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Sarah Sanders defends evidence-free FBI claim: 'Sorry that I wasn't a robot'

The White House press secretary was responding to her admission in the Mueller report that she made up something to tell reporters.

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Mueller didn't charge Trump — but his report is a brutal indictment

Analysis: The special counsel's findings reveal three years of actions by the president that critics say rattle the very foundations of the American system of governance.

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Burr apparently briefed White House on FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller report says

Burr's spokesperson told NBC News that his "stewardship over the Committee's bipartisan and fact-based investigation over the last two years speaks for itself."

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Mueller report shows Russians, Trump camp were friends with benefits

Analysis: Mueller didn't find a conspiracy he could prove, but did show that the Russians and the Trump team pursued a relationship during the election and after.

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Mueller mystery: What are the 12 criminal referrals?

The Mueller report mentions that he's made criminal referrals in 14 cases. Only two are publicly known.

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Disputed BuzzFeed story on Trump and Cohen back in limelight after Mueller report contradicts

The special counsel found that "the evidence available to us does not establish that the President directed or aided Cohen's false testimony."

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Sarah Sanders admitted she had no evidence for claims about FBI agents, Comey

Sanders, who was interviewed by Mueller's team as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, said that the claim was a "slip of the tongue."

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Trump campaign planned for WikiLeaks dump, Mueller report finds

Mueller also found that members of Trump's campaign repeatedly sought to acquire Hillary Clinton's deleted emails at the direction of Donald Trump

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HUD moves to require carbon monoxide detectors in public housing after deaths

The announcement follows an NBC News investigation finding at least 13 carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in public housing since 2003.

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Mueller report: Russians meddling in 2016 election sought help, retweets from team Trump

Trump's campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," Mueller's report said.

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Manafort told Gates: Don't plead guilty, Trump's lawyer vowed to 'take care of us'

Manafort said he was told they'd "be taken care of," but the word pardon was not used.

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Mueller: Trump failed at obstruction because his aides refused to carry out orders

AG Jeff Sessions, former campaign chief Corey Lewandowski and White House counsel Don McGahn undermined the president, the special counsel said.

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What the Mueller report says about Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

The special counsel's report focuses on the president himself, but it also reveals new details about his family members, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Jared Kushner.

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Report highlights: The most interesting parts from 448 pages

NBC News picked out the most eye-opening passages from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

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Mueller report released to public contains nearly 1,000 redactions

The much-anticipated Mueller report released Thursday contained more than 900 redactions, with seven entire pages redacted completely.

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Mueller report: No evidence Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting in advance

Once it became clear the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer would become public knowledge, senior aides scrambled to respond.

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Read Trump's written responses in the Mueller report

Trump supplied written responses to questions about the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, the WikiLeaks' release of Clinton emails and other topics.

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Who is Attorney General William Barr?

The attorney general has long held a broad view of the powers of the presidency — and a dim view of special counsel investigations.

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Read the text of the Mueller report

The full Mueller report, with some redactions, was released on Thursday.

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Republicans and Democrats already don't trust each other on the Mueller report. Barr is making it worse.

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