Supreme Court hearing on gerrymandering is today

Now we will see how partisan they are. Most gerrymandering has been done to benefit Republicans. Nobody should do it and it should be banned.

The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Tuesday to rule that federal courts have a role in deciding how much partisanship is too much when state legislatures draw the maps for voting districts.https://t.co/lLSXkD5lcJ
— Pete Williams (@PeteWilliamsNBC) March 26, 2019

With Kavanaugh, conservatives may now have the votes on the Supreme Court to insulate partisan gerrymandering from constitutional challenges. Arguments start at 10. https://t.co/vbJgcHRHW5
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) March 26, 2019

Partisan gerrymandering goes before the Supreme Court today with two cases concerning Maryland & North Carolina. Here’s an illustration showing just how massive of a difference it makes depending on who draws the lines https://t.co/JmkjK904SQ pic.twitter.com/p1SvvO5UlD
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) March 26, 2019

Kavanaugh appeared closer than Roberts to joining Kagan’s crusade and placing limits on “really extreme” gerrymanders. https://t.co/jKlUqXsGt5
— Slate (@Slate) March 26, 2019

Voters should be able to choose their elected officials without the influence of partisan meddling. That's why I have the only bill in Congress to explicitly ban partisan #gerrymandering. We need to fix our broken political system. https://t.co/CY4mRwZVmi
— Michael Bennet (@MichaelBennet) March 25, 2019

Today, the Supreme Court is taking up the issue of gerrymandering.

“Redistricting reform is an issue that should be beyond right and left. It’s about right and wrong,” @JohnAvlon says in this morning’s #RealityCheck. https://t.co/uRkGn0XqOn pic.twitter.com/EuuyaMSEnr
— CNN (@CNN) March 26, 2019

Not just that, but to take cases of racial gerrymandering and say "well this is just partisan and we can't do anything about it." https://t.co/W7DhrdWpW1
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 26, 2019

Two huge gerrymandering cases at Supreme Court today. If court upholds extreme partisan gerrymandering that will allow Republicans to rig elections for next decade. Pay attention to this https://t.co/fQIEuXndOO
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will not have to debate whether a group of North Carolina politicians deliberately redrew election maps to give their party the maximum partisan advantage.

The state’s Republican leaders admitted to doing exactly that. https://t.co/XO7UqPoqF9
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 26, 2019

Today at the Supreme Court: Two new challenges to partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/vDbV9ZF9fr
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) March 26, 2019

For the second straight year, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to establish limits on partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/6CpQtqmJW7
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2019

The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems terrified that every vote might count equally, @AriBerman reports from today's gerrymandering hearings: https://t.co/NnWkIvGxzd
— Aaron Wiener (@aaronwiener) March 26, 2019

It would be hilarious if the fact that Maryland Dems gerrymandered the places where two conservative justifies live leads to the justices killing gerrymandering everywhere (which would largely benefit Dems) https://t.co/oK5sU2Gmdr
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 26, 2019

"Extreme partisan gerrymandering harms our political system, and harms the functioning of the House of Representatives in particular" write a bipartisan group of 40 current and former members of Congress in an amicus brief in today's #FairMaps #SCOTUS case https://t.co/9J6C9BWIio pic.twitter.com/MYdSVIBLJd
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) March 26, 2019

Gorsuch & Kavanaugh cited success of state-level ballot initiatives creating independent redistricting commissions as reason SCOTUS didn’t need to curb partisan gerrymandering. They didn’t mention 4 conservative justices voted to gut independent commissions in 2015 pic.twitter.com/nRALfPJqTQ
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019

LIVE: Protesters rally against gerrymandering in Washington, D.C. as issue reaches Supreme Court. https://t.co/qDSjHTyUUf
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 26, 2019

First, the slope of the relationship between seats and votes has flattened since 1994, making seat swings less responsive to vote shifts. In addition, the Republicans have enjoyed an average eight-seat bonus since 2010 that persisted into 2018.https://t.co/AZOxklG6GZ pic.twitter.com/6jOEH22jm8
— Peter H. Lemieux (@PeterHLemieux) March 26, 2019

Trump team lies about North Korea sanctions

It’s disgraceful that Trump likes Kim more than American hero John McCain.

