Next Steps And Big Unanswered Questions As The Nation Moves Into Post-Mueller Era
Special counsel Robert Mueller's work is done, but the Russia imbroglio likely has a few more encores before the curtain closes.
Attorney General William Barr notified Congress on Sunday of a huge milestone in the saga: Mueller has submitted a report that did not find that President Trump's campaign conspired with the Russians who interfered in the 2016 election.
Mueller did not reach a conclusion about whether the president obstructed justice by trying to frustrate the investigation, Barr wrote.
Barr told Congress:
"Instead, for each of the relevant actions investigated, the report sets out evidence on both sides of the question and leaves unresolved what the Special Counsel views as 'difficult issues' of law and fact concerning whether the President's actions and intent could be viewed as obstruction."
Therefore, Barr said it was left to him to decide whether
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