The big news of the day? The Mueller report’s release.
As noted earlier, Attorney General Barr spoke to the press briefly this morning to give us some background before the release. In short:
Highlights:
Barr: "The special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those efforts." #MuellerReport https://t.co/lzOeQfzsdc pic.twitter.com/K5JuSl4cEG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2019
Barr says "the special counsel found no evidence that any American, including anyone associated with the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government or the IRA in this illegal scheme [to influence the 2016 election]." https://t.co/lzOeQfzsdc pic.twitter.com/Pp10JUgxOh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2019
Barr: "Accordingly, the public report I am releasing today contains redactions only for the four categories that I previously outlined and no material has been redacted based on executive privilege." https://t.co/lzOeQfzsdc pic.twitter.com/pkt6rl9uK5
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2019
Barr: "Accordingly, the public report I am releasing today contains redactions only for the four categories that I previously outlined and no material has been redacted based on executive privilege." https://t.co/lzOeQfzsdc pic.twitter.com/pkt6rl9uK5
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2019
"To ensure as much transparency as possible, those redactions have been clearly labeled so… readers can tell which redactions correspond to which categories," Barr says on #MuellerReport https://t.co/lzOeQfzsdc pic.twitter.com/iFBfJRFWX9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2019
President Trump tweeted a reaction just minutes after Barr concluded his presser.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1118876219381026818
Libs are TRIGGERED!
Dear Game of Thrones,
please sue him.
Sincerely,
Everyone @GameOfThrones— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) April 18, 2019
— LissetteCerrudTello (@lissettemcinnis) April 18, 2019
Today America died.
We now are in an Authoritarian regime.
Barr just made it a very steep up hill battle to save America.
And I've got to admit I am worried & sad. Very sad. Trump killed America with the help of the GOP.— TKincaid🌊🌊🇺🇸🌊🌊 (@TerriKincaid) April 18, 2019
No collusion. No obstruction. Game. Freaking. OVER.