Barr was on pace to release his first summary of Mueller's findings on Sunday, people familiar with the process said.
Nadler followed up that confirmation by tweeting out a link to the summary. But it was his words that were getting the most attention from Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee, which featured Schiff prominently on lists of Democrats who had publicly suggested a link between Trump and his 2016 campaign, and Russian Federation.
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Sunday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump's election team and Russian Federation, and did not present enough evidence to warrant charges of obstruction of justice.
For two years, Rep. Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, seemed to be on every talk and late-night show sounding ominous warnings about what special counsel Robert Mueller might find on President Donald Trump. Even if Mueller has outlined serious wrongdoing by Trump, the Justice Department has a policy that sitting presidents can not face criminal charges.
But while Mueller was categorical in ruling out criminal collusion, he was more circumspect on presidential obstruction of justice. "To be honest, it's a shame your president had to go through this".
"We've all waited this long".
"Damning evidence" of collusion with Russian Federation. "No collusion, no obstruction", he said.
Schiff said he believed Mueller's team erred in relying on written responses from the President, rather than an interview, because those generally reflect "more what the lawyer has to say than what the individual has to say".
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"We think it's a complete exoneration of the president".
However, the special counsel regulations "give Barr lots of discretion about what to disclose", said Andrew Coan, a University of Arizona law professor. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the determination the evidence was "not sufficient" to support prosecution.
Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week to discuss the completion of Robert Mueller's investigation, and his delivering a report to the Attorney General.
House Democrats have asked for the release of the full Mueller report, as well as other documents backing up its conclusions, and have threatened to issue subpoenas if necessary.
Mueller submitted his report on Friday, bringing an end to a almost two-year-old investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. He has so many questions.
A number of Trump associates and family members have been dogged by speculation of possible wrongdoing. Many Republicans also want the report released and say it will vindicate Trump. Its full details promise to be the subject of a pitched political battle. Democrats have promised to fight tooth and nail to reveal as much of it as possible. The nation's top Democrat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has told House Democrats that a summary of conclusions won't be enough as she pressed for the entire report.
That's according to Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress on Sunday summarizing the findings. But the special counsel "does not exonerate" Trump of obstructing justice, Barr said. The issuance of these definitive findings comes after two years of Democrat leaders and others lying to the American people by vigorously and repeatedly claiming there was evidence of collusion.
That decision requires him to weigh the Justice Department's longstanding protocol of not releasing negative information about people who aren't indicted against the extraordinary public interest in a criminal investigation into the president and his campaign. Trump, who has relentlessly criticized Mueller's investigation as a "witch hunt", went golfing and was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter. It ensnared a half dozen of the president's associates.
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