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Der Mueller Report Illustriert: Eine Recherche
Dieser illustrierte Bericht geht auf Recherchen der Washington Post zurück. Gezeichnet von Jan Feindt macht er Ermittlungen des US-Sonderermittlers Robert S. Mueller III. anschaulich. Erst durch diesen Report wird klar, in welchem Ausmaß Donald Trump, der Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten, in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt ist. Als der Mueller Report 2019 veröffentlicht wurde, gingen seine wesentlichen Inhalte in einer gewaltigen Propaganda-Schlacht unter. Dabei hatte Robert Mueller eine wichtige Arbeit vorgelegt. Er fand zwar keine Beweise für eine organisierte Zusammenarbeit der Trump-Kampagne mit russischen Agenten, dennoch bewies Mueller eine systematische Einflussnahme aus dem Reich Putins auf den Ausgang der US-Präsidentenwahlen. Eine ausländische Kraft hatte mitbestimmt, wer US-Präsident wurde. Die entscheidende Frage allerdings ließ Sonderermittler Robert Mueller offen: Hat Präsident Trump das Gesetz gebrochen, mit seinem Versuch, die Arbeit des Ermittlers zu behindern? Der Mueller Report gibt einen tiefen Blick in das Innenleben des Weißen Hauses unter Präsident Trump, in dessen Psyche und dessen Ängste. Er ist das Ergebnis einer akribischen, kriminalistischen Arbeit. Wir von CORRECTIV haben uns entschieden, diesen illustrierten Bericht, der auf Grundlage von Muellers Bericht entstanden ist, ins Deutsche zu übersetzen. Wir sind überzeugt, dass jeder wissen muss, wie es derzeit um die USA unter Trump bestellt ist. Nur wer diesen Bericht gelesen hat, kann verstehen, wie ruchlos Trump handelt und welche Ziele er verfolgt.
208 pages, Paperback
First published December 3, 2019
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12 books2 followersDavid Schraven is a German journalist, founder of the non-profit research bureau Correctiv and was a board member of the Netzwerk Recherche from 2007 to September 2014.
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December 22, 2019
GODDAMMIT.
Okay, I realize almost no one actually read the original Mueller report - but there is absolutely NO reason why every single one of you out there can't spare an hour to read this 100% factual, unbelievably infuriating but yet somehow hilarious book, basically "The Mueller Report for Idiots" or at least fans of graphic novels
There is no author listed other than WaPo, because nothing here is really written - it's just a damningly edited collection of press statements, interview transcripts, phone conversations and tweets, (plus really wonderful illustrations by Jan Feindt). But it still comes across like reading the screenplay for an alternate reality version of "The Godfather," where Fredo takes over for Don Vito instead of Michael.
It also makes stunningly clear that our never-learns-from-his-mistakes Shitbird-in-Chief* is oh-so-guilty of obstructing justice - which, as the title says, is the focus of this book. not the entire report itself - emphasizing several times that it was only due to Robert Mueller's position that a sitting President can't be indicted unless he's first impeached and removed from office. (Yet still, in today's upside-down "Donald in Wonderland" world, a conclusion that literally says "this report...also does not exonerate him" can be immediately reinterpreted as "complete and total EXONERATION.")
Which brings us to...kinda where we are now, right? So I find it highly ironic that it was only ONE DAY after Robert Mueller offered his concluding testimony on Capitol Hill that Donald Trump made his infamous "I would like you to do us a favor" phone call to Ukraine. It's like Shakespeare by way of the Three Stooges...
* And apologies; I know this sounds disrespectful (because, well, it is), but when I Googled the term it defined it as "a completely useless individual who is unaware of his/her own complete uselessness," and I literally couldn't think of a more appropriate term.
