Thread by @ZoeTillman

Hello on this lovely Sunday from DOJ, where we are ... waiting. AG Barr told Congress he might send over his summary of Mueller's "principal conclusions as soon as this weekend" (see: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…) so here we are

Update from DOJ: I have eaten a donut

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1109840685811855360

Barr's report to Congress on Mueller's "principal conclusions" is expected today, per source familiar with the situation

AG Bill Barr, DAG Rod Rosenstein, and DOJ's congressional liaison Stephen Boyd are all here at DOJ headquarters today

NOW: DOJ official says the Hill has been alerted that they will receive the letter from AG Barr about Mueller's "principal conclusions" in 30-45 minutes

While we wait:
- On all the action on Friday, when Mueller alerted the attorney general he had finished his investigation: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
- On everyone Mueller charged during his nearly two years as special counsel: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

BREAKING:
- Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the election
- AG Barr found evidence insufficient to establish that Trump obstructed justice
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Here is the letter that Barr sent to lawmakers this afternoon summarizing Mueller's findings: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5779…
STORY: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Barr's letter indicates that there are *no* pending sealed indictments obtained by Mueller's office buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Barr told Congress that Mueller stated that, "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." Barr and Rosenstein determined there was insufficient evidence that Trump committed obstruction buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Mueller's investigation by the numbers, per Barr's letter today:
- 19 lawyers
- 40 FBI agents + law enforcement experts
- 2,800 subpoenas
- 500 search warrants
- 13 foreign govt info requests
- 230 orders for comms records
- ~500 witnesses interviewed
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

On the obstruction issue, to be clear: Mueller did *not* reach a conclusion. He presented facts to the AG, and the AG and DAG, after consulting with other DOJ officials, concluded the evidence was not sufficient to find Trump obstructed justice buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

A key thing: Barr notes Mueller didn't find any evidence Trump committed an "underlying crime" re: Russian interference, and the absence of that evidence bears on the question of intent when they were considering whether he obstructed justice buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

White House Press Sec. Sarah Sanders tweeted that Mueller "did not find any obstruction," but that is not what AG Barr told lawmakers — Mueller presented facts and did *not* make a determination, and then Barr and Rosenstein reached a conclusion buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Trump tweeted: "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION."

On obstruction:
Mueller: "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."
Barr: "evidence ... is not sufficient"
buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…

Sunday with Bill and Bob buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…