The Justice Department has released a nine-page memorandum from 2019 to then-Attorney General William Barr that lays out the case for not prosecuting former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
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Former national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves the federal courthouse in Washington in June. Flynn's attorneys say newly released documents prove the FBI laid a "perjury trap" for their client. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, leaves federal court following a status conference with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington in September. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, filed paperwork on Tuesday to run for the Congressional seat being vacated by Democrat Rep. Katie Hill who is resigning amid an ethics investigation. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Then attorney general nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in January. Despite the House's vote on Thursday, the decision about how much of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election becomes public still rests in Barr's hands. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump hugs the American flag before his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption