Attorney General William Barr said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller could have made a decision about whether President Trump obstructed justice as part of his 22-month-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

One day after Mueller delivered a public statement on his findings, Barr contradicted the reasoning the special counsel gave about why he did not make a determination on obstruction.

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