From the start, Robert Mueller was bound by the Justice Department's position that a sitting president could not be indicted. He also concluded that he couldn't recommend charges, not even secretly, because such moves could leak.
FILE - In this June 21, 2017 file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting in Washington. Special counsel Robert Mueller found he couldn’t exonerate President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, but he wouldn’t recommend charging him, either.
But in examining a series of episodes, Mueller laid out a process that will almost certainly be questioned during any congressional testimony and be debated in law school classrooms and bars for years to come. “The concerns about the fairness of such a determination would be heightened in the case of a sitting President, where a federal prosecutor’s accusation of a crime, even in an internal report, could carry consequences that extend beyond the realm of criminal justice,” Mueller wrote.
Mueller said he could investigate Trump and he thoroughly examined 10 episodes looking at whether there was an “obstructive act” and whether Trump had a corrupt intent.
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