▁being ▁investig ated ▁for ▁consp i racy ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Water gate ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁Post - report ▁re actions ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Att orney ▁General ▁William ▁Bar r ' s ▁summary ▁of ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁completed ▁special ▁coun sel ▁investigation , ▁Trump ▁twe et ed : ▁" No ▁Coll usion , ▁No ▁Ob st ruction , ▁Complete ▁and ▁Total ▁EX ON ER ATION ." ▁Bar r ▁had ▁quoted ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁as ▁writing ▁that ▁" while ▁this ▁report ▁does ▁not ▁conclude ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁committed ▁a ▁crime , ▁it ▁also ▁does ▁not ▁ex on er ate ▁him " ▁on ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁a ▁conclusion ▁on ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁justice , ▁the ▁decision ▁moves ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁Bar r ▁concluded : ▁" After ▁review ing ▁the ▁Special ▁Coun sel ' s ▁final ▁report ▁on ▁these ▁issues ; ▁consult ing ▁with ▁Department ▁officials , ▁including ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Coun sel ; ▁and ▁applying ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁federal ▁pro sec ution ▁that ▁guide ▁our ▁charg ing ▁dec isions , ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Rod ▁Rosen stein ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁evidence ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁Special ▁Coun sel ' s ▁investigation ▁is ▁not ▁sufficient ▁to ▁establish ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁committed ▁an ▁obst ruction - of - just ice ▁off ense ." ▁ ▁Pol ling ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁A ▁May ▁ 2