Miriam: Thanks. Richard
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On Apr 18, 2019, at 7:14 PM, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Explanation from Intercept article
Mueller explains that his office decided to present the facts without
presenting a conclusion not because it was a close call, but because
existing Justice Department guidelines prohibit the indictment or criminal
prosecution of a sitting President.
Since Trump could not be indicted for his obstructive behavior in any of 11
instances, and so would not have a chance to clear his name at trial,
Mueller reasons, it would have been unfair of his office to offer the
opinion, even in a private report to the Attorney General, "that the
President committed crimes."
But Mueller is quite explicit that the weight of evidence against Trump,
laid out in detailed discussions of his actions in 11 distinct cases, also
made it impossible to say that the president was not guilty of a crime.