Attorney General Bill Barr said in an interview with CBS News that he believes now-former special counsel Robert Mueller could’ve reached a conclusion as to whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.
Mueller, after completing his investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, said that he did not find evidence of a conspiracy but declined to make a decision on obstruction.
“If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that,” Mueller said during a rare public statement on Wednesday.
In a preview of an interview with CBS News that was released Thursday, Barr disagreed with Mueller’s decision to punt on the obstruction portion of the investigation.
Mueller, after completing his investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, said that he did not find evidence of a conspiracy but declined to make a decision on obstruction.
“If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that,” Mueller said during a rare public statement on Wednesday.
In a preview of an interview with CBS News that was released Thursday, Barr disagreed with Mueller’s decision to punt on the obstruction portion of the investigation.
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