The letter said that neither the 'Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts.'
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leave the stage together at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe report said that President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign did not coordinate with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
The letter said that neither the"Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in these efforts." Barr's letter to Congress said Mueller, who has been investigating Russian interference since May of 2017, identified two separate Russian-sponsored attempts to interfere in the election.
The special counsel's office indicted 3 Russian companies and 13 Russian nationals in connection with the Internet Research Agency in the summer of 2017, and charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking and aggravated identity theft in July of 2018.
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