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    Mueller Report Doesn't Find Russian Collusion, But Can't 'Exonerate' On Obstruction

    Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein prepared a summary of the special counsel's findings after learning Friday from Mueller that his work was complete.
    by Carrie Johnson Mar 24, 2019 5 minutes
    Special counsel Robert Mueller walks with his wife, Ann, in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The Justice Department is expected to send a summary of his findings to Congress.

    Updated at 4:37 p.m. ET

    Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to a summary of findings submitted to Congress by Attorney General William Barr.

    "The special counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russian in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election," Barr wrote in a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Sunday afternoon.

    That was despite "multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign," he wrote.

    However, Mueller's investigation did not take a position on whether Trump obstructed justice by trying to frustrate the ongoing investigation.

    "While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him," Barr wrote.

    The attorney general wrote that

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