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In reply to the discussion: Something is NOT RIGHT. Mueller let Trump get away with TREASON. Just like Flynn wasn't charged [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)Given the role of the Special Counsel as an attorney in the Department of Justice and the framework of the Special Counsel regulations, ... this Office accepted OLCs legal conclusion for the purpose of exercising prosecutorial jurisdiction. And apart from OLCs constitutional view, we recognized that a federal criminal accusation against a sitting President would place burdens on the Presidents capacity to govern and potentially preempt constitutional processes for addressing presidential misconduct.
We considered whether to evaluate the conduct we investigated under the Justice Manual standards governing prosecution and declination decisions, but we determined not to apply an approach that could potentially result in a judgment that the President committed crimes. ... Fairness concerns counseled against potentially reaching that judgment when no charges can be brought.