Robert Mueller finds no Trump-Russia collusion, but there are still some unanswered questions
The attorney-general says there is not enough proof to warrant bringing charges against the US president, who has claimed a ‘complete and total exoneration’
Washington — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, but left unresolved the issue of whether Trump obstructed justice by undermining the investigations that have dogged his presidency. Even though Mueller’s findings on obstruction of justice were inconclusive, US attorney-general William Barr said in a summary released on Sunday that Mueller’s team had not found enough proof to warrant bringing charges against Trump. It marked a political victory for Trump. He quickly claimed “complete and total exoneration” while his Democratic opponents expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome and vowed to continue congressional probes into his business and personal dealings. Mueller’s 22-month investigation ended with a finding that no one in Trump’s campaign “conspired or co-ordinated with the Russian government”, according to Barr’s four-page summary of Mueller’s confidential report. The long-...
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