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US President Donald Trump's claim that he was "totally exonerated" by special counsel Robert Mueller was rejected by Mueller in a hearing today.
Appearing before Congress, Mueller said he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice.
Mueller spent two years investigating alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.
He concluded that Russia interfered on Trump's behalf but he was not able to establish collusion in a crime.
In all, 35 people and three companies were charged by the special counsel on matters relating both directly and indirectly to alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
BBC reports no members of the Trump family were charged.
Mueller ‑ a former FBI director ‑ and his team concluded that they were unable to charge the president with a crime, but could not exonerate him either.
[Source:BBC]
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