Okay, I realize almost no one actually read the original Mueller report - but there is absolutely NO reason why every single one of you out there can't spare an hour to read this 100% factual, unbelievably infuriating but yet somehow hilarious book, basically "The Mueller Report for Idiots" or at least fans of graphic novels
There is no author listed other than WaPo, because nothing here is really written - it's just a damningly edited collection of press statements, interview transcripts, phone conversations and tweets, (plus really wonderful illustrations by Jan Feindt). But it still comes across like reading the screenplay for an alternate reality version of "The Godfather," where Fredo takes over for Don Vito instead of Michael.
It also makes stunningly clear that our never-learns-from-his-mistakes Shitbird-in-Chief* is oh-so-guilty of obstructing justice - which, as the title says, is the focus of this book. not the entire report itself - emphasizing several times that it was only due to Robert Mueller's position that a sitting President can't be indicted unless he's first impeached and removed from office. (Yet still, in today's upside-down "Donald in Wonderland" world, a conclusion that literally says "this report...also does not exonerate him" can be immediately reinterpreted as "complete and total EXONERATION.")
Which brings us to...kinda where we are now, right? So I find it highly ironic that it was only ONE DAY after Robert Mueller offered his concluding testimony on Capitol Hill that Donald Trump made his infamous "I would like you to do us a favor" phone call to Ukraine. It's like Shakespeare by way of the Three Stooges...
* And apologies; I know this sounds disrespectful (because, well, it is), but when I Googled the term it defined it as "a completely useless individual who is unaware of his/her own complete uselessness," and I literally couldn't think of a more appropriate term.
August 26, 2020
If you are like me you have a copy of the Mueller Report and it is gathering dust in a pile of books somewhere in your house with a bookmark on about page 73 as you learn to homeschool or teacher aide remote teach youngsters as you work from home. The Mueller Report? Very important historical document, probably, but didn't the guy punt on the issue of criminality? Didn't he give the Senate just enough credibility to deny going forward with impeachment? Eh, we're in a pandemic as California burns and today, more rage about a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Mueller Report is like yesterday's news, right?
Well, I know you have other things on your mind, but when I went up to my recently reopened library the other day I got this with a stack of books I had been putting on hold since February. But for some reason I sat down and read this right away of all the books. The illustration by Jan Feindt is functional and solid, making readers open this book for reasons not readily apparent in the actual, thicker, report. The Washington Post staff put it together with him illustrating, adding resources, links, but mainly sharing the most damning actual statements by Trump and his "associates" particularly with respect to the question of obstruction of justice. The basic question here is this: Did Trump and his Men help or hinder the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election process (which--the Russian meddling--we know for sure and without question did take place). Mueller didn't exactly exonerate Trump on the collusion question, but he had more evidence on the obstruction question, which is why the WaPo takes this question on.
You can read this in a couple hours for sure and the answer to the question of whether there was in fact Trump-engineered obstruction of justice is yes, there was, definitely. I don't see how you can get around it as fake news or a conspiracy theory via the Dark Web. Not if you actually read this. I know most of you already have made up your mind (as I had done while reading the nes and watching the Impeachment hearings) and/or have considered much of this basic information before, but trust me, if you are not going to move that bookmark through the actual Mueller Report, this is super helpful to explore the basic facts regarding the most corrupt administration in the history of this country, imo. Do not respond to me with rants unless you read this first, please. Then by all means, rant away.
Well, I know you have other things on your mind, but when I went up to my recently reopened library the other day I got this with a stack of books I had been putting on hold since February. But for some reason I sat down and read this right away of all the books. The illustration by Jan Feindt is functional and solid, making readers open this book for reasons not readily apparent in the actual, thicker, report. The Washington Post staff put it together with him illustrating, adding resources, links, but mainly sharing the most damning actual statements by Trump and his "associates" particularly with respect to the question of obstruction of justice. The basic question here is this: Did Trump and his Men help or hinder the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election process (which--the Russian meddling--we know for sure and without question did take place). Mueller didn't exactly exonerate Trump on the collusion question, but he had more evidence on the obstruction question, which is why the WaPo takes this question on.
You can read this in a couple hours for sure and the answer to the question of whether there was in fact Trump-engineered obstruction of justice is yes, there was, definitely. I don't see how you can get around it as fake news or a conspiracy theory via the Dark Web. Not if you actually read this. I know most of you already have made up your mind (as I had done while reading the nes and watching the Impeachment hearings) and/or have considered much of this basic information before, but trust me, if you are not going to move that bookmark through the actual Mueller Report, this is super helpful to explore the basic facts regarding the most corrupt administration in the history of this country, imo. Do not respond to me with rants unless you read this first, please. Then by all means, rant away.
December 5, 2020
I read the complete The Mueller Report last year and this was a good refresher of Part 2 of the report. The illustrations are what make this book a must read. I think The Washington Post should publish another graphic novel on Part 1 of the report which covered how Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
March 8, 2020
I went looking for this in several stores, including my local comics shop. They told me it isn't coming out until April 2020. Turns out they are talking about a different version, by Shannon Wheeler. There is even a third version by Barbara Slate. Decisions, decisions ....
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OK. Much easier to read than the actual textual report. No new information, but gives a quick overview.
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OK. Much easier to read than the actual textual report. No new information, but gives a quick overview.
February 19, 2020
Great citations and resource list. Also helped explain chronologically the train wreck this was. I would read more titles like this.
December 27, 2022
Typical Washington Post, Cnn, The View. Sorry about flattening the curve.
May 7, 2020
3.5 ⭐ Rounded down.
An easy read and summary of the obstruction of justice portion of the Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. There's nothing new here for anyone who's been following the coverage of Donald Trump's trials and tribulations ( or read the report) but it's a quick review, in a painless format.
The illustrations are more of the commercial art style than a comic book or traditional graphic novel approach but they do the job. Many seem to be rendered directly from news photographs or video captures; others appear to be the artist's interpretation of events, based on the photographic record of the Oval Office or the White House lawn. I'd call the illustrations moderately detailed; many of them are headshots of people talking on cell phones, some are more elaborate. They struck me as a more detailed and composed version of the drawings done by a courtroom artist.
The book in effect is a non fiction graphic novel but not a particularly thrilling one. It's an accessible summary of part of the Mueller Report and a quick read (less than 2 hours). The text is pretty much a straight retelling of the mainstream reporting and what's in the report. People will come down on that on one side or the other, depending on their inclinations but the book doesn't twist or misrepresent the facts, to make them look any worse than they already are.
An easy read and summary of the obstruction of justice portion of the Mueller Report on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. There's nothing new here for anyone who's been following the coverage of Donald Trump's trials and tribulations ( or read the report) but it's a quick review, in a painless format.
The illustrations are more of the commercial art style than a comic book or traditional graphic novel approach but they do the job. Many seem to be rendered directly from news photographs or video captures; others appear to be the artist's interpretation of events, based on the photographic record of the Oval Office or the White House lawn. I'd call the illustrations moderately detailed; many of them are headshots of people talking on cell phones, some are more elaborate. They struck me as a more detailed and composed version of the drawings done by a courtroom artist.
The book in effect is a non fiction graphic novel but not a particularly thrilling one. It's an accessible summary of part of the Mueller Report and a quick read (less than 2 hours). The text is pretty much a straight retelling of the mainstream reporting and what's in the report. People will come down on that on one side or the other, depending on their inclinations but the book doesn't twist or misrepresent the facts, to make them look any worse than they already are.
February 13, 2020
What a mess.
During my first pass, I repeatedly wondered if this was satire, made to paint a certain picture of certain people. On my second pass, I kept in mind that a) all quotations are direct quotations from the speakers and b) all the illustrations are illustrations of real photographs that I recognized. This is utterly factual, and fully cited.
Absolutely a recommendation. I need more books in this style covering political events.
