Preet Bharara, the ex-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said the Mueller report preserved evidence for when President Donald Trump loses immunity.
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara said he was surprised by special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision not to prosecute President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice.
“It's a little head-scratching, it's a little bewildering, and I think lots of people have been surprised about it and I'm one of those people,” Bharara told the BBC’s Hardtalk program. “Bob Mueller said, if I had sufficient evidence to say that there was a crime it would be unfair for me to make that declaration because against the backdrop of this opinion that says you can't prosecute a president, he would not be able to clear his good name at a trial,” Bharara said.
Some Democrats in Congress believe Mueller’s report—which included instances where Trump tried to have the special counsel fired—contains enough evidence to launch impeachment proceedings, though others are hesitant because of the political risks of doing so.
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