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What Else Could Robert Mueller's Report Reveal About Trump And Russia?

The top-line conclusions are already out — the special counsel didn't establish collusion or obstruction, according to the attorney general. But there might be so much more to learn.
President Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on March 28, 2019.

The headline findings by special counsel Robert Mueller delivered a political shot in the arm for President Trump and Republicans, they say — how long it lasts may depend on the full document.

Attorney General William Barr told Congress that Mueller's office didn't establish a conspiracy between Trump's campaign and the Russian interference in the 2016 election, nor did it establish — per Barr — that Trump obstructed justice.

That's based on Barr's four-page letter about the report to Congress. The full document is nearly 400 pages, he wrote, and likely contains a great deal more detail about the findings and assessments made by Mueller and his office.

Barr's office is working now to redact grand jury testimony, foreign intelligence and other material from the full Mueller report before releasing it sometime

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