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Son 'Disturbed' By Russian Use Of Family Photo Discovered In Mueller Report

5:58pm April 20, 2019

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired coal miner Ronnie Hipshire about a picture of his father that was used without permission by Russian trolls to promote then-candidate Donald Trump.

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Democrats Look At How To Proceed After Mueller Report Is Released

5:28pm April 20, 2019

Congress must decide what to do with information from the Mueller report. Democratic strategists Luis Miranda and Robin Winston tell NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer whether their party should pursue impeachment.

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On April 25, 1999, a memorial service for the victims of the Columbine High School shooting Littleton, Colo.

20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers

5:28pm April 20, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Mere months before the shooting at Columbine High School, the federal government established a background check system to screen gun buyers but shootings haven't waned.

Robert Mueller testifies before Congress in 2013. A redacted version of Mueller's report as special counsel was released on Thursday.

Politics & Government

The Tell-All Book That Could Trump Them All: The Mueller Report

10:13am April 20, 2019

by Ron Elving

Few authors get to pick who will provide the exclusive first review of their work, and Mueller didn't either. That choice was made by the principal character in the story, the president himself.

Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power, by Anna Merlan

'Republic Of Lies' Explores The Fixation With Conspiracy Theories

10:01am April 20, 2019

by Martha Anne Toll

Author Anna Merlan's recitations are chilling, as are her warnings that fringe beliefs tend to go mainstream — and how their rise is seen against a resurgence in nationalism and white supremacy.

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Redacted Mueller Report Reveals Trump White House In Disarray

8:20am April 20, 2019

by Ron Elving

Mueller's report didn't find evidence to support allegations the Trump campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to win the 2016 election. But it does lay bare a Trump White House in disarray.

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Democrats Divided Over Pursuing Impeachment

7:13am April 20, 2019

by Susan Davis

Democrats are pressing ahead with their own inquiry over the Mueller investigation, issuing a subpoena for the full report and underlying evidence. They're divided over pursuing impeachment.

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Mueller Report: Ex-Prosecutor On Why An Obstruction Of Justice Case Has Weak Odds Of Success

7:13am April 20, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks former prosecutor Solomon Wisenberg why he thinks a case against President Trump for obstruction of justice has weak odds of success.

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Mueller Report: Law Professor On Prosecuting An Obstruction Of Justice Case

7:13am April 20, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks New York University law professor Ryan Goodman why he thinks the redacted Mueller report points to collusion and what he feels the odds of an obstruction of justice case are.

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Mueller Report Includes Descriptions Of White House Staffers Refusing Trump's Orders

5:43pm April 19, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

The Mueller report reveals many instances when aides ignored President Trump's orders. But that's a recurring theme in his administration that goes beyond the Russia investigation.

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