By using the language that Mueller used with respect to establishing coordination with Russia, Barr's letter suggests the possibility that, rather than no evidence of collusion, Mueller did find such evidence — except did not conclude it warranted prosecution. ..…
In the most important quote from that letter, Barr wrote: '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. ... Regarding obstruction of justice, Barr quotes..…
And that leaves aside the glaring fact that the president himself declared he fired James Comey as FBI director to kill the Russia probe — a declaration of corrupt intent uttered in public more than once. . Even more telling is Barr’s attempt to brush aside Trump’s dangling of a pardon..…
Yet the vote also gave Democrats way to focus on policy differences with Trump, days after Attorney General William Barr gave the president political boost by saying special counsel Robert Mueller had concluded that Trump had not colluded with Russia to influence his election.. ..…
Following Attorney General Bill Barr's submitting letter to Congress summarizing Mueller's findings, including finding no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia, Democrats owe Trump apology for repeated allegations, including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff,..…
The Kremlin announced on Monday that President Vladimir Putin was ready to improve ties with the United States following the release of Barr’s summary and called on Washington to formally recognize there was no collusion. Russia repeated its denial of US intelligence agencies’ findings..…
While it's true that Mueller concluded there was no collusion between Russia and Trump campaign that reached the level of crime, it's Barr's opinion, not Mueller's, that clears the president of obstructing justice.. ..…
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