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Mueller report gives Russia a ‘I told you so’ moment

Wrapping up the 22-month investigation, Mueller’s report found no evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign conspired with Russian officials to influence the 2016 election.

Mueller said in a passage from the report quoted by Attorney General William Barr that there was no evidence that Trump “was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference.”

Until Monday, there was little to no coverage in Russia of the Mueller investigation. Russian media didn't closely follow all the leaks that accompanied the probe, but referred to the investigation from time to time as an example of what they described as U.