Robert Mueller, the US justice department special counsel, has concluded that Donald Trump and his presidential campaign did not collude with Russia in an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
In a letter to Congress, US attorney-general William Barr said Mr Mueller “did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or co-ordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election”.
On the investigation into the potential obstruction of justice by the president, Mr Barr said that Mr Mueller stated that his report “does not conclude that the president committed a crime, [but] it does not exonerate him”.