Mueller told reporters today at the Dept. of Justice press conference:
"As set forth in the report, after the investigation, if we had confidence that the president did not clearly commit a crime, we would have said so."
Trump responded on Twitter to Mueller's statement:
"nothing changes from the Mueller report. There was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our Country, a person is innocent. The case is closed! Thank you".
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Michigan),a vocal Trump critic and the only Republican to call for his impeachment, took Mueller's statement as a sign that Congress should step in.
Eight of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates have now called for Trump to be impeached.
Cory Booker wrote on Twitter:
"Robert Mueller's statement makes it clear: Congress has a legal and moral obligation to begin impeachment proceedings immediately. I've been asking for Mueller's testimony – today he made his views clear."
Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter:
"What Robert Mueller basically did was return an impeachment referral. Now it is up to Congress to hold this president accountable. We need to start impeachment proceedings. It's our constitutional obligation."
Pete Buttigieg said on MSNBC:
"The message really is: Over to you, Congress. This is as close to an impeachment referral as you could get under the circumstances."
The ball is in Congress's and Nancy Pelosi's court.
The Swerd wrote on the AH Steam Vent:
"What ever happened to the good old days when we called a criminal president an Un-indicted Co-conspirator?"