Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a rare and remarkable public statement Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was not an option his office could consider. Mueller, speaking from the Justice Department, said he's closing the special counsel's office and returning to private life. Read his full remarks below:Two years ago, the Acting Attorney General asked me to serve as Special Counsel, and he created the Special Counsel's Office. And in the second volume, the report describes the results and analysis of our obstruction of justice investigation involving the President. So that was the Justice Department policy and those were the principles under which we operated.

Source: CNN May 29, 2019 15:33 UTC