Mueller Says Trump Could Be Charged with Obstruction after He Leaves Office By Mairead McArdle
Mueller Says Trump Could Be Charged with Obstruction after He Leaves Office
✔ @ABC“Could you charge the president with a crime after he left office?” Robert Mueller: “Yes.”
“You could charge the president of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?””Yes.” https://abcn.ws/2XWIELc #MuellerHearings
During Wednesday congressional testimony, former special counsel Robert Mueller told lawmakers that President Trump could in fact be charged with obstruction of justice, but only after he leaves office.
“Could you charge the president with a crime after he left office?” Republican representative Ken Buck asked Mueller during the latter’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee.
“Yes,” Mueller responded simply.
“You believe you could charge the president of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?” the Colorado Republican asked.
“Yes,” Mueller answered. “The OLC [Office of Legal Counsel] opinion says that the prosecutor, while he cannot bring a charge against a sitting president, nonetheless can continue the investigation to see if there are any other persons who might be drawn into the conspiracy.”
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