Mulling Over Mueller

This post was written after Barr submitted a brief summary of Mueller report. 

After the Mueller report is published, it's like recovering the CVR after a plane crash - a whole lot of data and a lot of opinions from every side.

But what exactly do these opinions mean? Which one is right? Are they all right?

WP and NYT as usual are speaking against Trump and Barr. WSJ is speaking for Barr.

Here is a sample of articles published after the report.

• The big takeaways from the Mueller report https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/18/early-takeaways-mueller-report/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/18/rot-corruption-begins-with-trump-muellers-findings-will-only-add-that-story/
• Obstruction of Nothing https://www.wsj.com/articles/obstruction-of-nothing-11555630233
• Mueller Reveals Trump’s Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report https://nyti.ms/2Guk9KX
• What the attorney general buried, misrepresented or ignored in clearing Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/18/what-attorney-general-barr-buried-misrepresented-or-ignored-clearing-trump/
• A damning portrait: Mueller probe shows how many lines Trump has crossed https://wapo.st/2UMktOb
• Mueller Rejects View That Presidents Can’t Obstruct Justice https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/special-counsel-trump-obstruction.html
• The art of loyalty, the pain of betrayal: Mueller shows how Trump operates https://wapo.st/2GkqPdw
• Mueller report updates: Trump profanely pushes back against descriptions of his behavior https://wapo.st/2ULOiOS
• The Mueller Report Is 448 Pages Long. You Need to Know These 7 Key Things. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/politics/mueller-report-pdf-takeaways.html - The cartoon ovulates more than anyone I know.
• How the Right, Left and Center Reacted to the Mueller Report https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/us/right-left-mueller-report.html - Nice summary
• Comparing Barr’s Excerpts With Mueller’s Report https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/us/politics/mueller-report-william-barr-excerpts.html
• It’s Not the Collusion, It’s the Corruption https://nyti.ms/2Xq4XUO Beautiful
• Don’t Trust Barr. Verify His Redactions. https://nyti.ms/2ZmFs8H
• Experts see two years of American political dysfunction as a win for Putin https://wapo.st/2UHTWBs
• Targeting Bill Barr https://www.wsj.com/articles/targeting-bill-barr-11555714643
• Trump blames McGahn after Mueller paints damning portrait with notes from White House aides - What a character Mr Trump is! Maybe he should have taken an oath "Whatever I say may not be the truth nor the complete truth"
• The Ego Maniac in the Oval Is ‘Exonerated’
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/22/funny-thing-about-mueller-report-it-exceeded-expectations/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-sues-in-bid-to-block-congressional-subpoena-of-financial-records/2019/04/22/a98de3d0-6500-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html
• Treasury likely to defy Tuesday deadline to turn over Trump tax returns
• Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress
• Thank You, Don McGahn
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/23/mcgahns-testimony-should-rock-trumpland/
• Trump’s Audit Files Offer ‘Treasure Trove’—If Congress Ever Gets Them
• Did Trump Obstruct Justice? Mueller Didn’t Say, but Left a Trail to the Answer.
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-would-ask-supreme-court-to-intervene-if-hes-impeached/2019/04/24/73d7d63c-668c-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/24/how-trump-congress-subpoena-fight-is-likely-play-out/ Did Mueller anticipate these actions by Trump and did mueller have an unknown motive to pussyfoot around formally charging Trump on obstruction? He has written an epic report and saved Trump's face. Was there any quid pro quo? 
• Trump Says He Never Asked McGahn to Fire Mueller https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-he-never-asked-mcgahn-to-fire-mueller-11556196379
• Trump Is ‘Unfit’ to Govern? https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-unfit-to-govern-11556146230
• Trump sought out loyalist to curtail special counsel — and drew Mueller’s glare https://wapo.st/2UYWnzG
• Trump says he did not try to fire Mueller. Here’s what Mueller’s report says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/26/trump-says-he-did-not-try-fire-mueller-heres-what-muellers-report-says/
• Donald Trump Shows a New Level of Contempt for Congress https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/opinion/trump-congress.html
• Democrats could hold Barr in contempt over canceled House testimony https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democrats-consider-holding-barr-in-contempt-of-congress/2019/05/01/a291313a-6c22-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
• A Real Attorney General https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-real-attorney-general-11556752279
• Pelosi’s Pre-Emptive Smear https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosis-pre-emptive-smear-11556838611
• The Coming Subpoena Fights Between Trump and Congress, Explained
• 5 Takeaways From 10 Years of Trump Tax Figures
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watergate-had-the-nixon-tapes-mueller-had-annie-donaldsons-notes/2019/05/03/d2b1bc62-66b5-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html
• Trump Objects to Mueller Testifying Before Congress https://nyti.ms/2ZXx3J8
• Mnuchin rejects Democrats’ demand to hand over Trump’s tax returns https://wapo.st/2JhdXIh
• N.Y. Lawmakers Create Path to Release Trump’s State Tax Returns https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/nyregion/trump-ny-tax-returns-manafort.html
• What Is Donald Trump Hiding? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/opinion/trump-taxes.html
• New York legislature advances bill that would allow release of Trump’s state tax returns

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/08/new-york-vote-bill-allowing-congress-request-trumps-state-tax-records/

• Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts https://nyti.ms/2Ht1Czs
• Don McGahn’s Immunity https://www.wsj.com/articles/don-mcgahns-immunity-11558479763
• Albany Closes a Loophole for Trump Pardons. Next Up: His Taxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/nyregion/trump-tax-return-bills-new-york.html

• What is the big deal about his tax report? It's likely he would have fudged and cheated? What does it prove? How does it help?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/23/wall-concealment-trump-built-around-his-finances-is-beginning-crumble/

• Mueller: Charging Trump ‘Was Not an Option’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/mueller-to-make-first-public-comment-on-russia-probe-11559137275
• Trump attacks Mueller, says he would have brought charges if he had evidence of a crime

https://wapo.st/2QB3jgV

The (US) laws that exist today only show that they are inadequate to apply to a character like Mr Trump. An important question in this regard is: What would the Republicans had felt about Mr Trump if he had been a non-Republican? And what would Democrats have felt if he had been a non-Democrat?

If Trump can be manipulated by Russia to do things that are adverse to USA, is he appropriate for his position?
If social media, in its current Avatar, is detrimental to US interests, is it appropriate to have?
If drugs are adverse to a country's interests should they be allowed?