Wow.. The info is right there, you don't want to accept it that's not my problem.
There was no collusion with Russia, no interference in the investigation. Words right from Mueller. What more do you need?
It's a fact that the Russia dossier was made up, and paid for by Clinton. Have you accepted that at least?
Have you read it or accepted someone else's take on what it actually says or means?
Russia interfered with the elections. That much is known. The Trump campaign wasn't always truthful. Trump took actions that could amount to obstruction.
From the report:
"(...) collusion is not a specific offense or theory of liability found in the United States Code, nor is it a term of art in federal criminal law."
Yup, the report found no collusion alright. That much is factually 100% correct.
Second, while the investigation identified numerous links between individuals with ties to the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump Campaign, the evidence was not sufficient to support criminal charges.
This doesn't mean that nothing happened or that everything was above board. As I've said, what happened and what can be proven are two different things. Admissibility of evidence, likelihood of conviction and wether or not prosecution "serves the federal interest" are to be considered. Some witnesses plead the 5th, other destroyed electronic records or outright lied.
Third, the investigation established that several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign lied to the Office, and to Congress, about their interactions with Russian-affiliated individuals and related matters. Those lies materially impaired the investigation of Russian election interference.
The Office determined that certain individuals associated with the Campaign lied to investigators about Campaign contacts with Russia and have taken other actions to interfere with the investigation
No interference, eh?
the Office’s investigation uncovered evidence of numerous links (i.e., contacts) between Trump Campaign officials and individuals having or claiming to have ties to the Russian government
So why would a contender for the presidency of the United States of America need to have 100s of contacts with Russia? What about the June 9 meeting between Trump Jr and a Russian Attorney? Not looking for dirt on Hillary?
Trump wanted the scope of the investigation limited, wanted Mueller fired. That's not intent to obstruct?
How about the conclusion:
IV. CONCLUSION
Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about the President’s conduct. The evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment. At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment. Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.
Here's another take on obstruction from NBC news based on their review of the report:
Had President Donald Trump been left to his own devices, the findings in special counsel Robert Mueller's report released Thursday would have likely been far more damning for him.
Instead, the Mueller report makes clear, Trump's "efforts to influence the investigation were mostly unsuccessful" — but only "largely because the persons who surrounded the President declined to carry out orders or accede to his requests."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...t-because-his-aides-refused-carry-out-n996071
So much of this current outcome is based on the challenges in presenting the evidence they have uncovered, the outcome of conviction and the prevailing legal opinion that you can't indict a sitting president.
It'll be interesting to see what happens when is no longer in office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_Report
My take on it: Hundreds of pages of legalese saying this whole situation was a mess but that there were clear limitations on what could be done about it.
But yeah, sure there are only two possible conclusions: 100% criminal or 0% a crook....
The truth can't possibly be anywhere in between...
Besides, it's not as if the administration has taken efforts to limit the release of less redacted versions of the report. Oh, wait... Trump did veto that subpoena.