Robert Mueller, the special counsel, on Wednesday reignited demands for Donald Trump’s impeachment by breaking his two-year silence to deny that the US president is innocent of a crime. Mueller explained: “The 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.”Less than half an hour later, Trump tweeted in response: “Nothing changes from the Mueller report. No one is above the law.”Senator Kamala Harris of California tweeted: “What Robert Mueller basically did was return an impeachment referral. Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, said: “Today’s statement by Mr Mueller reinforces the findings of his report.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2019 16:13 UTC