Mueller Spells Out Trump’s ‘Multiple Acts’ to Undermine Russia Probe
- Congress has authority to act on obstruction, Mueller says
- Special counsel didn’t find ‘underlying crime’ on collusion
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Robert Mueller delivered an exhaustive account of President Donald Trump’s efforts to head off or undermine the special counsel’s Russia probe, all but inviting Congress to take action on at least 10 instances of potential obstruction of justice.
“We concluded that Congress has authority to prohibit a president’s corrupt use of his authority in order to protect the integrity of the administration of justice," he said in his report sent to Congress on Thursday.