may brief them within days on the special counsel’s findings. “I may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel’s principal conclusions as soon as this weekend,” he wrote in a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Judiciary committees. It is up to Mr. Barr how much of the report to share with Congress and, by e

The Crown Prince of Trumpistan: Law—in the person of Mueller—will address the question of Kushner’s criminality. But the comprehensive scrutiny of Congress of his conduct in office could accomplish more... - 4:37 PM 3/22/2019

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The Crown Prince of Trumpistan - The Bulwark Friday March 22 nd , 2019  at  4:33 PM The Bulwark 1 Share Politics The Crown Prince of Trumpistan Jared Kushner is even worse than you think. by   Richard North Patterson March 22, 2019  4:25 am The hand of the king. (Illustration by Hannah Yoest / GettyImages / Shutterstock) Share on Facebook   Share on Twitter   Share via email   Print Imagine a preeminent White House official who is unqualified, incompetent, and contemptuous of the law. Or who conceals his contacts with foreign officials, is targeted for exploitation by foreign intelligence services because of his naïveté and lack of ethics, and is deemed a security risk by his own government. Imagine one who conducts suspicious and undisclosed meetings with a foreign power. Or who enmeshes America in the reckless acts of a murderous foreign autocrat. Or who exploits his position for personal and business advantage. Any