In his testimony before Congress on Wednesday, the former special counsel also confirmed that Trump could be charged with a crime once he leaves office.
In his congressional testimony Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller again walked up to the line of saying President Trump committed obstruction of justice — but didn’t quite cross it.
Mueller’s report, which was released in April, detailed 10 incidents of possible obstruction of justice by Trump. “The reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of OLC opinion that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?” Lieu asked Mueller.Mueller was also asked by Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., whether"lies by Trump campaign officials and administration officials impeded" his investigation.
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