Why the Mueller Investigation Failed

Plus: the pandemic’s wider health-care effects; this year’s fireworks boom; and sandwich crusts. View in browser | Update your preferences The Political Scene Why the Mueller Investigation Failed President Trump’s obstructions of justice were broader than those of Richard Nixon or Bill Clinton, and the special counsel’s investigation proved it. How come the report didn’t say so? By Jeffrey Toobin Medical Dispatch The Pandemic’s Wider Health-Care Effects The coronavirus has disrupted patient care and hospital finances—and the problems could deepen as the disease spreads. By Dhruv Khullar Dept. of Pyrotechnics A Black-Market Fireworks Dealer Explains This Year’s Boom He’s skeptical about the conspiracy theories. By Anna Boots Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Daily Humor Newsletter Cartoons and more funny stuff in your in-box. On Television Michaela Coel’s Chaos and Charisma on “I May Destroy You” The HBO series about the aftermath of sexual assault is a hangout vehicle, a detective story, and a comic bildungsroman. By Doreen St. Félix Culture and More Kitchen Notes Don’t Throw Out Your Kids’ Uneaten Sandwich Crusts Notes on using up stale bread, crackers, and other neglected starches. By Tamar Adler Cultural Comment The Walkman, Forty Years On The gadget that taught the world to socially distance. By Matt Alt Crossword Today’s Crossword “Didn’t need to know that, thanks!”: three letters. By Kameron Austin Collins Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Directions to the Fabled House of Polls Ye must wait in line with the others who hath made this pilgrimage, and that line may stretch as far as the eye can see. By Patrick Crooks Daily Cartoon Monday, June 29th By Akeem Roberts This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.