Mueller's conclusion? No collusion. But his findings on obstruction are less clear cut. Here are some key takeaways from the summary of the special counsel's report.
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Sunday, March 24, 2019, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he returns from Mar-a Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
Barr’s letter didn’t say what Mueller learned that fell short of a crime about a broad range of Trump associates who had Russia-related contacts. It also didn’t answer why several of those people lied to federal investigators or Congress during the Russia probe since there wasn’t any direct coordination going on.Mueller punted on whether Trump obstructed justice, deciding not to make a judgment “one way or the other.
That conclusion was based on Mueller’s investigation, Barr said. It was not a reflection of the Justice Department’s view that a sitting president can’t be indicted. Grand jury witnesses have shown that Mueller scrutinized a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower involving a Russian lawyer. The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., took the meeting even though it was described as a Russian government effort to help his father. Trump Jr. expected the meeting to produce derogatory information on Hillary Clinton.
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