Bloomberg reports Trump's team lied when they said Trump's tweet was about possible sanctions that hadn't been revealed – his tweet indeed intended to reverse the newly announced sanctions, then aides persuaded him to back off and made up a "cover story." https://t.co/CzkfFf9Gga
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 26, 2019

That his aides would craft a cover story that makes him look like a fool tells you a lot. https://t.co/oZZvB5Fkgz
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) March 26, 2019

Rubio says Trump's reversal on North Korea sanctions was "not helpful" https://t.co/xVE9joir9p pic.twitter.com/a12PDb2STV
— The Hill (@thehill) March 24, 2019

Sources say Trump did not withdraw the North Korea sanctions from Thursday, instead he’s canceling a future round of unannounced large scale sanctions expected for next week. It was a major communications failure as a result of his ambiguous tweet
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) March 22, 2019

This was a lie. There were no future sanctions now.

in just 24 hours the secstate was surprised by Golan Heights tweet & now @realDonaldTrump has lifted new Treasury sanctions vs NK b/c he likes Chairman Kim. There is not even the pretense of a national security process. Hard to imagine what would occur if there were a real crisis
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) March 22, 2019

Sen. Warner: "This is just amateur hour. In exchange for absolutely nothing from North Korea, the President just reversed his own Administration on the world stage. This erratic, incoherent approach to foreign policy is making the world a more dangerous place."
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 22, 2019

Remember when Republicans lied and said they would protect people with pre-existing conditions?

They lied when they claimed this. All they want to do is tear the ACA (Obamacare) down. They have never had a coherent plan to replace it. They know that coverage for pre-existing conditions is popular so they lie and say they support it. Polls show the public wants to keep the protection. Meanwhile, Republicans are now suing to end the entire ACA. Sad!

The Justice Department has now announced that it will not defend any part of the Affordable Care Act. If it has its way, the entire ACA should fall.https://t.co/GTJInGDsA4
— Nicholas Bagley (@nicholas_bagley) March 26, 2019

The Trump DOJ just told a federal appellate court that these are all unconstitutional:
* protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions
* providing health insurance exchanges for small business
* allowing States to expand Medicaid
* and everything else under the ACA https://t.co/UkehaCLV0e
— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) March 26, 2019

Arguably a larger 2020 development than the Mueller report summary. https://t.co/yteM2OqsHC
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 26, 2019

JUST IN: In a new filing, the Justice Department now says the courts should strike down the entire Affordable Care Act — not just its protections for pre-existing conditions. https://t.co/1YZiGp06x4
— Axios (@axios) March 26, 2019

The Trump administration is now arguing in court that the whole ACA should be thrown out, including pre-existing condition protections. The president’s budget also proposes repeal and replace of the ACA. This sets up a clear contrast for the 2020 general election on health care. https://t.co/kMBPrKIKKj
— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 26, 2019

Poll: 66% Of Voters Oppose Trump DOJ's Move To Gut Patient Protections via @forbes https://t.co/OmOfgp1dip

• 66% of voters disapprove of the Trump Justice Department’s move

• 47% of all voters "strongly disapprove" of the lawsuit gutting the ACA's consumer protections.
— ❄️Sharon Keeney❄️ (@SK563_Snowflake) June 25, 2018

TODAY: 21 AGs filed the opening brief in Texas v. U.S., our lawsuit defending the #AffordableCareAct. Nearly every American could be affected by this attempt to undermine the #ACA. The health of millions of people is too much to risk https://t.co/Z3m0wHGEte pic.twitter.com/Kj4S96axlt
— Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) March 25, 2019

ACA enrollment dips only slightly despite Trump admin efforts at sabotage https://t.co/LA0rwaKNbZ
— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) March 26, 2019

As I keep pointing out (and as @RonBrownstein JUST WROTE ABOUT a few days ago), while it’s fine to discuss & debate #MFA vs #Med4America, etc, THE #ACA IS STILL UNDER ATTACK. MFA/etc won’t happen until 2022 at the earliest. The ACA is under attack NOW.https://t.co/GnEZWVoCdX
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) March 26, 2019

% favorable/unfavorable — @FoxNews poll

Donald Trump: 43/54
Melania Trump: 47/37
Mike Pence: 42/44
Nancy Pelosi: 36/51
Mitch McConnell: 25/45@AOC: 26/39

Democratic Party: 45/48
Republican Party: 45/47
ACA aka Obamacare: 47/45
2017 tax law: 34/36https://t.co/JCKq0hiu92
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 14, 2019

Why don't you ask the millions of people who are alive today & not flat broke because ACA protected them from having their premiums tripled or thrown off their insurance for having a pre-existing condition? GOP still trying to kill it #BeBest https://t.co/tcBMmJ5x1Q
— #BeBest (@Be_B_E_S_T) March 22, 2019

Coal update 3/25/19

More bad news for coal. Trump needs to face the facts. We need to look to the future and re-train coal workers for jobs that will last.

