Democrats have a compelling reason to fight to see the entire report and the evidence that underpins it so they can decide.
The weaponisation of the Mueller report began as soon as Attorney General William Barr published his summary.with the Russian government in its election interference activities."
Donald Trump was jubilant, tweeting"No Collusion. No Obstruction. Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!"Later he told reporters the Mueller investigation"was an illegal takedown that failed".Donald Trump Jr railed at the"sick" and"twisted" media conspiracy that has overshadowed his father's presidency.
The Mueller investigation has created two parallel worlds in Washington, a place where commonly agreed upon facts are already hard to come by.They pointed to another line in the summary, relating specifically to obstruction of justice. It goes on:"The special counsel states that while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."Attorney General Barr wrote that the decision about whether or not President Trump's behaviour had crossed the threshold of criminality was left to him.Mr Barr wrote:"The report identifies no actions that, in our judgement, constitute obstructive conduct.
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