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Mueller: "I am speaking out today because our investigation is complete. We are formally closing the special counsel's office and I am resigning from the DOJ to return to private life."
"Beyond these few remarks, it is important that the office's written work speak for itself."
He continues: "We did not make a determination as to whether the president committed a crime. The intro to Vol. II explains that decision. Under long standing policy, a pres. can't be charged w/a federal crime while in office..."
"Even if the charge is kept under seal and out of public view, that too is prohibited," Mueller says.
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