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In his first public statement after his two-year probe, Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel who resigned this week, said that he had never considered charging President Donald Trump with a crime as he investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. That's emboldened some in Congress who say representatives must read Mueller's report, which found evidence Trump may have obstructed the special counsel’s investigation. CQ Legal Affairs reporter Todd Ruger discusses what it means. In the next segment, CQ defense reporter Patrick Kelley talks about a potential split between the United States and Turkey over that country's plan to buy a Russian air defense system.
 
 
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