For now, Burr appears to have arrived at his answer. "If we write a report based upon the facts that we have, then we don't have anything that would suggest there was collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia," he said.
The finality of Burr's assertion was jarring — but he had said a version of it before. He told Fox News in September that the committee had found no "hard evidence" of collusion, though new information could still come to light.
He now doubled down, adding it was "accurate with everything we've accumulated since then."
It was the first time the chairman sounded like he was not speaking for the entirety of his committee, given the disconnect between his view of a set of facts and that of the vice chairman. (Warner declined to be interviewed for this article.)
Burr has often voiced his awareness that his committee's report will be tested by the special counsel's findings. He has said he's comforted by it, in part because Mueller, by virtue of having more and better investigative tools, may provide answers that proved elusive to his team.
He did not say whether the final product would be something like a thoroughly sourced chronology or whether it would include an evaluative judgment — from the investigators who spent two years examining it — on the question of collusion. The latter sounded unlikely.
"What I'm telling you is that I'm going to present, as best we can, the facts to you and to the American people. And you'll have to draw your own conclusion as to whether you think that, by whatever definition, that's collusion," he said.
His last words were of caution.
"My only advice to you is, be careful. There are a lot of false narratives out there," he said.
Lectro would have stopped a description of John Wayne Gacy after reading that Gacy enjoyed performing for children's parties, was a small businessman and went to church every Sunday.
The statement was "no direct evidence". It doesn't mean there isn't any circumstantial or other evidence. Additionally, they don't have all the information that Mueller has.
The Senate didn't have any of the Manafort/Kilimnick reports.
Lol you old demented fool
Mueller’s got on trump
Man you are deranged
Moonz moving from pretty liberal to total defender of the most criminal, racist, misogynist, incompetent and arguably right wing president in American history is fascinating.
It'd be far more fascinating if it weren't evident from the outset that Moonz has serious mental issues. Now it's just sad.
have you read the Mueller report?
Multiple people have been indicted on "conspiracy against the United States"...conspiracy is a crime. Collusion isn't.
No Evidence of Collusion
Senate Intelligence Committee
You don’t trust your U.S. Senators?
Do I expect you to quit or apologize? Of course not.