US Special Counsel, in first comments on Russia probe, declines to clear Trump

NEW YORK, May 29 (APP):U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday — in his first public statement regarding the investigation he led into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election — said if he had determined President Donald Trump didn't commit a crime he "would have said so." Mueller was referring to the portion of his investigation and report that focused on whether Trump committed obstruction of justice amid the …

NEW YORK, May 29 (APP):U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday — in his first public statement regarding the investigation he led into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election — said if he had determined President Donald Trump didn’t commit a crime he “would have said so.”

Mueller was referring to the portion of his investigation and report that focused on whether Trump committed obstruction of justice amid the probe.

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