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Democrats get Mueller ammunition but they are split on how to use it

Representative Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said Democrats had misconstrued a section of the report about obstruction of justice to suit their anti-Trump agenda

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Trump put out a tweet with a Game of Thrones-inspired meme after US Attorney General Bill Barr reiterated that there was no collusion between the president’s 2016 election campaign and Russia | Photo: Twitter

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2 min read Last Updated : Apr 19 2019 | 8:47 PM IST

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russia’s role in the 2016 US election provided extensive details on President Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart a federal investigation, giving Democrats plenty of political ammunition against the Republican but no consensus on how to use it.

The 448-page report painted a clear picture of how Trump had tried to hinder Mueller’s probe but stopped short of concluding the Republican president had committed the crime of obstruction of justice, although it did not exonerate him.

Mueller noted Congress has the power to address whether Trump violated the law, and Democrats quickly vowed

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