Thus, Mueller can now investigate the possibility of a criminal charge against Trump if he had any connection to Russia. Or he may have wanted to emphasize his repeated request that Comey somehow announce that Trump wasn’t under FBI investigation. To be extremely clear, I’m not saying that I have any reason to believe that Trump lied to Comey. Good, sound investigative practice would now quite reasonably focus on whether Trump’s statements were false. In contrast, Trump’s public statements denying any connection to Russia and disparaging the sexual allegations aren’t criminal even if they are untrue.

Source: National Post June 08, 2017 19:07 UTC