There are only 20 coal plants in the American West without retirement dates. They’ve generated as much climate pollution as 15 million typical passenger cars.

Do you have questions about the West's coal plants? Let us know in the story's comment section. https://t.co/7RPYlr1685
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 6, 2020

Chart: Since 2000, U.S. solar energy production has spiked, coal production has declined. https://t.co/t3Y4PNYEsv pic.twitter.com/6tvAJk9L1J
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) January 15, 2020

Wind and solar are already cheaper! Goodbye to coal. Thank you for getting us here but something better is taking your place. https://t.co/IKW4vN7Fql
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 25, 2019

One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the US West is expected to close this year after a Navajo Nation company ended its bid to acquire it. https://t.co/35u8VtfCxq
— AP West Region (@APWestRegion) March 22, 2019

Solar, wind on track to phase out coal as cheaper energy alternatives: analysis https://t.co/5USsowCUj7 pic.twitter.com/3OJ12nrdSl
— The Hill (@thehill) March 25, 2019

Most of America's coal plants are more expensive to run than wind and solar https://t.co/6KjWK373fm pic.twitter.com/7DCxhNP8iS
— CNN International (@cnni) March 25, 2019

It's cheaper to tear down three-quarters of American coal plants and replace them with renewables than to let them continue operating https://t.co/VcqIPVS68S
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) March 25, 2019

Coal ash waste from an old power plant may be putting Memphis's drinking water supply at risk. A new report finds hundreds of coal ash sites have been contaminating U.S. groundwater with toxics like arsenic. https://t.co/C8ZQsHixTO pic.twitter.com/Xf6jaapQfP
— InsideClimate News (@insideclimate) March 23, 2019

This is the evidence why the coal is toxic to scarce water we rely on. #WaterDay Alternatives are already here, renewables. https://t.co/qIAw1qvCpX
— Yan Wang (@YanWang82488122) March 23, 2019

Last operating coal plant in Massachusetts – and largest in New England – is now gone. https://t.co/l8cWUpRX23
— Ben Storrow (@bstorrow) March 25, 2019

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-effect-coal-retraining-insight-idUSKBN1D14G0

“There will be industries, sectors and firms that do very well during this process because they will be part of the solution,"

“Companies that don’t adapt will go bankrupt without question.”

US coal companies have already lost 90% of their value https://t.co/GHIZDalOew
— Paul Dawson (@PaulEDawson) January 15, 2020

Republicans go back to attacking Clinton and Obama

The old standbys. They’ll never stop these attacks yet they think Democrats shouldn’t investigate Trump.

On what planet are these folks operating from, because it certainly is NOT planet earth. https://t.co/CHj2k0EMk4
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) March 25, 2019

Lindsey Graham laying out an important marker here. If his comments are any indication, Republicans are not going to take Mueller's findings and move on.

They are ready to dive back in to scrutinize the Justice Department and FBI's handing of the Trump and Clinton cases.
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) March 25, 2019

In wake of the Mueller report, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham vows to investigate alleged FISA abuse and the Clinton campaign https://t.co/PERpZVPwGs pic.twitter.com/BTGeyNJHzs
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 25, 2019

Graham pivots to Clinton emails, Loretta Lynch

“Was it just a tarmac meeting or was it more? I believe there was more there”
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 25, 2019

"As to the Clinton email disposition. Why did Comey…take over the investigation?" Graham said.

"What was the conflict that made Loretta Lynch so unable to preside over the Clinton email investigation?" he continued, adding that he wants to get to the bottom of it pic.twitter.com/uYVq1YrZ2S
— POLITICO (@politico) March 25, 2019

This is a mafia-style act of intimidation. Trump’s allies in Congress seek to ensure that, if career officials are assigned to investigate wrongdoing by the administration again, they’ll be afraid to do their jobs. It’s a corrupt attack on the rule of law by lawless partisans. https://t.co/R8Z8GtOjSi
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) March 26, 2019

McConnell blocks bill calling for public release of Mueller report

If it’s all good for Trump, why hide it?

