John Dean: Barr May Be Hiding Something "Fairly Ugly"

28 March 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News AN ISLAND OF SANENESS - I am not sure how RSN originally landed in my mailbox. But I'm glad it did. Of all the online news services I've encountered, I find yours to be the best source of thoughtful commentary. An island of saneness in this current chaos. Thank you. / Kitty, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! John Dean: Barr May Be Hiding Something "Fairly Ugly"  John Haltiwanger, Business Insider Haltiwanger writes: "John Dean, who was President Richard Nixon's White House counsel amid the Watergate scandal, on Sunday suggested Attorney General William Barr could be hiding something 'fairly ugly' from special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation." READ MORE Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday. (photo: Cliff Owen/AP) Mueller Report Exceeds 300 Pages, Raising Questions About Four-Page Summary Karoun Demirjian and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post Excerpt: "Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election spans more than 300 pages, a Justice Department official said Thursday, adding to Democrats' concerns that the attorney general's four-page summary leaves significant questions about President Trump's conduct." READ MORE Heather Hayer, who was killed by James Field Jr. (photo: Getty) Man Who Drove Van Through Crowd in Charlottesville Pleads Guilty to 29 Hate Crimes Opheli Garcia Lawler, The Cut Lawler writes: "James Fields Jr. pled guilty to 29 of the 30 hate crimes he was charged with after he drove his vehicle into a crowd of counter-protesters during the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017." READ MORE U.S. military members install concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the border in Laredo, Texas. (photo: Eric Gay/AP) Trump Suggests Machine Guns Would Deter Immigrants Better Than a Wall Zack Ford, ThinkProgress Ford writes: "In a wide-ranging 45-minute live interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity Wednesday night, President Donald Trump defended the $25 to $35 billion dollars he hopes to spend on a wall for the southern border." READ MORE A march attempting to draw attention to murdered and missing indigenous women. (photo: Sarah Harris/Getty) Montana Senate Betrays Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Nick Martin, Splinter Martin writes: "A Montana state Senate panel decided on Monday that it will not act to help tackle the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's crisis." READ MORE The new law is a directive from the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. (photo: David Cantrille/Alamy) Brunei Brings in Death by Stoning as Punishment for Gay Sex Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Guardian UK Ellis-Petersen writes: "Brunei is to begin imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex and adultery from next week, as part of the country's highly criticized implementation of sharia law." READ MORE Plastic pollution. (photo: Bo Eide/Public Domain) Plastic Pollution: Could We Have Solved the Problem Nearly 50 Years Ago? Erica Cirino, The Revelator Cirino writes: "It's a challenge to turn to the news these days without reading or hearing the latest horror story about plastic pollution. These updates seem new and striking and scary, but in reality much of the fundamental information contained in these stories is actually far from fresh." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation