How the White House Will React to the Mueller Report

New York Times: “Inside the White House, there is only a bare-bones plan in place for how to handle the release of the redacted report, people familiar with the matter said. Emmet Flood, the White House counsel, is expected to spend the day reading the report and to brief the president on its findings.”

“The White House has not asked to read the report in advance, and aides are planning to speed read. They intend to all but skip the sections related to potential criminal conspiracy, and instead zoom in on two outstanding questions that Mr. Trump himself wants to ignore: why Robert Mueller, the special counsel, was not able to conclude whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice, and what the attorney general meant when he wrote in his letter that ‘much’ of the president’s conduct was public — meaning some of it was not.”

Politico: “The president will have a busy schedule today, hosting an event for wounded warriors and then meeting with the secretary of state before he departs for Easter weekend at Mar-a-Lago. Keeping Trump occupied with presidential duties (instead of holed up in the residence watching cable news) is all part of the plan.”