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U.S. Releases 2019 Memo Opposing Trump's Obstruction Charge

U.S. Releases 2019 Memo Opposing Trump’s Obstruction Charge

Following a subpoena, the Justice Department made public has published a 2019 memo in which two senior attorneys general proposed against charging then-President Donald Trump with impeding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

Several Democrats at the time, as well as some former Justice Department attorneys, criticized Barr’s decision to exonerate Trump of obstruction charges, alleging that he was shielding his master.

β€˜The memo presents a breathtakingly generous view of the law and facts for Donald Trump,’ CREW stated this in a statement. β€˜Among many other problems, it is premised on the fact …