“The Special Counsel states that ‘while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.”

“The Special Counsel states that ‘while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.’”

— (((Rep. Nadler))) (@RepJerryNadler) March 24, 2019

BREAKING: Justice Department letter: Mueller does not exonerate Trump of obstruction of justice or find that he committed a crime.

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 24, 2019

“Mueller did not find that Trump campaign or its associates ‘conspired or coordinated’ with Russia.”

BREAKING: AG Barr summary:

"Special Counsel did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts, despite multiple offers from Russian-affiliated individuals to assist the Trump campaign." pic.twitter.com/7qO813NbjT

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 24, 2019

Attorney General William Barr also writes he’s keeping the complete report confidential.

From Dan Rather: “Trump and his family have been cleared of crime, at least for now. Mueller report and Barr’s official follow-up, in effect, leaves Trump “Scott Free”—-The President is now free to claim vindication and victory. His opponents and detractors are left to “read it and weep.”
A big Trump win, by any reasonable analysis.  He can be expected to make the most of it. He is now duly entitled to do so.”

But this is a long way from over. The decision not to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice was made by his hand-picked Attorney General, not Robert Mueller. Barr will soon be called before Congress to testify.

If I were Trump,I wouldnt be celebrating. A report from a team of fed prosecutors there was evidence a sitting President obstructed justice? Is our bar so low that this is what we want from a Pres? The exoneration here is from Barr (Trump's guy), not Mueller. Need to see Report.

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) March 24, 2019

One hour after the release of a summary of the Mueller probe, the President falsely claimed it totally exonerated him.

The letter said there was no collusion, then noted "While this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." pic.twitter.com/NR5tN8lLj7

— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) March 24, 2019

Democratic leaders in Congress released a statement saying they need to see the full report. Senator Charles Schumer and Speaker Nancy Pelosi write:

“Given Mr. Barr’s public record of bias against the Special Counsel’s inquiry, he is not a neutral observer and is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report.”