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Mueller Report Presents Unanswered Questions About Trump’s 2016 Campaign

Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer also discuss the approval of the “born alive” abortion bill in the Texas House of Representatives and other interesting topics.

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Special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as released on Thursday, April 18, 2019, is photographed in Washington.

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Following the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Party Politics co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer break down the redacted version of the report and discuss what the findings reveal about the investigation into the Trump campaign.

Jay and Brandon analyze the takeaways and missing pieces of the report, and evaluate how it differs from Attorney General William Barr's summary. What comes next for the Trump Administration? How will this impact American politics moving forward?

NATIONAL TOPICS

  • 2020 Presidential rundown
  • Nancy Pelosi asks Capitol Police to review protection for Representative Ilhan Omar
  • Trump Administration ponders sending undocumented immigrants to sanctuary cities
  • Interior Department opens ethics investigation of new Secretary David Bernhardt
  • President Trump offers Pope Francis his condolences over the devastating fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral

TEXAS TOPICS

  • Texas Senate aims to undermine Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's overseeing of fuel pump regulations
  • Texas House and Senate fundraising roundup
  • Governor Greg Abbott criticizes Dallas District Attorney John Creuzot
  • Lt. Governor Dan Patrick warns he's willing to use the nuclear option
  • Texas House passes "born alive" abortion bill
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton denies information to U.S. House inquiry on voter purge
  • "Save Chick-fil-A" protest at Texas Capitol

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