Morning Jolt: If Democrats Try to Impeach Trump, They Can’t Say They Weren’t Warned

Hey, did anything big happen last week while I was on vacation?

Thanks to Alexandra DeSanctis for filling in last week. I received several messages about how great her writing was in my absence, so thinking of Wally Pipp . . . Alexandra, knock it off. Stop being so good at this.

Go Ahead, Democrats. Try to Impeach the President.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report paints a picture of a president who wanted to obstruct justice through acts such as firing Mueller and shutting down the investigation, but never quite managed to obstruct anything. "The President’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests." The strongest ...

April 22 2019

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If Democrats Try to Impeach Trump, They Can't Say They Weren't Warned Jim Geraghty Hey, did anything big happen last week while I was on vacation? Thanks to Alexandra DeSanctis for filling in last week. I received several messages about how great her writing was in my absence, so thinking of Wally Pipp . . . Alexandra, knock it off. Stop being so good at this. Go Ahead, Democrats. Try to Impeach the President. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report paints a picture of a president who wanted to obstruct justice through acts such as firing Mueller and shutting down the investigation, but never quite managed to obstruct anything. "The President’s efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful, but that is largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests." The strongest ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories They Fled from the Tomb Kevin D. Williamson The strangeness of our time consists partly in our having simultaneously too much and not quite enough. Supreme Court Mulls Citizenship Question for Census George Will Does it matter that a conspicuously unenlightened member of the president's cabinet lied in sworn testimony about why he made a decision that he arguably has the statutory power to make? Warren's 2020 Platform Calls For 'Ultra-Millionaire Tax' to Pay Off Student Debt Jack Crowe Under the proposal, the government would pay $600 billion in outstanding student loan debt over ten years using revenue from an "ultra-millionaire tax." ADVERTISEMENT The Mueller Report Exposes the Absurdity of the Governing Class Jay Cost Despite decades of egregious errors, a group of "leaders" remains steadfastly in place, waiting to take charge again. England Journal Jay Nordlinger I'll never forget the first time I was in London -- I believe it was the first time I was abroad. It was thrilling. And, do you know, it still is? Thrilling, I mean. Ukraine Elects a Populist Celebrity, Following a Global Trend John Fund Zelensky is a young, pro-Western entrepreneur, so there may be cause for hope that he can break the country's domestic-policy gridlock and stand up to the neighboring Russians at the same time. 'International Network' of Islamic Extremists Believed Responsible for Sri Lanka Church... Jack Crowe "We do not believe these attacks were carried out by a group of people who were confined to this country," cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Defending America China's Mars Simulation ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.