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