Robert Mueller had everything he needed to charge President Trump with obstruction, but didn't
Washington If Robert Mueller wanted to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction, he found all he needed to do it.
And he found it on multiple fronts. But he didn't make a decision on whether to bring the case.Mueller's report Thursday walked through excruciating detail of evidence in the obstruction of justice investigation and legal analysis, hitting over and over again how prosecutors had enough to meet the legal threshold for a case against Trump.The special counsel examined multiple incidents for potential obstruction.
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