In fact, Mueller made no determination about “collusion,” which is not a legal term. What he concluded was there was not enough evidence to prove a criminal conspiracy. At the same time, his report pointed out that Trump willingly and knowingly accepted help from Russia for the purpose of winning an election, certainly scandalous and unprecedented in American history even if not illegal. As for fully cooperating, the president had deprived Mueller of the most important witness—Trump himself. And Trump tried repeatedly to have Mueller restrained or fired even while hinting at pardons for
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