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    Attorney General Barr, Touting 'No Collusion,' Explains Decision Not To Charge Trump

    In a press conference, Thursday prior to release of a redacted version of the Mueller report, the attorney general stressed there was "no collusion" and provided insight on obstruction of justice.
    by Philip Ewing Apr 18, 2019 4 minutes
    Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and U.S. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan listen at the Department of Justice Thursday in Washington, D.C.

    Updated at 10:44 a.m. ET

    Special counsel Robert Mueller considered 10 "episodes" involving actions by President Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, Attorney General Bill Barr said on Thursday — but the Justice Department concluded they do not amount to a violation of the law.

    Barr said he is satisfied Trump had "non-corrupt motives" and that is what prompted him to decide not to prosecute the president for obstruction.

    Barr is releasing a copy of Mueller's report later on Thursday morning, but he described how it was drafted — and the information that was removed from it — in a press conference at the Justice Department.

    Because investigators did not find a conspiracy between, that suggested Trump wasn't trying to cover anything up, Barr said, about the obstruction aspect of the investigation.

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