I just asked for the Senate to pass a resolution to make public the full Mueller report.

This same resolution passed the House 420-0.

But @SenateMajLdr McConnell just objected.

What are they trying to hide?
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 25, 2019

You know, because the report is a TOTAL EXONERATION of Trump. https://t.co/zAD301puPj
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 25, 2019

NEW: Mitch McConnell has blocked a non-binding resolution to make Mueller's full report public that passed unanimously in the Househttps://t.co/AkUp4FhOkI
— Axios (@axios) March 25, 2019

If the report clears Trump, why are you blocking its release to the American people? https://t.co/Q18mtg3298
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 25, 2019

“Wide Wide River” by the Fugs

I have been thinking of this 50 year old song a lot recently.

Trump’s bad pick for the Federal Reserve

That Fed nomination is a really big deal – and a really bad one, telling you a lot about Trump and his party https://t.co/YWiRrxIPjx
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 25, 2019

This is the first genuinely bad Trump pick for the Fed. But make no mistake: It's a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad pick. He hasn't gotten a thing right in twenty years, (check the record), and the Senate should not confirm him. https://t.co/q701SriSZz
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 22, 2019

Scoop on how this went down: At lunch last week, Kudlow showed Trump Stephen Moore’s op-ed in WSJ.

Trump said: Why didn’t we make him Fed chair.

Kudlow said you could name him to one of open seats.

Trump said call him.

Later Trump called Moore, too.https://t.co/NW7IuewBs5 https://t.co/1Vr20OEiTm
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 22, 2019

“Former Wall Street Journal editorial page colleagues complained that he was not always careful with economic facts in his writing during the time he worked at the newspaper.” @vtg2 and me on @StephenMoore for the Fed. https://t.co/82qo4AsDUI
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 22, 2019

I just remembered that I was on CNN with Stephen Moore when he said that Doug Jones' support of abortion was morally equivalent to the allegations against Roy Moore. https://t.co/QPZ00PHJvv
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 27, 2019

Here it is… IRS went after Stephen Moore for $75,328.80 in back taxes on January 29, 2018. pic.twitter.com/GWIpMQdRtC
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) March 27, 2019

"'I will be independent,' [Moore] told POLITICO in a phone interview Tuesday night, though he admitted, 'I’m a big fan of Donald Trump’s.'" https://t.co/xdhGAG4mYq
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 27, 2019

Amazing. Moore isn't just a hack, with terrible judgment. He's a hack who has repeatedly shown himself unable even to get basic facts right 1/ https://t.co/OxCzhbTA0J
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 22, 2019

Of note: Moore has only a master's degree in economics. The GOP in 2011 blocked an Obama nominee who had earned a Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. https://t.co/urgy52IMVL
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) March 22, 2019

"I won the Nobel Prize in economics for my work on unemployment and the labor market. But I am unqualified to serve on the board of the Federal Reserve — at least according to the Republican senators who have blocked my nomination."

-MIT economist Peter Diamond, June 2011 https://t.co/XhJxaeHXd2
— Brendan Duke (@Brendan_Duke) March 22, 2019

And one at mar a Lago. https://t.co/OW7ANvPFeX https://t.co/h5PcNVElhX
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 22, 2019

Trump just named Stephen Moore—a terrible pick—for the Fed. Here’s Moore getting destroyed in real-time on basic facts by @crampell. pic.twitter.com/7HDrU0jNXi
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 22, 2019

Trump reportedly wants to put Stephen Moore on the Fed, which Moore says should loosen monetary policy because the Fed policy is causing "deflation." We do NOT actually have deflation right now.
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 22, 2019

I see @BenSasse is continuing his downward intellectual descent. https://t.co/mn5KJ2ggTj
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 25, 2019

Would Sasse choose a surgeon or a pilot based on who angers the "establishment" the most? Sometimes actual expertise is important. https://t.co/7l9NWX4AH1
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 25, 2019

