From The Post's Editorial Board: Trump did not collude with Russia. But he’s wrong to say Mueller exonerated him.
By Editorial Board March 24 at 6:10 PM AFTER NEARLY two years of waiting, Americans have some preliminary answers about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Attorney General William P. Barr on Sunday revealed that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III found no collusion between Donald Trump or his 2016 campaign with the Russian effort. But Mr. Mueller did not answer with the same clarity whether President Trump unduly interfered with law enforcement.
That much should be a relief to Americans worried that the nation’s senior leaders acted as agents of a foreign power during the 2016 election. On the other hand, Mr. Trump’s bizarre refusal to acknowledge the Russian interference, and his unceasing assaults on Mr. Mueller’s investigation, are all the more confounding. It is still not out of the question that Mr.
Given the apparent closeness of the call — and Congress’s role in overseeing presidential behavior — it is crucial that Mr. Barr’s vague description of the obstruction question not be the last word on the matter. To the greatest extent possible, the public must see the record that Mr. Mueller collected.
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