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Read Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report

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John Kruzel

By John Kruzel March 24, 2019

After a nearly two-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered to the attorney general his findings on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign conspired with Moscow. Attorney General William Barr’s summary of the report is now public. Read it below.

AG March 24 2019 Letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committees (PDF)AG March 24 2019 Letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committees (Text)

Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, March 24, 2019

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"New York Times Now Admits New Kavanaugh Accusation Is Fake News."

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The United States is "very energy independent."

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"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

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The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."

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The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.

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"Last year, South Carolina spent $21,756 per prison inmate and $11,552 per student."

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A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed "something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families."

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"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!"

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"The homicide rate in Baltimore is significantly higher than El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala. ... I believe it’s higher than Afghanistan."

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"You look at the homelessness situation. Take a city like Tokyo, which has more people than New York City. There's no homelessness there."

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The 1994 crime bill "did not generate mass incarceration."

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China’s developing country status in the World Trade Organization "means they can tariff and embargo."

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"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."

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“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”

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Usuarios en redes sociales leen ‘manifiesto’ escrito por Luigi Mangione, el sospechoso de la muerte del ejecutivo de UnitedHealthcare.

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“Elon Musk said he might run for governor of California.”

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Video shows actor Kevin Costner and Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing treatment for chronic lung diseases.

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The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.”

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Taylor Swift vowed to leave Elon Musk’s “toxic app X,” during the final moments of her Eras tour, calling him “rich, talented but heartless and immoral.”

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“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”

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“A $7.20 an hour McDonalds employee … now gets a cool 1/2 million dollar reward” for helping police find the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

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“Leaked secret recording” captured Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia calling Ghanaians “gullible and weak-minded.”

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About 1% of federal employees are “actually working in the office.”

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