Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find any evidence that President Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election; but his report takes no position on whether the president obstructed justice, according to a summary of findings submitted to Congress by Attorney General William Barr.
Attorney General William Barr received a report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday that summed up the findings from Mueller's investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election.
The testimony on Wednesday from Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer who's headed to federal prison in early May, was a potentially seminal moment in the myriad investigations into the Trump administration House Democrats are expected to launch now that they control the chamber.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, is testifying on Capitol Hill. Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison, to begin in May. He pleaded guilty last year to charges of campaign finance violations and other charges related to his work for Trump.
Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operator and confidant of President Trump, has been arrested in Florida after being indicted on seven counts including obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements in connection with the Russian attack on the 2016 election.
