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Special counsel MORE did not uncover evidence that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election, according to a letter sent to Congress on Sunday from Attorney General William Barr. “The Special Counsel’s investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S.

There was relief for the White House and frustration for MORE’s findings was released by Attorney General William Barr. The 22-month probe is over. Here are the main takeaways. A big win for Trump The president could hardly have hoped for a better outcome than the one delivered in Barr’s letter to Congress. “No collusion,” the president has always insisted.

Barr quoted from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report directly in a letter to Congress, saying, “[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” He later again quoted Mueller’s report, saying, “The evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference.” His report ends an almost three-year investigation — started by the FBI and continued by Mueller — into whether President Trump or anyone from his campai