Week in Review: How Mueller’s Lawyers Spun the OLC Guidance on Indicting a Sitting President

Why did Mueller's staff of very able lawyers, many of them activist Democrats, twist the Office of Legal Counsel guidance?

July 28 2019

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How Mueller's Lawyers Spun the OLC Guidance on Indicting a Sitting President Andrew C. McCarthy A closer look. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Ruth Bader Ginsburg Insists She's Not Going Anywhere John McCormack At 86, the liberal Supreme Court mainstay says she hopes to remain on the bench for another decade. Among the Chimps Kevin D. Williamson Dissecting the empty, performative outrage of social media SCOTUS Sides with Trump in Border Wall Dispute Jack Crowe In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court reversed a Ninth Circuit ruling that barred the Trump administration from using military funds for the border wall. ADVERTISEMENT The Mueller Report's Fundamental Dodge Andrew C. McCarthy The guidance does not say the president may never be indicted, just that he may not be indicted while in office. New Budget Deal Puts Final Nail in the Tea-Party Coffin Brian Riedl The conventional wisdom among Republicans is that populist conservative voters no longer care about spending or deficits. Was Trump's 'Go Back' Tweet Malice or Ignorance? Jonah Goldberg When Trump tells four women of color that they should go back where they came from, it's possible he had no clue that he was tapping into a rich vein of racist and nativist rhetoric. Indeed, it's possible he didn't know that three of the women weren't immigrants at all. Impeachment Would Probably Cost Democrats the House Jim Geraghty To succeed, impeachment would require at least 13 votes from Democrats representing districts Trump carried in 2016. Senate Intel Committee Confirms Russians Hacked Election Systems in 50 States, Didn't... Jack Crowe The committee confirmed that Russian hackers targeted election systems in all 50 states in advance of the 2016 elections, but did not alter any vote totals. 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. SEE MY OPTIONS Photo Essays Living Statues Take Over Belgian Town Former Supreme Court Justice Stevens Lies in Repose ADVERTISEMENT 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.