The Mueller Report

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The only book with exclusive analysis by the Pulitzer Prize-winning staff of The Washington Post, and the most complete and authoritative available. Includes a PDF of documents and other reference materials.

Listen to the findings of the Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, complete with accompanying analysis by the Post reporters who’ve covered the story from the beginning.

This edition from The Washington Post, Scribner, and Simon & Schuster Audio contains:

• The long-awaited report
• An introduction by The Washington Post titled “A President, a Prosecutor, and the Protection of American Democracy”
• A timeline of the major events of the Special Counsel’s investigation from May 2017, when Robert Mueller was appointed, to the present day
• A guide to individuals involved, including in the Special Counsel’s Office, the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Trump Campaign, the White House, the Trump legal defense team, and the Russians
• Key documents in the Special Counsel’s investigation, including filings pertaining to General Michael T. Flynn, Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Roger Stone, and the Russian internet operation in St. Petersburg. Each document is introduced and explained by Washington Post reporters.

One of the most urgent and important investigations ever conducted, the Mueller inquiry focuses on Donald Trump, his presidential campaign, and Russian interference in the 2016 election, and draws on the testimony of dozens of witnesses and the work of some of the country’s most seasoned prosecutors.

The special counsel’s investigation looms as a turning point in American history. The Mueller Report is essential listening for all citizens concerned about the fate of the presidency and the future of our democracy. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 The Washington Post (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio

Report Starts with Chapter 4

If you would like to listen to only the report and have no interest in interpretations start on Chapter 4. Chapter 3 is a timeline.

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Crimes Committed; We Do Not Have the Reasons Why

The Mueller Report, By: The Washington Post. First, this is not an easy read for a layman. It is steeped in legal analysis. (But as I am an attorney it was the usual every day reading. Well, let me correct that; most of the paperwork one reads in litigation is junk product. The Mueller analysis was an expert display of legal reasoning.) So not an everyday interesting read; but a rational statement of what was happening in the Russian interference in our choosing of our president and other officers of state in 2016. That was Volume I. It next goes on to discuss interference with the investigation by the president, Donald J. Trump. That would be Volume II.

President Trump was exonerated from being complicit with or if you rather conspiring directly with the Russians in their support for his being elected to the presidency. Yet, the now President and his entourage were complicit in that although they did not coordinate they accepted the fact that a nation and its leadership that means no good to our freedoms and way of life, a nation who would like to make us into an oligarchy, were allowed to roam free in their disruption of our political freedom and this man who alleges to be a patriot, President Trump was pleased with that fact.

The more interesting part of the report was Vol. II, on obstruction of justice, i.e. obstruction of the Mueller investigation and its incidental prosecutions. The president, per the information reported, committed criminal acts for the singular purpose of hiding a true understanding of his past acts. He interfered, and one must ask the question why. Mueller does not tell us that. Only that the President committed crimes.

What I get from the read is that the Congress must continue and find out more about Trump’s past and present. He has committed crimes, but do we know all the crimes. Not yet.

By the way. Read the report. Hearing the report was not satisfactory. Also, buy the free copy, the Washington Post version provided nothing essential for the extra cost.

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I Don't Get It, Like WTF

I mean, ferfuxsake, Russia has its hands ALL OVER the US elections in 2015/2016 and MULTIPLE contacts with Trump team and this is listed as not being treasonous?

I just don't get it, at all.

Dozens of Russian assets are in near-constant contact with the Trump campaign, saying over and over that the Russian government 'loved what they heard' from DJT and that they were committed to 'helping' his election.

This is not considered conspiracy and treason in the United States?

I cannot fathom how these people are not all nailed to the wall for selling out the USA to Russia.

WTF

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Illuminating

I appreciate the introduction and conclusion the Washington Post provided. They were brief and consistent with their reporting. However, the focal point or “star” was the Report itself. Especially, the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 Election. Their fear of a Clinton Presidency is palpable.

Trumps efforts to obstruct the investigation show his obsession with the probe and the question of the legitimacy of his Presidency. The biggest take away is his sole desire to do business in Russia for his personal benefit. He seems more concerned with his self aggrandizement, and pursuing business opportunities in Russia than he is in the dignity of the office that he holds. Had he trusted the legal system, he would never have faced the issue of obstruction he faces today.

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Outstanding and Scary

Mueller makes me proud to be an American, a believer in democracy and a retired ethical 28 yr peace officer. I found the Washington Post’s introduction, synopsis and background examinations of Mueller and Trump concise, thorough and enlightening.

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Inciteful and insightful

Read all the way through reading the text with the Audible accompaniment. The reading was very deliberate at the 1x speed. It allowed one to soak the message in, but upping the reading speed on a second read would be recommended. The Report is clearly written but there is a lot of legal discussion and analysis, especially in Volume II, discussing the President’s obstruction of justice.

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Guilty as Not as Yet Charged

Nobody has succeeded in articulating the overwhelming evidence of Trump’s obstruction of justice laced out exhaustively in the Mueller Report. I will not even attempt to do so. Read it or listen to it yourself. I did both. I can have no respect for anybody who defends the presidency of Donald Trump. It’s not a partisan thing, I could have told you 20 years ago that Trump was the biggest sleaze in America. Now he is the president and his sleaze is thoroughly documented in the Mueller Report.

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Worth the time

Yes the report is lengthy but you need to know what’s in it if you care about your country.

Well done! Thank you , Washington Post and audible!

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much more riveting than expected

actually a riveting story, especially because it fts together the pieces I know, and makes sense of it.
excellent narration

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Very interesting

The details were exactly what I was looking for. I came away with an informed opinion.

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READ THE MUELLER REPORT: Make up your own mind

I just finished listening to the Mueller Report (via audible) and I highly recommend you do the same if you have been following US Politics. This way you will not be tainted by the @foxandfriends or a @CNN filter. It’s all there in black and white for you to read/listen to, then you will be able to make an informed decision for yourself and join the conversation.

The report in detail sets out a brilliant time line and narrative of suspicious behaviour, however I do acknowledge that people’s behaviours and actions will have different interpretations dependant on which side of the political isle you sit. That is why I would highly recommend you read the report and see if what happened meets your own threshold of wrong doing.

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