Mueller Says His Probe Didn't Clear Trump on Obstruction Issue
- He says he made no finding on whether Trump committed a crime
- Special counsel makes first public statement since probe began
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday that he couldn’t reach a conclusion on whether Donald Trump obstructed justice, as he stopped short of delivering a full exoneration of the president.
“If we had had confidence the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so,” Mueller said in his first public remarks in the two years since he was named special counsel. He defended his investigation, as he announced that he was closing his office and stepping down.