Mueller report finds no Trump-Russia collusion, offers no conclusion on obstruction of justice
- 5 years ago
The wait is finally over.
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a lightly redacted version of the Mueller report.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to Hong Yoo..
So,... how is the report looking and what are some highlights?
Well Mark, the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page long report into allegations over collusion with Russia in the lead up to the U.S. 2016 presidential election, concludes that it "did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in the election interference activities."
Mueller learned Trump had repeatedly asked his people to find Hillary Clinton's deleted emails but Trump's campaign did not get in contact with Russian hackers nor obtained the deleted Clinton emails.
And just like the summary of the reported given by the Attorney General William Barr, Mueller offered no definitive conclusion on whether President Trump obstructed justice during the course of his investigation.
The report includes 11 possible instances of obstruction of justice investigated and the members of Congress found that Mueller concluded "Congress may apply the obstruction laws to the President's corruption exercise of powers of office".
The House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler accused Barr of protecting President Trump ignoring key findings saying that Mueller's report outlines "disturbing evidence that Trump engaged in obstruction of justice and other misconducts."
Democratic presidential candidates are calling on Mueller to testify before Congress and are demanding that the full unredacted report be released to the public.
The U.S. Department of Justice has released a lightly redacted version of the Mueller report.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to Hong Yoo..
So,... how is the report looking and what are some highlights?
Well Mark, the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page long report into allegations over collusion with Russia in the lead up to the U.S. 2016 presidential election, concludes that it "did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in the election interference activities."
Mueller learned Trump had repeatedly asked his people to find Hillary Clinton's deleted emails but Trump's campaign did not get in contact with Russian hackers nor obtained the deleted Clinton emails.
And just like the summary of the reported given by the Attorney General William Barr, Mueller offered no definitive conclusion on whether President Trump obstructed justice during the course of his investigation.
The report includes 11 possible instances of obstruction of justice investigated and the members of Congress found that Mueller concluded "Congress may apply the obstruction laws to the President's corruption exercise of powers of office".
The House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler accused Barr of protecting President Trump ignoring key findings saying that Mueller's report outlines "disturbing evidence that Trump engaged in obstruction of justice and other misconducts."
Democratic presidential candidates are calling on Mueller to testify before Congress and are demanding that the full unredacted report be released to the public.