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Read Attorney General William Barr’s summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report

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The letter from Attorney General William Barr to Congress on the conclusions reached by special counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia probe photographed on March 24, 2019. (AP)
John Kruzel
By John Kruzel
March 24, 2019

After a nearly two-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered to the attorney general his findings on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign conspired with Moscow. Attorney General William Barr’s summary of the report is now public. Read it below.



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Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, March 24, 2019

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