Before leaving Hanoi: David Nakamura, “Trump Whipped Up Public Emotion over Warmbier’s Death. Now It’s Boomeranging Back on Him,” Washington Post, March 2, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-whipped-up-public-emotion-over-otto-warmbiers-death-now-its-boomeranging-back-on-him/2019/03/02/ef426ff4-3d23-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html?utm_term=.c17b49404ae2.
“dignified settings like the Oval Office”: Gabby Orr, “Advisers Urge Trump to Defer 2020 Rallies,” Politico, March 8, 2019, www.politico.com/story/2019/03/08/trump-2020-rallies-1211799.
Chapter Twenty-four: The Report
The Barr team’s immediate priority: “DOJ Notification to Congress Regarding the Conclusion of the Mueller Investigation,” Washington Post, March 22, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/context/doj-notification-to-congress-regarding-the-conclusion-of-the-mueller-investigation/?noteId=501d8d23-1823-4140-9b29-daaee164275e&questionId=111ad2f8-d378-4dd6-a39a-a3241842594d.
The 448-page report was a breathtaking catalog: Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky, “Mueller Report Lays Out Obstruction Evidence Against the President,” Washington Post, April 17, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/attorney-general-to-provide-overview-of-mueller-report-at-news-conference-before-its-release/2019/04/17/8dcc9440-54b9-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html.
Some of the episodes: Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, “Paranoia, Lies, and Fear: Trump’s Presidency Laid Bare by Mueller Report,” Washington Post, April 18, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paranoia-lies-and-fear-trumps-presidency-laid-bare-by-mueller-report/2019/04/18/3379c49a-571b-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html.
Giuliani was in Washington: Rucker et al., “The Battle over the Mueller Report Begins as Trump Allies Claim Victory.”
The letter said that the introductions: “Special Counsel Mueller’s Letter to Attorney General Barr,” Washington Post, March 27, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/context/special-counsel-mueller-s-letter-to-attorney-general-barr/e32695eb-c379-4696-845a-1b45ad32fff1/.
On April 30: Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky, “Mueller Complained That Barr’s Letter Did Not Capture ‘Context’ of Trump Probe,” Washington Post, April 30, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/mueller-complained-that-barrs-letter-did-not-capture-context-of-trump-probe/2019/04/30/d3c8fdb6-6b7b-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html.
Chapter Twenty-five: The Show Goes On
Back in Washington the night of April 2: Nielsen interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight, YouTube, April 2, 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEfma2hj2sU.
Nielsen also said that Trump: Dan Cancian, “DHS Chief Kirstjen Nielsen Hints Donald Trump May Close Border: ‘He’s Very Serious About It,’” Newsweek, April 3, 2019, www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-us-mexico-wall-kirstjen-nielsen-border-wall-1384455.
In an April 4 interview: Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, “Homeland Security Secretary on Border Situation: ‘We Have an Emergency on Our Hands,’” CNN, April 4, 2019, www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/politics/nielsen-border-cnntv/index.html.
“I could not be prouder”: “Kirstjen Nielsen’s Resignation Letter,” Washington Post, April 8, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/context/kirstjen-nielsen-s-resignation-letter/?noteId=db93edc2-df04-49ed-b0a4-6a64d7d5d765&questionId=e4834bfe-8b59-4d74-9cb0-a261d6c4857e.
By June, however: Aaron C. Davis and Shawn Boburg, “As Trump’s Defense Pick Withdraws, He Addresses Violent Domestic Incidents,” Washington Post, June 18, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-defense-nominee-addresses-violent-incident-between-ex-wife-son-amid-fbi-vetting-process/2019/06/18/e46009de-190b-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html.
Some of them had been: Paul Sonne, “Seeking to Sell Military Budget, Pentagon Chief Faces Political Fire over Wall,” Washington Post, March 14, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-chief-rules-outcost-plus-50-approach-with-allies/2019/03/14/d49c676c-4666-11e9-9726-50f151ab44b9_story.html.
In May, The New York Times: Dave Philipps, “Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes,” New York Times, May 18, 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/us/trump-pardons-war-crimes.html.
On the afternoon of April 16: Matt Zapotosky et al., “Mueller Report Will Be Lightly Redacted, Revealing Detailed Look at Obstruction of Justice Investigation,” Washington Post, April 17, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/attorney-general-plans-news-conference-to-discuss-mueller-report/2019/04/17/f5ca1cc6-6138-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html.
Donaldson’s notes: Carol D. Leonnig, “Watergate Had the Nixon Tapes. Mueller Had Annie Donaldson’s Notes,” Washington Post, May 3, 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watergate-had-the-nixon-tapes-mueller-had-annie-donaldsons-notes/2019/05/03/d2b1bc62-66b5-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html