Did Mueller find collusion?
Nope, according to the attorney general.
“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,” Barr wrote in a letter to Congress summarizing Mueller’s investigation.
Barr noted that this came “despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign.”
This was seen as a win for the president, who for years has railed against the investigation and repeatedly said there was no collusion with Russia.
“It was just announced that there was no collusion with Russia, the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. There was no collusion, folk,” Trump said as he boarded Air Force One on the way back to Washington.
Did the president obstruct justice?
That isn’t really clear.
After years investigating, Mueller didn’t say yes or no. Instead, he offered the evidence he had to Barr.
Mueller “did not grat a conclusion — one way or the other — as to whether the examined conduct constituted obstruction,” Barr notes in his letter to Congress. He noted Mueller’s office laid out evidence “on both sides” of the question as to whether Trump committed a crime.
“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, quoting from Mueller’s investigation.
Barr said after examining the investigation, departmental policies and talking with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he decided there was not enough proof that Trump committed a crime.
“I have concluded that the evidence developed during the Special Counsel’s investigation is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense,” Barr wrote.
What happens Next?
This letter tees up a massive push to have the entirety of the report released to the public.
Democrats have been very vocal in pushing for everything, including the underlying evidence, to be released. After Barr’s letter, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said he would be calling Barr to testify before the committee in coming days.
Is this the end?
No.
Mueller referred his investigation on Cohen’s criminal activities to federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, who opened an inquiry into illegal hush-money payments to silence two women who claimed to have had sex with Trump. Justice Department investigators have also been examining lobbying firms tied to Manafort, and Trump’s inaugural committee.
The department hasn’t said whether Mueller’s office made any other referrals.
The dumbycrats will investigate Mr. Trump or any Conservative President until a dumbycrat is returned to power. The RINO’s , will assume the normal position with their backsides raised once the dumbycrats are back in. But the RINO’s will run for the next years they are out of power to promising to repeal something while doing nothing.
I was a life long Democrats, but these past 10 years have just made me sick to addmit it. U have u have a few sorry numb nuts in the Senate trying g to hang something on Trump instead of doing ur job that u were sent to do. U talk about nitwits, AOC should shut the hell up, Trump isn’t going to need any help in 2020 with brainless nitwits u have running there stupid mouths along with the mitins trying to b president. Do what u were elected and knock off the grandstanding and B/S
I have no idea what a “grat” is. I’ve only heard the term in the context of estate planning. I don’t see the relevance.
Mueller and his team are corrupt, but they are not dumb. Mueller is attempting to publicize all the innuendo around obstruction of justice. He knows those charges would never fly in a court of law. The summary even suggests he’s said as much.
He’s playing a game. By deferring the decision to the AG, it allowed him to include all this salacious information in his report, which would otherwise not be there. The Dems have demanded everyone must see the ‘full report’ and he knows it. By law this material cannot be disclosed. The DOJ and FBI are not allowed to sully someone’s reputation by disclosing accusations they are not willing to to use in a court of law.
This sets up a political football with the Democrats demanding information that legally cannot be disclosed.
I think A G Barr did the right thing and also Mueller also did. Trump did nothing wrong this is something the Democrats want to stop Trump from doing good for our country. , stop trump in 2020. He will get my
vote. Best President we have had.God watch over Trump , First Lady. Our country needs him.
Democrats get over Trump winning 2016!!!!
dems will never stop they are way to hateful and repubs are way to spineless to make it stop. Just more BS ahead.
Obama and HILLARY along with John clapper , must be investigated, along with Comey, this Obama was a shady character , remember when he told Russia “TELL PUTTIN AFTER THE ELECTION ILL HAVE MORE LEVERAGE” what the fuck was thst all about , uranium one
Obama and HILLARY along with John clapper , must be investigated, along with Comey, this Obama was a shady character , remember when he told Russia “TELL PUTTIN AFTER THE ELECTION ILL HAVE MORE LEVERAGE” what the fuck was thst all about , uranium one
How many millions of dollars were spent on Mueller’s investigation based on phony evidence and crooked law officials sparked by the media? And now, it’s still not over with Demonrats like Adam Schitt and lying news anchors screaming for more blood. Nothing like a bunch of human waste to continue the saga!
No the Mueller Report didn’t go all the way. You didn’t exactly report what you should have for the $25 million that you were paid for. So now the Democrats are going to go hog wild and insist that there is more hidden agenda. Dumb Democrats need to get their act together . Senator Bennet is one who needs to get out of the Government — do not vote for this coward. Cory Gardner on the Other hand is staying with Donald Trump. You will be voted back in again. Cory. Bennet I hope he crashes and burns.
INBRED Operatives of the Democrat-Communist-KKK-Islamic-Nazi Terrorist Organization, are losers, it would behoove them to commit SUICIDE.
Mueller found there was no crime, as the president has said all along .
Therefore no crime , Trump exonerated himself.
The democraps will NEVER stop trying to get the president out of office , they cannot accept losing to a businessman , not a politician.
Look at all Trump has done with all this obstructing against him. Imagine what he could have accomplished without the obstruction.
I am wondering why he can’t go after these people for OBSTRUCTION ?