D. W. This is the doubly news live from berlin u. S. Special counsel Robert Muller says his report into russian interference in the u. S. Election does not exonerate President Trump this was his 1st Public Comments since his appointment 2 years ago the president has already tweeted his response also on the program. The favorite to become the next to british Prime Minister Blair Is Johnson is told that he must appear in court on the allegations that he knowingly lied about brets into the run up to the 2016th. Im from gail welcome to the program and his 1st Public Comment on his 2 year investigation into russian interference in the 2016 u. S. Election special counsel Robert Muller has said that his report does not exonerate the president speaking in washington mr buller said that if hed been confident President Trump had not committed a Crime It Report would have said so it also said his investigation did find that russia attempted to interfere in the 26th president ial election mr maule
a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime the introduction to the volume 2 of our report explains that decision it explains that under longstanding department policy a president president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office that is unconstitutional even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view that too is prohibited his special counsel s office is part of the department of justice and by regulation it was bound by that department policy charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider. well president watched muller statement from the white house and in a tweet said his innocence had been proven let s take a look at what he said he said nothing changes from the miller report there was an insufficient evidence and therefore in our country
longstanding department policy, a present president cannot be charged with a federal crime while is he in office. that is unconstitutional. charging the president with a crime was, therefore, not an option we could consider. brian: so when bob barr says bill barr says bob mueller told me three separate times that wasn t the only reasonable reason we are charging him but something he kept in mind. bob mueller went out of the way to write that in the script to make this clear that s the only reason we took to have the table. the judge just told us if you look at bill clinton what happened in 2,00 2000. even if he kept under seal. part of the department of justice and by regulation was bound by the department policy charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option to consider. so if you can t consider charging him, but you didn t exonerate him and he made that clear of obstruction i guess that s so.
was bound by that department policy charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider. all of us summers in washington how has president trump responded. oh yes he took to twitter immediately and he s now trying to spin this to his direction to his favor basically if you will he said that there was not sufficient evidence that everything was said about this report that he was exonerated of course and because of there is not sufficient evidence that he is innocent but again what robert a smaller set that there is sufficient evidence perhaps that that he simply the president cannot be indicted because of the department of justice rules and the situation the law that a sitting president cannot be indicted. having kept quiet and silence in the during the 2 years of the investigation and since they report was published last month why
a crime. it explains that under longstanding department policy a president president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office that is unconstitutional even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view that too is prohibited the special counsel s office is part of the department of justice and by regulation it was bound by that department policy charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider all right oliver how is the president responded to the statement from robert mueller or the and trump in his fashion as we know it has taken to twitter immediately 2 after that statement and here it seems he is trying to spin that in his favor as to what you wrote is nothing changes from them on the reports there was insufficient