“If we had confidence the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.”
Robert Mueller said that if he and his team had confidence that US President Donald Trump didn’t commit a crime in the 2016 election, he would have said so
Mueller was responsible for conducting a report into the potential collusion between Donald Trump and Russia during America’s presidential election in 2016, and he has now released a lengthy statement.
Mueller, speaking from the Justice Department in Washington DC, said he’s closing the special counsel’s office and returning to private life.
“If we had confidence the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so,” Mueller said.
You can see a short excerpt from Mueller’s statement here:
This was the most important 53 seconds from Mueller's statement.
"If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so… [but] under longstanding DOJ policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he's in office." pic.twitter.com/3OSn9dndNu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 29, 2019
The statement was delivered following disputes about the findings of Mueller’s investigation, particularly regarding whether President Trump obstructed justice.
Trump has since responded on Twitter, claiming that if there is insufficient evidence, then a person is innocent.
Nothing changes from the Mueller Report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent. The case is closed! Thank you.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2019
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