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US President Donald Trump (2L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin wait ahead a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. - The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki, with Donald Trump promising... US President Donald Trump (2L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin wait ahead a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. - The US and Russian leaders opened an historic summit in Helsinki, with Donald Trump promising an "extraordinary relationship" and Vladimir Putin saying it was high time to thrash out disputes around the world. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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April 22, 2019 4:07 p.m.
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If you haven’t read the first part of the Mueller Report, I recommend reading it. You’ve probably heard and understood that it doesn’t exonerate President Trump. It gives a pretty narrow verdict that there wasn’t enough evidence to “establish” coordination or conspiracy – basically not enough evidence to indict. But that frankly doesn’t capture what’s actually in the report.

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