Robert Mueller, who investigated Donald Trump and Russian election meddling, passed responsibility for any further action against the president to Congress.
The special counsel said the US required “a process other than the criminal justice system” to accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. He reiterated that his report, first published in April, did not exonerate or accuse Mr Trump of obstructing justice.
“A president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office,” Mr Mueller said. “If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that.”
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