US Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that President Donald Trump took no action to thwart the special counsel's probe into Russian election interference, ahead of the long-awaited release of the final investigation report.
US President Donald Trump, Attorney General Bill Barr, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller . AFP/File/MANDEL NGAN, Nicholas Kamm, Saul LOEB
The politically charged case over whether or not Trump’s campaign team colluded with Moscow — and whether the president sought to derail that probe — has captivated Washington for the better part of two years. He concluded that 22-month investigation in March, and Barr’s summary of the report made public indicated he found no collusion. Barr reiterated those findings on Thursday.
“The special counsel’s report states that his investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities,” the attorney general told reporters.
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