Mark This Date In History
- After 22 months, 34 indictments, and weeks of breathless anticipation by reporters around the world, special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia is concluded. He has submitted a report to Attorney General Bill Barr. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]
- But the big question remains: What does the report say? WHAT DOES THE REPORT SAY?!? Barr says he might be ready to tell Congress as soon as this weekend. [Read Barr’s letter]
- The report could be a dry law enforcement document or an authoritative narrative of everything we know about the case. Either way, it has two big questions to answer: Did the Trump campaign collude with Russia, and did Trump obstruct justice to try to block the inquiry? [Vox / Andrew Prokop]
- Barr can make parts of the report public, or all of it. He’s said his goal is to be as transparent as possible — something the House of Representatives (and the 2020 Democratic candidates, and many other people) want too. [BuzzFeed / Zoe Tillman]
- Just because we haven’t seen the report, though, doesn’t mean that we have no idea what the investigation has found. The arrests and indictments, and reporting on the investigation itself, have revealed details of Russian social media manipulation, contacts between the Trump campaign and foreign nationals, and much more. [NYT / Larry Buchanan and Karen Yourish]
- Here’s what we know so far. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]
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