The investigation culminated with the
Mueller report, which
concluded the Trump campaign welcomed Russian interference and expected to benefit from it. Though there was insufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy,
members of the campaign were indicted, including national security advisor
Michael Flynn and the chair of the Trump presidential campaign,
Paul Manafort.
The investigation resulted in charges against 34 individuals and 3 companies, 8 guilty pleas, and a conviction at trial.
[4][5] The report did not reach a conclusion about possible obstruction of justice by Trump, c
iting a Justice Department guideline that prohibits the federal indictment of a sitting president.
However, Attorney General
William Barr pointed to ten episodes of potential obstruction.
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Mueller report recounts 10 ‘episodes’ involving Trump and questions of obstruction
- Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his Russia investigation recounts 10 “episodes” involving questions of President Donald Trump and obstruction of justice, Attorney General William Barr says.
- Barr explains his decision not to charge the president with obstructing the investigation, saying the DOJ considered Trump’s actions and his motives.
The special counsel himself did not weigh in on obstruction, and noted that the report “does not exonerate” Trump, Barr previously said in a summary of the report. A redacted version of the approximately 400-page document is expected to be released after Barr’s remarks.
Mueller remarks put Barr back into harsh spotlight
The Justice Department clarifies that William Barr did not technically lie about Mueller's findings
Moments after outgoing Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his first public remarks on his Russia investigation, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Mueller's statement "definitely contradicts what the attorney general said when he summarized Mueller's report." Christie wasn't alone,
Politico noted. Several top Democrats slammed Attorney General William Barr for "misleading" America and "mischaracterizing" Mueller's findings to help President Trump. Other people were more direct.
"I think he's a liar," Cynthia Alksne, a former federal prosecutor who had given Barr the benefit of the doubt, told Brian Williams on MSNBC Wednesday night. Williams showed some back-to-back examples where "Mueller directly contradicted some of Barr's claims."
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Judge sharply rebukes Barr’s handling of Mueller report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the special counsel’s Russia report, saying Barr had made “misleading public statements” to spin the investigation’s findings in favor of President Donald Trump and had shown a “lack of candor.”
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton delivered the criticism in a 23-page order in which he directed the Justice Department to provide him with an unredacted version of the report so that he could decide if any additional information from the document could be publicly disclosed.
The scolding was unusually blunt, with Walton saying Barr had appeared to make a “calculated attempt” to influence public opinion about the report in ways favorable to Trump. The rebuke tapped into lingering criticism of Barr, from Democrats in Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller himself, that he had misrepresented some of the investigation’s most damning findings.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr's handling of the special counsel's Russia report, saying Barr had made “misleading public statements” to spin the investigation's findings in favor of President Donald Trump and had shown a “lack of candor."
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