Barr: Mueller Examined 10 Instances Of Possible Obstruction By Trump

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrive to speak about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report at the Department of Justi... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrive to speak about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report at the Department of Justice April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress are expected to receive copies of the report later this morning with the report being released publicly soon after. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Attorney General Bill Barr said Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller laid out 10 instances where he used “legal theories” to examine if President Donald Trump’s actions met the threshold of an obstruction of justice offense.

As revealed in Barr’s summary, Mueller concluded that he did not have enough to charge Trump with obstruction, though he by no means exonerated him.

Barr said that he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein disagreed with Mueller’s legal theorizing and have concluded that Trump did not obstruct justice.

A redacted public version of Mueller’s report is expected to be released publicly around 12 p.m. ET, when it may become clearer what held Mueller back from coming to a conclusion on the obstruction question. The Washington Post is reporting that his waffling is due to the ambiguity of Trump’s actions and motivations.

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