Robert Mueller believes the department policy at the DOJ is constitutional when it comes to charging a sitting president with a crime.
February 26, 2019
By Jan Wolfe
Washington (Reuters) - The U.S. Constitution (click here) explains how a president can be removed from office for “high crimes and misdemeanors” by Congress using the impeachment process. But the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court, and the U.S. Supreme Court has not directly addressed the question....
He looks well and is resigning from the DOJ and is going home. Basically, the DOJ has a policy that excludes it from indicting a president because it defers to the impeachment stated in the US Constitution. That might be policy, but, it is not the last word on this issue.
“Charging the president was not an option we could consider,” he said.
As it stands the US Congress needs to remove Trump from office for high crimes and misdemeanors which is found in the Special Counsel's report. I might add Congressman Justin Amash was exceptionally successful in his Town Hall this past week at his home district after endorsing impeachment.
Robert Mueller also stated the investigation is complete.
He made no mention of Bill Barr and his inappropriate 4 page letter or the fact the report was not completely released nor that Congress has not received the supporting documents. I believe there was some progress announced over the holiday weekend in that the DOJ was proceeding in providing the requested documents by the US House oversight committees. We have yet to hear from Congress to the completion of documents provided as requested.
Basically, Robert Mueller is closing the office of the Special Prosecutor after finishing his work with indictments and trials going forward and he is resigning and going back to his private life. He deserves a great deal of respect for coming to serve as the Special Prosecutor to realize the extent Russia corrupted the 2016 elections. I wish him and his family well and hope their lives are happy and enjoyable. I think that is important. He came out of retirement to conduct this Special Counsel. It is important his life returns to happiness and enjoyment as before this extensive work of nearly two years.
