![]() ![]() While the Mueller report came to no conclusion on whether Trump was liable for prosecution on obstruction, Attorney General William Barr said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded “the president was not.” The report contained more information on the role of New Britain-born Paul Manafort in efforts to win Trump agreement to follow a pro-Russia “peace plan” in Ukraine, and the worry of Trump communications adviser Hope Hicks, of Greenwich, that emails on the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians were “really bad” and the result of news reports breaking on them would be “massive.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Show More Show Less (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Show More Show Less 11 of18 Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference, Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Department of Justice in Washington. ![]() "There is substantial evidence to show that the president was frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks," Barr said ahead of the release of the Mueller report. US Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that the White House fully cooperated with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling and that President Donald Trump took no action to thwart the probe. 9 of18 10 of18 People listen while US Attorney General William Barr holds a press conference about the release of the Mueller Report at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019, in Washington, DC.
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