From the bits & pieces I'm catching, I'm getting kinda' blown away that Trump managed to skip-out on all this.
I am about 2/3rd of the way though this now as a few things are becoming clear.
Mueller was very careful on dealing with the account of Collusion and Conspiracy. He did go so far as to say that "(they) did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired" with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 Campaign, it left open a lack of conclusion on the idea of collusion in terms of trying to cover up other crimes. The one thing that Trump lawyers did well was keep him away from Mueller in a direct interview, that the written answers were "inadequate."
At the same time the report does nullify something Trump supporters have been adamant about for years, Russia actively tried to influence the 2016 campaign with false narrative social media campaigns even if they were not successful in actually changing a vote via hacking.
Worse it confirms Trump expected to benefit from the information received, and Russia expected to be better off with Trump in office over Hillary (business dealings included.)
What is damning is Trump expected his efforts to obtain information on Hillary during 2016 as meaningful to his efforts, and the report definitely suggests Trump Jr. is a moron. "Willfully violated the law" regarding Trump Jr, meaning aligned with previous Attorney General dealings with intention and expectation (think Hillary and the email server fiasco.) The report suggests Trump Jr. might not have realized what he was doing or intended to do (ref to emails and texts gathered.)
Collusion then was left up to that nebulous explanation that suggests not enough intent but not a total lack of either.
"Unable to conclude no criminal conduct occurred" in terms of Obstruction of Justice was also the bit about "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." This is more entertaining, Mueller concluded that because members of Trump's Administration did not do what he wanted he was not quite guilty of that crime. Basically that Trump tried to get them to go along with not participating thus intent was there. But Trump was not so successful, those around him "refused" his instructions. So Mueller left open a qualifier about Congress, in that the House "has the ability" (legal means) to find that the President did obstruct justice (meaning start impeachment in the House and let it play out in the Senate.)
A significant explanation in the report suggested that Mueller and team spent a reasonable time considering what they call the "obstructive act" standard. The report does say that Trump "repeatedly" and "intentionally" reached out the Intelligence Agencies looking for anything about the Investigation, and further repeatedly asked to have the "investigation stopped" (presumably on his authority alone directing either Coats or Comey do make it happen.) The report also shows, rather conclusively, that Trump thought the Investigation would "damage him personally" and make worse the question of the "legitimacy" of his Presidency. It even goes so far as to illustrate that Trump was concerned about Obstruction of Justice all along. And his calls to McGhan were very ill advised.
The point being "intent" was found far more than not when it came to what Trump was trying to do about this investigation.
There really was a spider web of questionable activity and shady dealings throughout the campaign season, well into Trump's Presidency, into late 2017. It does conclude that Trump could be found of doing just enough to have articles of Impeachment drawn up in the House on the point of Obstruction of Justice.
The report tells me the question of legality and next steps is on Congress, it was never on Mueller to definitively say prosecute or not. But regardless of the outcome in Congress, "total exoneration" is epic garbage and Trump really is the piece of **** we assumed him to be.
The report itself is far more than the "nothing burger" the right is pimping.
*BUT,* there is another huge problem. By these standards and applicability of the very laws referenced, Hillary should be facing some other legal outcome herself for the nonsense she pulled.
