Americans await bombshell Mueller report

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Last Updated : Apr 18 2019 | 10:35 AM IST

Nearly four weeks after President Donald Trump declared himself completely exonerated, Americans will on Thursday get a chance to see the evidence themselves with the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's final report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Widespread doubt and suspicion has remained in the air despite Attorney General Bill Barr's March 24 statement that the Mueller investigation found no criminal collusion by Trump's 2016 campaign with Russia, and insufficient evidence of obstruction of justice.

The details of the 400-page report - which could come out with heavy redactions - could determine whether Democrats in Congress pursue impeachment of the president.

They could also have an impact on Trump's chances for re-election in 2020. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw the 22-month Mueller investigation, plan a press conference at 9:30 AM (local time) Thursday morning to discuss the report.

But the report will not be given to Congress until between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM (local time), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler told a news conference, saying Barr "appears to be waging a media campaign on behalf of President Trump."
Then on Monday, he lashed out at the investigation, which since the beginning he has labelled an illegal "witch hunt." "The Mueller Report, which was written by 18 Angry Democrats who also happen to be Trump Haters (and Clinton Supporters), should have focused on the people who SPIED on my 2016 Campaign, and others who fabricated the whole Russia Hoax."
"Since there was no Collusion, why was there an Investigation in the first place! Answer - Dirty Cops, Dems and Crooked Hillary!"

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First Published: Apr 18 2019 | 10:35 AM IST

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