WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Robert Mueller has clarified that he did not consider bringing criminal charges against President Donald Trump as part of his Russia investigation.
Mueller in his congressional testimony Wednesday morning seemed to agree that he did not charge Trump with obstruction of justice because of Justice Department guidance saying a sitting president can't be indicted.
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Democrats seized on that answer, but when testimony resumed in the afternoon, Mueller clarified. He said "that is not the correct way to say it."
Mueller said his team "did not reach a determination as to whether the president committed a crime."
Mueller had made clear in his report that he could not exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice. His 448-page report also said investigators didn't find sufficient evidence to establish charges of criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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