Steve Moore: “I’m kind of new to this game, frankly, so I’m going to be on a steep learning curve myself about how the Fed operates, how the Federal Reserve makes its decisions.” https://t.co/0fZJlPbhkU via @bpolitics
— David Wessel (@davidmwessel) March 25, 2019

My cat would be a better pick 1/ https://t.co/y0HWBPhxbq
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) March 22, 2019

Of course Donald Trump’s nominee to the Fed is catastrophically hackish.https://t.co/vSvMya49Uy pic.twitter.com/vQvSbvRWol
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) March 22, 2019

From a Bush 43 appointee: https://t.co/DSOJDnVsQq
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 24, 2019

Here's no less than Stephen Moore arguing for "Atlas Shrugged" as the blueprint out of the financial crisis in January 2009. His nomination to the Fed must be withdrawn.

https://t.co/M0NLCMt3Gd via @WSJ
— Invictus (@TBPInvictus) March 23, 2019

this emphatic thumbs down from Greg Mankiw – a leading Republican economist – poses a significant problem for Steve Moore’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board https://t.co/DUOszwYV5F
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 23, 2019

Trump campaign goes on the attack

They are the last people to accuse others of lying. Sad!

The Trump campaign thinks that people who have made "outrageous and unsupported claims" in the past should not appear on TV — which seems like it might cripple their campaign strategy. https://t.co/GVup1iFo71
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 25, 2019

This is an unprecedented abuse of Presidential power. https://t.co/gRIWdidp73
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) March 25, 2019

The quotes in this memo are accurate and the press shouldn't be bullied by nonsense like this. There is significant evidence of collusion. There may not be enough evidence to support bringing a conspiracy case in court, but there is plenty of evidence. We need to see the report. https://t.co/HOssfXmBQq
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 25, 2019

"[Trump] is feeling vindicated…He's sending out memos from his campaign asking networks to have a blacklist on certain people…In a political sense his campaign will be to now cast doubt and to delegitimize all of these other investigations"-@SykesCharlie w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/I1EmgejgfX
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) March 25, 2019

Republicans demand apologies, resignations and investigations of their opponents after Barr reports the Mueller investigation found no Trump conspiracy with the Russian government: https://t.co/u29LwNFoy5
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 25, 2019

Trump, who is Putin’s stooge, accuses others of treason!

The Barr letter on the Mueller report

I don’t think we can evaluate the report until we see it. I am not surprised that Barr concluded there was no obstruction of justice – he has basically endorsed presidential authority which is why Trump picked him.

I don’t know what the legal definition of conspiracy is and apparently Trump and his campaign didn’t meet it. They met with the Russians to get dirt on Clinton. If that’s not illegal, it’s still wrong. Trump told Russia on live TV to get Clinton’s emails and they listened. If that’s not illegal, it’s still wrong.

Barr has helped Trump by squashing the obstruction of justice issue. I want Congress to weigh in.

I still believe Trump is a criminal and belongs in jail. If nothing else, he (AKA individual 1) participated on the election-related crimes that Michael Cohen is going to jail for. I hope he is indicted by SDNY as soon as he leaves office. There are lots of other investigations and we’ll see what they find.

The letter states that Mueller found Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Will Trump finally admit this or does his still believe his friend Putin?

If I was Trump and his team, I would be pleased with the outcome. However, they still have to lie about it and claim it was total vindication. It wasn’t. Isn’t the truth ever good enough for them?

One big question – if they didn’t commit crimes, why did Trump and his team lie over and over again about contacts with Russia? Doesn’t that matter?

There have been hundreds, maybe thousands of tweets. I am posting a few of the best overviews.

The Barr story, made simple:

* Trump won in part due to a massive foreign attack on our democracy.

* Trump engaged in extensive abuses of power to prevent a reckoning into that.

* Trump's AG is blocking a public airing on both those fronts.

My piece:https://t.co/Ox6969NPcs
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 25, 2019

This is a terrific, highly skeptical NYT deconstruction of William Barr's decision to jump in and clear Trump on obstruction, when Mueller pointedly did not do so.

