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Trump Reportedly in ‘Great Mood’ As it’s Announced AG Barr Won’t Release Report Today

The Mueller report is now in the hands of Attorney General William Barr and the early reaction both inside the White House and from analysts is that things are looking good for the Trump administration.

Especially because Special Counsel Robert Mueller is not recommending any further indictments as a result of the nearly two-year investigation.

Reporting thus far says that Trump is in a good mood, following a morning of golfing at his country club in Palm Beach Florida.

Earlier today it was announced that Barr would not be releasing his report today to Congress, as was earlier reported.

CNN legal expert Jeffrey Toobin said the lack of indictments is “unambiguously good news” for the White House.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, meanwhile, expressed incredulity that the investigation concluded without Mueller directly interviewing Trump, though NBC News reporter Ken Dilanian explained that Trump likely would have invoked the Fifth Amendment regardless.

CBS News’ Major Garrett reported that Trump’s attorneys also are expecting the investigation to end in the president’s favor.

“The special counsel’s office is essentially shuttered and they believe not only legally, but importantly politically, the president will be found to be largely, if not completely in the clear,” Garret said.

CNN’s Jim Acosta likewise reported that the White House was celebrating the news “quietly,” but “with a fair amount of glee.” Acosta said a Trump campaign adviser told him, “This was a great day for America and we won.”

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