During my first pass, I repeatedly wondered if this was satire, made to paint a certain picture of certain people. On my second pass, I kept in mind that a) all quotations are direct quotations from the speakers and b) all the illustrations are illustrations of real photographs that I recognized. This is utterly factual, and fully cited.
Absolutely a recommendation. I need more books in this style covering political events.
December 5, 2019
The Mueller Report is like 400 pages. This graphic novelization is half that, and I just read it in less than an hour in one sitting. Puts everything that you need to know about the obstruction case in a clear, efficient package. Get one for yourself and your friends.
December 5, 2020
3.5 stars -- It's so surreal to realize that this whole chapter of the Trump era is over, but it was interesting to get a summarized, visual recounting of the report's findings. How long ago this seems and yet it was only last year :/
August 3, 2020
To-do full review:
This book presents the operations of the President and his team related to the Mueller Report. The topic couldn't be more relevant - How did POTUS45 work with (or obstructed) justice when questioned by Special Council Robert Mueller about Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential Elections? is a critical question whose answer can help understand the level of corruption in one of the most important democracies of the 21st century. The book itself is a procedural graphic non-fiction: the graphic depiction of the crucial moments in these operations, with enough commentary to understand the procedural steps and their implications, paced in action-like scenes.
The current understanding of the topic is reasonably clear by now, indicating there was corruption at the very top. The raw answer to the question appears in an official report written by Mueller and his team (official title: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election). The report was released in heavily redacted form to the public in 2019. Among the findings, the report (1) found "systematic and sweeping" interference, (2) did not find sufficient evidence of coordination with the future president's team, (3) documented ten cases where the President may have obstructed justice, and (4) most controversially, a statement that the President cannot be exonerated of the deeds presented at point 3 yet no clear recommendation for indictment. The US Department of Justice has also not proceeded so far to prosecute, but the Mueller team's investigations leading to the report have already resulted in several of POTUS45's close associates being convicted for various felonies.
All this should be well known by now by everyone in the world. What is less known -- except if you followed the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations by The New York Times and The Washington Post -- is how POTUS45 and his team operated from the moment the Russian interference was revealed to the American public and until the Mueller Report was presented to the US Congress. If you are interested, but for some reason do now want to read the detailed case assembled by the journalists, this book is for you.
+++ Many of the moments that matter and the actions that matter, in lightweight graphical form.
+++ Abbreviated story about and around the Mueller Report. The Washington Post investigation, and the references to The New York Times articles, reveals important aspects.
+++ The graphic style is good, sufficiently interesting but not over the top. Expert-level camera. Good portraits. The color scheme is mainly black and white, with occasional splashes of yellow highlight. This fits the journalistic effort, in that it does not dostract from the main story.
+++ Like a movie, but crisper because of the text.
+++ Ultimately, a tragic story about human failure and corruption at the very top.
This book presents the operations of the President and his team related to the Mueller Report. The topic couldn't be more relevant - How did POTUS45 work with (or obstructed) justice when questioned by Special Council Robert Mueller about Russian interference in the 2016 US Presidential Elections? is a critical question whose answer can help understand the level of corruption in one of the most important democracies of the 21st century. The book itself is a procedural graphic non-fiction: the graphic depiction of the crucial moments in these operations, with enough commentary to understand the procedural steps and their implications, paced in action-like scenes.
The current understanding of the topic is reasonably clear by now, indicating there was corruption at the very top. The raw answer to the question appears in an official report written by Mueller and his team (official title: Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election). The report was released in heavily redacted form to the public in 2019. Among the findings, the report (1) found "systematic and sweeping" interference, (2) did not find sufficient evidence of coordination with the future president's team, (3) documented ten cases where the President may have obstructed justice, and (4) most controversially, a statement that the President cannot be exonerated of the deeds presented at point 3 yet no clear recommendation for indictment. The US Department of Justice has also not proceeded so far to prosecute, but the Mueller team's investigations leading to the report have already resulted in several of POTUS45's close associates being convicted for various felonies.
