Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that President Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, the Justice Department said yesterday. In a four-page memo to Congress, Attorney General William Barr also said that Mueller made no decision over whether the president obstructed justice. President Trump posted on Twitter that there was “No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION.”
U.S. Attorney General Issues Summary of Mueller Report, Nation Reacts
Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr on Friday, bringing to a close a 22-month investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and its possible collusion with the Trump campaign. The report, which calls for no new charges, may be disclosed in part to Congress this weekend. We'll discuss the latest developments.
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U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida March 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Guests:
Katie Benner, justice department reporter, New York Times
Rory Little, professor of constitutional law, UC Hastings College of the Law
Sean Walsh, GOP political consultant; principal, Wilson Walsh George Ross
Marcy Wheeler, journalist covering national security and civil liberties