CBC News: Charging Donald Trump with crime wasn't an option, Robert Mueller says
That's an intriguing way to phrase it. It looks to me that Mueller could not prove Trump innocent beyond a reasonable doubt... which, IIRC, isn't how the criminal justice system is supposed to work.
This makes me want even more to see the unredacted report. Yes, I know that isn't going to happen.
Quote:In his first public comments since being assigned in May 2017, Mueller said on Wednesday "it would be unfair" to potentially accuse someone of a crime when the person couldn't stand trial to defend himself.
Quote:Mueller's report did not exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice charges.
Mueller seemed to emphasize that point in his appearance on Wednesday.
"If we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so," he said.
That's an intriguing way to phrase it. It looks to me that Mueller could not prove Trump innocent beyond a reasonable doubt... which, IIRC, isn't how the criminal justice system is supposed to work.
This makes me want even more to see the unredacted report. Yes, I know that isn't going to happen.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Forever neighbours, never neighbors