This conclusion must be read coordination with Barr's 2018 memo arguing that acts within the president's over enforcement, including firing the director of FBI, cannot constitute obstruction of justice — at least if they do not impair the integrity or availability of evidence... ..…
This conclusion must be read coordination with Barr's 2018 memo arguing that acts within the president's over enforcement, including firing the director of FBI, cannot constitute obstruction of justice — at least if they do not impair the integrity or availability of evidence... ..…
Regarding obstruction of justice, Barr quotes Mueller as writing, 'While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.' ... Barr even wrote, in a memo to senior Department of Justice officials approximately a year ago,..…
Robert Mueller's long-awaited Russia report does not take clear position on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, according to summary of the counsel's findings released Sunday by Attorney General William Barr... ..…
Attorney General William Barr had said during his confirmation hearing that he was open to reconsidering DOJ's position. ..…
While Republicans emphasize “no collusion,” Democrats will concentrate their attention on Mueller’s indecision regarding President Trump’s possible obstruction of justice. Democrats will press Attorney General William Barr about the special counsel’s ambiguous conclusion—and..…
Mueller also declined to determine whether Trump obstructed justice, and Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded there was insufficient evidence to show the president committed crime.. ..…
The Justice Department has not said whether it will release Mueller’s full report, but Barr has stated that he will be as transparent as possible. . ... The Mueller investigation had cast a cloud over Trump’s presidency but he has declared himself fully exonerated, despite what..…
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.. Far more important, Barr was on the public record champion of..…