What did Jay Sekulow claim about investigations on 21 Jan 2020?
Jay Sekulow, Personal attorney to President Trump ·
There was no obstruction. In fact, the Mueller report, contrary to what these managers say today, came to the exact opposite conclusions of what they said.
The Mueller report did not find 'no obstruction'. It declined to decide whether to charge and said it 'does not exonerate' the President on obstruction.
On obstruction, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report states: 'while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him' (Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election, Vol. II, p. 2, U.S. Department of Justice).
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- Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, arguing as counsel for the President, U.S. Senate chamber.
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