Mulvaney: Mueller report ‘not designed’ to exonerate Trump


Acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyHarris sends letter to Barr demanding answers over ObamaCare repeal efforts Overnight Health Care — Presented by the American Conservative Union — Trump says GOP senators writing ‘spectacular’ ObamaCare replacement | New ObamaCare fight puts spotlight on Mulvaney | NY attorney general sues Sackler family over opioid epidemic The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Pass USMCA Coalition – Trump to return to campaign stage MORE said Sunday that special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE‘s investigation was “not designed” to exonerate President TrumpDonald John TrumpSaudi King ‘absolutely rejects’ Trump measure on Golan Heights Five things to watch as 2020 Dems release their tax returns Baldwin returns to SNL to summarize Mueller report: ‘Daddy won’ MORE.

“That is not what these documents do,” Mulvaney said when asked why Trump has claimed exoneration from obstruction charges despite the fact that the report explicitly says it does not exonerate him. 

“When you do an investigation like this, there’s typically two outcomes: Either criminal indictments come down, or it just quietly goes away,” he continued. “These types of investigations are not designed to exonerate people.”

Last weekend, Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrBaldwin returns to SNL to summarize Mueller report: ‘Daddy won’ Dems worry Mueller findings could expand executive power  Giuliani takes aim at ‘phony politicians’ leading FBI over Russia investigation MORE sent a letter to Congress detailing the top-level findings from Mueller’s 22-month investigation.

According to Barr, the investigation was unable to find any evidence proving collusion between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.

Trump and his supporters have taken a victory lap following the letter, with the president claiming “complete and total exoneration.”

On the question of obstruction of justice, however, the special counsel did not make a determination, according to Barr.

“While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him,” Mueller wrote in his report, according to Barr.

Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein decided not to pursue an obstruction charge after reviewing the special counsel’s findings.

Mulvaney said that decision has cleared Trump.

“So that’s why we are absolutely comfortable saying the president has been fully exonerated,” he said Sunday.





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