William Barr's summary of the Mueller report is a 2-edged sword that could both help and hurt Trump

[FearLess]

On Sunday, the biggest cloud hanging over President Donald Trump lifted when Attorney General William Barr announced that the special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that anyone in Trump's orbit "conspired or coordinated with Russia" during the 2016 presidential election.

With respect to obstruction of justice, Barr said prosecutors did not come to a conclusion one way or another.

"The Special Counsel states that 'while this report does not conclude that the President [sic] committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,'" Barr wrote. But after reviewing Mueller's findings over the weekend, the attorney general concluded that the president did not obstruct justice.

Trumpworld rejoiced at the news, with the president tweeting, "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION KEEP AMERICA GREAT."

Legal experts agree it is significant that Mueller's investigation did not establish that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to tilt the race in his favor, given that the question made up the crux of the FBI's focus.

Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor from the Eastern District of Michigan, told INSIDER, "Mueller is a superb investigator who spent considerable time and resources looking for conspiracy. If he didn't find it, no one could, and this finding should conclude the matter of conspiracy."