That Mueller’s team thinks Barr made the investigation’s findings look less damaging to Trump should not come as a surprise. Barr’s summary clears Trump of obstruction of justice because Mueller didn’t have enough proof to charge a narrowly drawn crime: conspiracy or coordination with the Russian government. Mueller’s report must explain why he chose to charge Stone, because by regulation, the document must explain all his prosecutorial decisions. In charging Stone, Mueller alleged that Stone tried to hide details of his efforts to optimize the email releases to benefit the campaign. Read more:One person the Mueller report didn’t ‘exonerate’?

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2019 19:49 UTC