Decoded: What the summary of the Mueller report says about Trump and obstruction of justice
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Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian election interference declares simply and with authority that investigators did"not establish that the President was involved" in any crime related to Russian interference. But on the other key question investigated by Mueller and his team -- whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct the Russia investigation -- Barr's summary raises more questions than it answers.
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