All this should be well known by now by everyone in the world. What is less known -- except if you followed the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations by The New York Times and The Washington Post -- is how POTUS45 and his team operated from the moment the Russian interference was revealed to the American public and until the Mueller Report was presented to the US Congress. If you are interested, but for some reason do now want to read the detailed case assembled by the journalists, this book is for you.
+++ Many of the moments that matter and the actions that matter, in lightweight graphical form.
+++ Abbreviated story about and around the Mueller Report. The Washington Post investigation, and the references to The New York Times articles, reveals important aspects.
+++ The graphic style is good, sufficiently interesting but not over the top. Expert-level camera. Good portraits. The color scheme is mainly black and white, with occasional splashes of yellow highlight. This fits the journalistic effort, in that it does not dostract from the main story.
+++ Like a movie, but crisper because of the text.
+++ Ultimately, a tragic story about human failure and corruption at the very top.
September 24, 2022
The strangest thing about this whole carry on is when you consider how many democratic elections the US has interfered in, or how many dictatorships it has supported, trained or financed, and then with a straight face they try and take the moral high ground at the very hint that another nation may try to do the same to them?...
Another worn out example of American exceptionalism. The bizarre anomaly with the calamitous Trump era is that there was almost a refreshing honesty to it. The greed, lies and self-interest were so blatant that you could almost respect it. I mean how do you think US politics works exactly?...Does anyone really believe that the "good guys" win elections?...
Isn't it bizarre to see which aspects large amounts of the US population seems to take issue with?...Illegal invasions of other countries?...Yep. Bail out the banks?...No probs! Perjury?...OK!...Spying on your people?...No worries!...Steal an election?...Sweet!...Blatant, repeated lying to the electorate?...Cool! Another nation might be trying to influence the outcome of our election?...Now wait a minute...
Anyway as for this summary of the report, the art work was really impressive, but what this book seemed to show was just how uninteresting the whole nonsense was. This was a tedious and frustrating report. America created Trump and celebrated him and rewarded him repeatedly, now let's see America deal with him and see if they can actually stop and punish him, cos the rest of the world is sick and tired of hearing about it...Spoiler alert: Justice never really gets done...
August 1, 2024
Widderawy so good. I personally love this style of non-fiction book. I think the Washington Post did a really great job presenting the Mueller Report from a bird's eye POV. I didn't love the illustration style, but I do love the comic style so it balanced out.
Now to be a teacher -- I think this book, like other non-fiction graphic novels, does a great job of showing students how to make an interesting and engaging narrative based on primary sources. News reports, names, sources, disclaimers, etc. If there were ever a time I needed to teach about political conspiracies and/or the Trump presidency and various scandals, I'd use this.
Now to be a teacher -- I think this book, like other non-fiction graphic novels, does a great job of showing students how to make an interesting and engaging narrative based on primary sources. News reports, names, sources, disclaimers, etc. If there were ever a time I needed to teach about political conspiracies and/or the Trump presidency and various scandals, I'd use this.
January 2, 2020
I have no desire to read the entire Mueller Report, but hey, a condensed version with pictures? I’ll take it!
This illustrated abridgment compiled by the Post contains dozens of direct quotes in each chapter, and it puts together the obstruction investigation in a clear and concise way. It also stays focused directly on episodes covered in the Mueller Report, rather than going on tangents.
I suspect this book won’t change anyone’s mind, but if the obstruction investigation feels like history in this unrelenting news cycle, this book brings clarity to those ancient, 2-3 year old events.
This illustrated abridgment compiled by the Post contains dozens of direct quotes in each chapter, and it puts together the obstruction investigation in a clear and concise way. It also stays focused directly on episodes covered in the Mueller Report, rather than going on tangents.
