The special counsel, Mr. Barr said, stated that “while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him” of illegally obstructing justice. Nevertheless, Mr. Barr and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, announced that there was insufficient evidence that President Trump had committed that crime.

Read: Here’s the four-page summary of Mr. Mueller’s findings. Democrats have called for the release of the full report.

News analysis: The end of the investigation has lifted a cloud over Mr. Trump’s presidency and fortified him for the battles to come, our chief White House correspondent writes.

The Daily: On today’s episode, two of our reporters discuss the findings.