Washington, Apr 19 : It is a 30-page rebuttal of Mueller report and the result of a 22-month investigation which Mr Trump’s legal team has described as a “total victory” after its release.
Democrats are keeping up pressure on President Donald Trump over a release of a report into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The 448-page redacted document which was released on Thursday, reveals the president tried to get Mr Mueller fired, reports BBC.
This report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not acquit him.
Mr Mueller’s report says he found no criminal conspiracy between Mr Trump’s campaign and Russia, but could not reach a concrete legal conclusion on whether Mr Trump tried to obstruct the investigation.
Democrat congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in a joint statement said the report painted a “disturbing picture of a president who has been weaving a web of deceit, lies and improper behaviour”.
The party has begun moves to try to obtain the full, unredacted document and to have Mr Mueller testify before Congress.
Democrats have also attacked US Attorney-General William Barr, accusing him of “misleading” them with an earlier summary of the report’s findings regarding whether Mr Trump obstructed justice.
Moreover Mr Barr held a news conference before the report was made public in which he backed the president.
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