I suspect this book won’t change anyone’s mind, but if the obstruction investigation feels like history in this unrelenting news cycle, this book brings clarity to those ancient, 2-3 year old events.
February 13, 2020
Every American owes it to the future of our country to read this (unless you want to read the 400 page unillustrated version). You deserve to know the truth.
May 2, 2020
Oh yeah, I remember this...
August 4, 2020
Rating 3.5
September 22, 2020
The perfect book for those who want to read The Mueller Report but lack the requisite attention span.
November 25, 2022
A fascinating behind the scenes look at the making of the Mueller Report.
July 20, 2024
I would love to read more books like this: a concise description of key political events with illustrations. I had forgotten so much about this whole affair, and I appreciated being able to read the highlights instead of the full report. Now will someone please make a graphic edition of the Jan 6th report?
I picked this up while browsing the library's history shelves.
I picked this up while browsing the library's history shelves.
January 27, 2020
It’s extremely useful to see these events in a simple, clear, brief, well-researched format. Disheartening, but useful.
The art is meh and doesn’t really add much, imho.
The art is meh and doesn’t really add much, imho.
December 29, 2019
I read the Mueller Report. But honestly, I understood it with all its shocking details and gleaned a deeper "illustration" of just how dirty, corrupt and a liar trump is by reading this. And this is so much shorter and entertaining. I laughed out loud a few times at some of it, and the illustrations, including Michael Cohen, or especially with him, although this is a deadly serious and sad topic of America's decline as led by the most corrupt president in history. Quite a thing this book pulls off. Loved it. I gave it as a Christmas present to my siblings and they loved it. If only everyone would read this and understand it, America would be in better shape, as it'd be better informed. Would love for Washington Post to do an illustrated version of trump's impeachment with this same illustrator. trump does not deserve a second term, as the facts laid out here clearly illustrate.
June 18, 2020
"Mueller's inconclusive legal analysis has been hotly debated. But his factual narrative provides a singular historical account of Trump's first two years in office. It offers a vivid depiction of a president who sought ways to use the power of his office to halt or curb an investigation he viewed as unfair. He did so even when he was warned he was trampling on traditions of an independent justice system and courting legal jeopardy. Again and again, Trump was restrained only by the resistance of his aides, who learned that if they ignored or delayed the president's most impetuous orders, his mood and attention would often shift. [...] As he entered the last half of his term, many of the aides who had pushed back against presidential acts they viewed as inappropriate or legally perilous during the investigation were gone. [...] The question loomed: With those guardrails gone, how would Trump behave?"
July 7, 2023
This review pertains to the presentation of the book, not the contents.
This is mostly a short novel with some simplified courtroom-style portraits. Nothing is really "illustrated" as the topic would suggest. Easily could have included tables or charts or other methods to clearly display complicated information in easily-digestible ways.
Very conflicted about the Washington Post referencing itself as a source for a good portion of this book (they even take a beat to recall their own "bombshell" article on the matter). The writing begins tight and engaging, unfortunately drying off and lacking details as the story progresses through 7 of 10 "episodes" captured in the Mueller Report. It is really difficult to keep track of everyone's names and what they're accused of, what they said they did, and what they supposedly "actually" did.
This book is available as an online PDF or webpage, and it shows. Poor use of the physical paper medium.
This is mostly a short novel with some simplified courtroom-style portraits. Nothing is really "illustrated" as the topic would suggest. Easily could have included tables or charts or other methods to clearly display complicated information in easily-digestible ways.
Very conflicted about the Washington Post referencing itself as a source for a good portion of this book (they even take a beat to recall their own "bombshell" article on the matter). The writing begins tight and engaging, unfortunately drying off and lacking details as the story progresses through 7 of 10 "episodes" captured in the Mueller Report. It is really difficult to keep track of everyone's names and what they're accused of, what they said they did, and what they supposedly "actually" did.
This book is available as an online PDF or webpage, and it shows. Poor use of the physical paper medium.
