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Mueller’s Labored Performance Was a Departure From His Once-Fabled Stamina
As special counsel, Mr. Mueller adopted a more hands-off style than when he was F.B.I. director, and it was on display Wednesday in his congressional appearances.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Soon after the special counsel’s office opened, aides noticed Mueller kept noticeably shorter hours than he had @ FBI. In the past year, as negotiations w/ Trump’s lawyers dragged on, Mueller took part less and less @SharonLNYT @adamgoldmanNYT @noahweiland
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Michael Flynn’s New Lawyer Seeks Security Clearance, Citing Unknown Evidence
Mr. Flynn appeared in court for the first time since hiring a lawyer who has pushed conspiracies about the Mueller investigation.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Is Flynn preparing to take on the gov't? His new lawyer wants a security clearance. Prosecutors say there is no classified in the discovery. But lawyer says she needs it to review "other information" related to case.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Flynn’s new lawyer who has pushed conspiracies about Mueller wants a clearance. Prosecutors say there’s no classified in discovery. But she insists, saying it’s to review other information related to the case.
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NYT reporter flagged Jared Kushner meetings with Russians to FBI
A New York Times reporter fed information about Jared Kushner meeting with Russians to the FBI, newly released emails show.
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Michael S. Schmidt
From the Washington Examiner: "CORRECTION: The Washington Examiner has updated this story to: remove the characterization that the New York Times reporter 'fed information' to the FBI; clarify when the email was written and.."
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Justice Dept. Seeks to Question C.I.A. Officers in Russia Inquiry Review
The interview plans suggest a focus in part on the intelligence agencies’ conclusion that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia intervened in 2016 on behalf of the Trump campaign.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: The interview plans are the latest sign DOJ will take a critical look at the C.I.A.’s work on Russia’s election interference. @julianbarnes @ktbenner @adamgoldmanNYT
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Trump Lawyer’s Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside
The special counsel’s prosecutors cited attorney-client privilege, but legal experts were divided on whether they should have pushed to learn more.
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Michael S. Schmidt
But the president’s role, if any, remains a mystery. Dowd never said whether Trump directed him to make the overture. And investigators for Mueller declined to question Dowd. W/@charlie_savage
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Listen to Trump’s Lawyer Make Appeal After Flynn Agreed to Cooperate With Mueller
The voice mail message reveals how the president’s former lawyer John Dowd broached the prospect of a pardon for the former national security adviser.
Trump’s Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge
The president’s war with the deep state has long been waged by tweet, but his new attorney general is poised to professionalize the fight.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Unlike Trump’s hollow threats and name-calling, Barr’s examination of how the intelligence community investigated the Trump campaign could offer a more effective blueprint for the president to take aim at his perceived political enemies. w/@julianbarnes
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Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry
In a directive, the president ordered the intelligence agencies to cooperate with the review and gave the attorney general the authority to unilaterally declassify their documents.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Trump took extraordinary steps to give AG Barr sweeping authorities to conduct a review into how the campaign’s ties to Russia were investigated, significantly escalating the efforts to place those who investigated the campaign under scrutiny. w/@maggieNYT
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Trump Expected to Instruct McGahn to Defy Subpoena and Skip House Testimony
Mr. McGahn risks being held in contempt of Congress. But if he defies the president, he could damage his career or put his law firm’s business at risk.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: White House to instruct McGahn not to testify tomorrow w/@npfandos @maggieNYT
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6 Things That Calendars From the Special Counsel’s Office Tell Us
The Mueller team got to work quickly, newly disclosed calendars show. But prosecutors made time for cake, too.
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Michael S. Schmidt
From inside Mueller’s office: using calendars Judicial Watch obtained, we gleaned a few new facts about what was going on inside the investigation. w/@noahweiland @adamgoldmanNYT
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Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to Review Origins of Russia Inquiry
The prosecutor has conducted other sensitive investigations into conduct by national security officials, including accusations of C.I.A. detainee abuse.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Barr has asked the US attorney in CT, John Durham, to examine the origins of the Russia investigation. Sure to please Trump but not current and former FBI officials who have defended their handling of investigation. nytimes.com/2019/05/13/us/… @adamgoldmanNYT @charlie_savage
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White House Asked McGahn to Declare Trump Never Obstructed Justice
Two requests by presidential advisers show how far the White House has gone to try to push back on accusations that the president obstructed justice.
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Michael S. Schmidt
At least twice in the past month, White House officials have sought to get former White House counsel, Don McGahn, to say he didn't believe Trump obstructed justice. So far, McGahn has refused to do so.
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A Strategy Emerges to Counter House Democrats: Dare Them to Impeach
The president seems eager to force the hand of Democrats who are investigating him as if they were conducting an impeachment inquiry without actually calling it that.
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Michael S. Schmidt
As the White House and Congress escalate their constitutional showdown, President Trump and his team are essentially trying to call what they see as the Democrats’ bluff. The message: Put up or shut up. Impeach or move on. w/@peterbakernyt @maggieNYT
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Mueller’s Office Sought to Keep Comey Memos Secret
The special counsel’s office argued to a federal judge that witnesses could use the memos to tailor their statements to prosecutors.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Some unfiltered, closed door, under seal Dreeben in here for all you connoisseurs.
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F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016
The use of the investigator in an operation aimed at a campaign shows the alarm in the F.B.I. as officials uncovered the scope of Russia’s 2016 election interference.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: The decision to aim a US gov't investigator at a presidential campaign official shows the level of alarm inside the FBI during the '16 election and gives ammunition to Trump who claims the FBI spied on his campaign. w/@adamgoldmanNYT @MarkMazzettiNYT
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Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report’s Summaries
Robert S. Mueller III wrote that “there is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation.”
Mueller Objected to Barr’s Description of Russia Investigation’s Findings
The special counsel laid out his objections in a letter to the attorney general in March.
Mueller Report Reveals Trump’s Fixation on Using Law Enforcement to Target a Rival
The president repeatedly sought to have Attorney General Jeff Sessions reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.
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Michael S. Schmidt
Trump wanted to fulfill campaign promise to "Lock Her Up." Tried 3xs to pressure Sessions into prosecuting Clinton. Episodes are unique because they show Trump going on offensive to target a rival. No president since Nixon is known to have attempted this.
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The Daily: How Trump’s Protector Became Mueller’s Best Witness on Apple Podcasts
Show The Daily, Ep How Trump’s Protector Became Mueller’s Best Witness - Apr 22, 2019
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Michael S. Schmidt
The story of Trump’s top White House lawyer, Don McGahn —- the architect of some of Trump’s most notable accomplishments, the person who protected Trump from himself and, now perhaps most importantly, Mueller’s chief witness against the president.
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Mueller Witnesses Who Once Served in White House Now Fear Trump’s Ire
Witnesses whose accounts contributed to the Mueller report’s damaging portrait of the president are said to be concerned about his potential retaliation.
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Michael S. Schmidt
One witness called friends and colleagues in the days before the report was released to see whether he could have the Justice Department redact his name from Mr. Mueller’s report. The idea went nowhere. w/@maggieNYT
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