First, the NYT strongly suggests decision was highly irregular and driven by politics:https://t.co/XsnJT6EC5P pic.twitter.com/jctH9kpvbf
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 26, 2019

Trump may not have “conspired” or “coordinated” with the Russian government, but he welcomed its interference in the U.S. election, lied to cover up the attack, and did his utmost to stymie investigations of Russia’s actions. My @PostOpinions column: https://t.co/U9Pz3RRlUy
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) March 25, 2019

Why did Mueller punt on obstruction, leaving the decision to Barr?https://t.co/1lNuqiZTB3
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 25, 2019

A very smart take on Barr and the Mueller Report, from one not hostile to Trump, @henryolsenEPPC https://t.co/Pryx8IDI0J
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) March 26, 2019

This thread 🔥 https://t.co/ZBZspCk2U1
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 25, 2019

Brilliant thread. I hope all media reads. https://t.co/nl5m6AjYVM
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) March 25, 2019

My new Letter from Washington>>> https://t.co/aQKPTSr0B1
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) March 25, 2019

Not to get crazy here: but how does Barr’s summary memo negate concerns over Trump’s pursuit of business deals in Moscow, his shady inauguration funding or his false statements (such as the one dictated on AF1)? Can’t people find that troublesome even sans proof of collusion? https://t.co/d46WbIDdeB
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 26, 2019

"It seems hard for me to imagine that Bob Mueller asked Bill Barr to do this"

"That's just not the way he's wound" – fmr AG @EricHolder on Barr making Mueller probe obstruction conclusion pic.twitter.com/HnM9OzUZR9
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) March 25, 2019

"I talked to my former boss Eric Holder today, he said he couldn't remember one time in 6 years that a prosecution decision came to him without a recommendation"@matthewamiller on former Attorney General Eric Holder and the Barr report: pic.twitter.com/79yMLOPbDL
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) March 25, 2019

“On close reading, Barr’s putative summary of the Mueller report clears Trump of only the most narrowly drawn accusations, which nobody was making.” Read @brianbeutler. https://t.co/5yzPzgCipI
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) March 25, 2019

THIS IS WHAT WE CARE ABOUT👇🏾 https://t.co/6Er8iDTzQD
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 25, 2019

THREAD. The claim that the activities of the Trump campaign didn't meet the criminal threshold of conspiracy doesn't address the nat security question of whether these members were or are acting in the country's best interests. A trip down memory lane of my pieces that explain:
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 25, 2019

"[Barr's] version of the Mueller report is imprinted on the brains of lots and lots of people. So when it later comes out that, well, it's more of a mixed bag for the president, everyone's moved on, it's old news, and I worry about that." — @PreetBharara https://t.co/1oKi61n1Gz pic.twitter.com/tMPrXOenSm
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) March 25, 2019

This is a very important read as the entire media rushes to exonerate Trump based on a report they haven’t read summarized by a Trump ally with a known bias against the Mueller probe https://t.co/2qCxZyIFQV
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 25, 2019

President Trump's potential criminal liability is far from over. There is compelling evidence that he may have personally committed up to eight criminal offenses while campaigning for president and during the first year of his presidency. https://t.co/gvM99107yI
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 25, 2019

"If there is any exoneration on the question of whether Trump obstructed justice, it has been done by Barr, not by Mueller," writes @neal_katyal: https://t.co/Taj59EyjcG
— POLITICO Magazine (@POLITICOMag) March 25, 2019

The president and his talkers falsely denied Russian interference. They falsely denied meeting with the interferers. They falsely denied that Trump was pursuing business opportunities in Russia through election day …
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 25, 2019

One question:
What the Mueller probe established, according to the AG, is that the Russians hacked the DNC and engaged in an aggressive, covert campaign to influence our election.
So why did @realDonaldTrump stand next to Putin in Helsinki and meekly accept his denials?
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March 24, 2019

My first reaction, having not read the report, is how could Ken Starr and Republicans conclude Clinton obstructed justice based on the facts and Donald Trump did not. Clinton never interfered with probe, never fired FBI director, never dangled pardons or threatened witnesses
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) March 24, 2019

Mueller found no smoking gun of collusion, but he clearly has no doubts that Russia interfered in the election to benefit Trump. Barr’s letter discusses Russian interference as a given, even though the president has previously suggested it's a hoax. https://t.co/lq4AEhKfHw
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) March 25, 2019

In case what's missing from your life is a @lawfareblog emergency podcast with @DavidKris @Susan_Hennessey @carriecordero and me–on you know what. https://t.co/z8hO306gAC
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) March 25, 2019