Robert Mueller says charging Donald Trump was not an option, regardless of report findings

"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: https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1133759146141147136 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. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1133759237136494592