Epic bursts of frustration, anger and glee on TV as Mueller report lands GlobeArts
U.S. Attorney General William Barr departs after speaking at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington, U.S., April 18.Frustration, anger, bafflement and glee. That’s what spread across U.S. TV news on Thursday morning as Attorney-General William Barr offered a good-news spin on the Mueller report – and then the actual report was released.
On CNN, a glum-looking Wolf Blitzer kicked off the post-Barr news conference with, “And there you have it, almost complete vindication of the President.” The look on his face said, “I don’t feel very well now." The upshot on Fox News was that the Trump White House is filled with Boy Scouts caught up in this bizarre investigation. Then, well before the actual report was even issued, Bret Baier, keen to insert politics and wave away legal what-ifs, asked rhetorically if Mueller knew there was “no collusion” before the midterm election and, if so, hadn’t he then interfered in the body politic?
On NBC, anchor Lester Holt was seizing on certain details. He happened to have Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow on hand. “Why didn’t the President testify personally?” Holt asked. Sekulow, enjoying himself and quoting The Rolling Stones, of all people, asserted that Trump at that time was “in a crossfire hurricane.” Holt looked more baffled than usual. “Lets talk about the American public,” he continued and Sekulow merely grinned.
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