Barr says Mueller report examines 10 instances of potential obstruction by Trump
By Washington Post Staff April 18 at 9:48 AM Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday is expected to submit to Congress and make public a redacted version of the 400-page report written by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and his team that will reveal much about President Trump’s actions in office.
Barr maintained that Trump “took no act that in fact deprived the special counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation,” and that Trump had “non-corrupt motives.” 9:40 a.m.: Trump campaign did not assist Russia with election interference, Barr says The minute-long video, set to sweeping music, also includes headlines following Barr’s four-page letter to Congress that said Mueller had not found evidence of coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign in 2016, as well as select pundits discussing that finding on cable television.— Donald J. Trump April 18, 2019 “This was an illegal takedown that failed,” Trump says toward the end of the video.
Giuliani said his team has been preparing a document that runs “30 or so” pages “without appendix.” Other people close to the president say it’s not clear the team will decide to issue a lengthy rebuttal. 6:15 a.m.: Democratic leaders call for public testimony from Mueller “We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the Special Counsel’s investigation is for Special Counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible,” they added. “The American people deserve to hear the truth.”
But it will offer a detailed blow-by-blow of the president’s alleged conduct — analyzing tweets, private threats and other episodes at the center of Mueller’s inquiry, they added. 6:00 a.m.: Key members of Congress will get more-complete version of the Mueller report than the public, prosecutors tell judge
Mueller’s investigation resulted in indictments against Russians for interfering in the 2016 election. In February 2018, 13 Russians and three companies were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other felonies related to a broad campaign to pose as Americans online and spread disinformation and divisive political messages via Twitter, Facebook and other sites.
For instance, investigators gathered evidence about a meeting the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., hosted at Trump Tower in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer who he believed would provide damaging information about Clinton. Mueller’s prosecutors have not referred to the episode in any public court filing.
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