The Mueller Report- Does it Indicate the President’s Guilt or Innocence?

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The two-year investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller culminated in an over 400-page document known as the Mueller Report. This report was supposed to provide insight into the question of obstruction of justice or collusion by the President with the Russians during the 2016 elections. Unfortunately, the report did not have a definitive answer and allowed Attorney General William Barr to decide if further action should be taken. Attorney General William Barr redacted and interpreted the report for public consumption.  On April 19^th, 2019, The Washington Times published an article by Stephen Dinan with the title, “NO RUSSIA CONSPIRACY, NO COLLUSION.” The all capital letters in large font running across the front page impact the reader and lead them to think the President was found completely innocent. The picture underneath is of Attorney General Robert Mueller standing at the White House Press Release podium. The picture adds an air of authority to the title in bold letters. The subtitle to the left of the picture states, “Mueller leaves the door open for Congress to impeach,” which may grab the reader’s attention as it seems to be contradictory to the main title. In contrast, the April 19^th, 2019 Birmingham News ran a front-page title of, “Report does not exonerate Trump”, in bold extra-large font. The title and font are sure to catch the reader’s eye and raise questions as to the possible guilt of the President. Underneath the title are three excerpts of the Mueller report with highlighted words indicating the lack of findings regarding the President’s guilt. The excerpts from the Mueller report give a sense of credibility to the news article written by Del Quentin Wilber and Chris Megerlan. Both news articles use their titles and pictures as attention to draw in readers. The way the titles are phrased also cause the reader to question the President’s possible guilt or innocence.

https://newseumed.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/Mueller%204.19.19%20AL_BN.pdf

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