Article snippet: 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. presidential election,” states Barr’s letter to the House and Senate Judiciary committees, which was made public shortly after it was submitted Sunday. The letter says that Mueller made no conclusion as to whether Trump obstructed justice in the investigation of Russia's election interference. But it also states that Barr and Deputy Attorney General MORE, after reviewing Mueller's findings, determined that they would not pursue an obstruction of justice charge — a decision likely to be fought along partisan lines in Congress. The two determined that "the evidence developed during the Special Counsel’s investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed as obstruction-of-justice offense," Barr's letter says. “The Special Counsel states that “while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,’” Barr wrote. Barr’s four-page letter is a summary of what officials described as the “principal conclusions” of Mueller’s 22-month investigation. The special counsel submitted a conf... Link to the full article to read more
Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy in 2016 election | TheHill
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