May 9, 2019
Hundreds of former federal prosecutors asserted in a recent
statement that, were Donald Trump not the President, he would have
been charged with obstruction of justice based on findings
contained in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s (Class of 1966)
report. As the aftermath of the report continues to unfold, what
should Americans retain and understand from the document itself? In
part one of a three-episode series, independent journalist Marcy
Wheeler joins Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang in a deep-dive
look at Volume I — which examines whether there was conspiracy or
coordination between Trump’s associates and the Russian government
on its election interference efforts, and describes in detail
activities not deemed criminal but likely to be considered
political graft. Marcy Wheeler writes about national security and
civil liberties at her eponymous blog, emptywheel. She also
publishes at outlets including Motherboard, the New Republic, and
Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio.
Blogging full-time since 2007, Wheeler was declared an internet
human rights hero by Access Now. She serves on the advisory
committee for the House Fourth Amendment Caucus and as a senior
fellow at GWU’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. She holds a
Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Michigan.