William Barr

“ In cataloguing the President's actions, many of which took place in public view, the report identifies no actions that, in our judgment, constitute obstructive conduct, had a nexus to a pending or contemplated proceeding, and were done with corrupt intent, each of which, under the Department's principles of federal prosecution guiding charging decisions, would need to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to establish an obstruction-of-justice offense. ”

“ Based on my discussions with the Special Counsel and my initial review, it is apparent that the report contains material that is or could be subject to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6 (e) , which imposes restrictions on the use and disclosure of information relating to "matter [s] occurring before [a] grand jury." Fed. R. Crim. P. 6 (e) (2) (B) . Rule 6 (e) generally limits disclosure of certain grand jury information in a criminal investigation and prosecution. Id. Disclosure of 6 (e) material beyond the strict limits set forth in the rule is a crime in certain circumstances. ”

“ As the report states: " [T] he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." [1]
The Special Counsel's investigation determined that there were two main Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election. The first involved attempts by a Russian organization, the Internet Research Agency (IRA) , to conduct disinformation and social media operations in the United States designed to sow social discord, eventually with the aim of interfering with the election. ”