TDS still going strong. Coworker said report now means nothing and is "inconclusive". I told her, either he will be in cuffs or not. Simple.
The prosecutor's job is to indict, or not indict. They are not supposed to leave doubt by insinuating there's evidence of a crime.
Mueller used the old smear tactic low-life prosecutor's use. After a jury returns a "not guilty", they stand in front of cameras lecturing how "Not guilty is not the same as 'innocent'".
That's AFTER the trial.
Trump hasn't been charged. He hasn't been tried. And he hasn't been adjudicated "Not Guilty", yet Mueller felt the need to state Trump was not exonerated? That's not what a prosecutor does. That's what a trial does.
Trump's had no formal charges filed, no discovery, no chance to present a defense, etc.
Mueller was way out of line to put anything like "not exonerated" in his report. He did it to throw a bone to the never-Trumpers, which they have happily latched onto.
Mueller should have either indicted for obstruction, or just reported there was insufficient evidence to indict. Period. End of story.
I've seen comparisons to Mueller's stunt with Comey's press conference on Clinton's emails. Not even close IMO. Comey was not a special counsel. He'd already exonerated her before investigating or interviewing her. Comey was the FBI director -- the DOJ/USAG indicts, even though Lynch pretended to recuse herself. Comey laid out the case proving Clinton broke laws, obstructed, and destroyed evidence, then declined to recommend charges. I see no parallel with Trump. We've seen no evidence of obstruction, and Mueller deferred to the AG to evaluated the situation. Barr and several other people/agencies decided no obstruction. Yet, that's not what the Trump-haters are taking away from the letter.
Obstruction was the only crime Mueller could have hoped to prove, and Trump was too smart to step into that trap. "Not exonerated" was Mueller's parting shot after failing to "GET TRUMP".