Mueller can't indict a sitting president. He gave Congress all the ammo they needed to remove the dips**t from office, and the GOP-controlled Senate failed to do so. End of story. Mueller's final report was indeed quite damning, and Barr essentially ignored all the juicy bits when he put out that ridiculous "nothing to see here" statement afterwards.
https://www.businessinsider.com/muel...t-crime-2019-5
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Mueller's comments on Wednesday echoed his report, which said, "If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.
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The special counsel on Wednesday also said he was legally unable to charge the president with a crime — emphasizing it's against Justice Department policy — and that his report explained that decision.
"Under long-standing department policy, a president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional," Mueller said. "Even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view, that too is prohibited."
Mueller added, "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."
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