The Mueller report cites work from The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and other news outlets dozens of times. The report also reveals moments when the president and his aides rebutted stories they knew were true. The president’s now-famous sit-down with Lester Holt on “NBC Nightly News” and Rudolph Giuliani’s discussions of pardons for Paul Manafort on CNN were crucial viewing for the Mueller investigative team. The report reveals a lot we didn’t know about how the president and his aides responded to overtures from Russia and how they attempted to thwart investigations. Below, we’ve rounded up a selection of stories from The New York Times and The Washington Post that shaped this investigation.

Source: New York Times April 20, 2019 13:28 UTC