The Catch-up: Donald Trump did not collude with Russia, report finds

What happened?

The report by former FBI boss Robert Mueller looking into whether the Trump camp colluded with Russia to interfere with the result of the presidential election was released today. A heavily redacted version of the Mueller report was made public this afternoon, concluding there was no criminal conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russia to get him into office. The report says Russia hacked into email accounts of Democrats and spread disinformation to influence the outcome of the election in Trump’s favour.

Does this mean the President didn’t do anything wrong?

Not quite. The scope of the report reached beyond collusion between the Trump camp and Russia. Mr Mueller also looked into whether the President obstructed justice during his time in office. Due to lack of evidence the report drew no conclusions on this front and could not prove any wrongdoing on the part of Mr Trump. This is not to say the President definitely didn’t do anything wrong. The report states: “If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would state so. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment.”

‘No Collusion, No Obstruction!’

The President responded to the report’s release with a number of gleeful Tweets, including a Game of Thrones style meme. Trump tweeted a picture of himself from behind staring into smoke, with the words “No collusion. No obstruction. For the haters and the radical left Democrats – Game Over”. He also tweeted the phrase “No Collusion – No Obstruction!”. The last time Trump shared a tweet using Game Of Thrones imagery was in November 2018, when he riffed on the show’s “Winter is coming,” slogan to write “Sanctions are coming.” HBO later tweeted: “How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?”

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Mueller report: The full text (Yahoo News US)
Trump tweets Game of Thrones-themed poster as Mueller report press conference ends (The Independent)
Mueller report examines ’10 episodes’ of potential obstruction by Trump (The Guardian)

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23C

Britain is set to bask in sweltering sunshine over the Easter weekend, with parts of the country likely to be warmer than many popular European holiday spots. The UK usually experiences temperatures of around 10 to 13C at this time of year, but the mercury on Good Friday is set to touch 23C in the south and 20C in Scotland with even warmer temperatures expected over the weekend. An estimated 10 million people are expected to take part in the annual Easter exodus. (The Independent) (HuffPost)