May 17, 2020
Even now that I'm in quarantine and done with college for the summer, I don't really want to sit down and read the 700+ page Mueller report that is probably dry in many parts. This was easy to read because it was really just the highlights and I really liked the art style for the illustrations. I wanted to read this again to refresh myself on the Michael Flynn parts of the story now that the Justice Department is attempting to get his plea dismissed. Very interesting to remind myself how Trump promised to pardon Flynn back in 2017 and now three years later the Justice Department is attempting to do just that. I think this is really good for people who wanted to read the Mueller report but don't have the time or don't really want to read the full thing. Everything in here is cited so if you want to go back to the full report and see the sections that are used you can.
June 6, 2020
I actually think this deserves 3.5 stars, but I feel closer to 4 than 3.
I wish the authors had inserted a few more details at various spots throughout the book. Also, in each of the events pertaining to obstruction that Mueller looked at, he ended each discussion with an examination of wether or not the three elements needed for obstruction were present. These elements are not mentioned or alluded to until the end of the book in the epilogue.
Because of these reasons, I don’t think this illustrated book does a very good job of giving the basic message of the full volume 2 of Mueller’s report. There is enough here, though, to show that the question of wether or not the President committed obstruction of justice is clearly answered in the affirmative.
I wish the authors had inserted a few more details at various spots throughout the book. Also, in each of the events pertaining to obstruction that Mueller looked at, he ended each discussion with an examination of wether or not the three elements needed for obstruction were present. These elements are not mentioned or alluded to until the end of the book in the epilogue.
Because of these reasons, I don’t think this illustrated book does a very good job of giving the basic message of the full volume 2 of Mueller’s report. There is enough here, though, to show that the question of wether or not the President committed obstruction of justice is clearly answered in the affirmative.
January 9, 2021
It is ironic that the first book I finished this year was The Mueller Report Illustrated given the insurrection of 1/6/2021 involving a stew of Trump supporters, white nationalists, and neo-Nazis that Trump personally whipped up to violently subvert the US Constitution. Trump will face a second impeachment for his actions and chances are the GOP will once again protect him - after all sworn members of the GOP, both encouraged (Joshua David Hawley) and joined in (Derrick Evans) storming the Capitol building. Moreover, 121 House Representatives and 7 Senators objected to certifying the results.
On a lighter note, this is the first graphic work I read. As much as I like art, I just never have been a consumer of graphic novels.
On a lighter note, this is the first graphic work I read. As much as I like art, I just never have been a consumer of graphic novels.
March 1, 2020
The art is very good but like others have said, the layout was clearly designed with the webpage in mind. I wish it had taken the time to create a index of characters and a relation chart for people who wouldn’t know who half these people are. Plus, it would make it easier to follow. At one point we jump ahead and Kelly is the Chief of Staff with no mention of what happened to Priebus. I understand this probably isn’t going to be on the top of anyone’s reading list who isn’t already invested in politics, but imagine the high school civics classes or college course who will be studying this in a decade or so.
October 1, 2022
I'm not big on graphic novels or non-fiction, and I didn't know this even existed until I found it on the subway. It was a quick read. I'm not really the target audience, not just because of my preference for conventional literature, but because I followed the story pretty closely at the time. Still, it was an interesting experience seeing this story presented graphically and it probably refreshed a few memories, particularly some of the lesser figures. When it was over, I decided the best thing I could do was leave it on the subway for someone else to read, who might find get more out of it.
December 10, 2019
While I enjoyed the simplified timeline of the events, the illustrations and the layout weren't great. My biggest concern was readability. In the illustrations, sometimes narration was placed in white rectangles, but the text was incredibly small. Most of the time, the talk bubbles were large and easy to read, but sometimes they were very small and hard to read. The recreation of Trump's tweets was pretty sloppy, as were some of the newspaper articles. It looks like they done using a photoshop or illustrator filter.
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