Article snippet: Special counsel MORE sent shockwaves through Washington on Wednesday by delivering his first — and possibly only — public remarks on his investigation. During a brief, nine-minute appearance, Mueller made clear that he did not plan on speaking further about his two year-long investigation and gave fuel to pro-impeachment Democrats pressing their leadership to take action. Here are five takeaways. Mueller gives pro-impeachment Dems an argument Mueller said that if his office “had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.” He also said that Department of Justice guidance prohibited his office from bringing charges against the president, and that the same guidance states “that the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.” Liberals pounced on those comments as a green light for an impeachment inquiry. “Robert Mueller’s statement makes it clear: Congress has a legal and moral obligation to begin impeachment proceedings immediately,” tweeted Sen. MORE (D-N.J.), a presidential candidate who previously had not called for Trump’s impeachment. Other Democrats were more cautious. Speaker MORE (D-Calif.), who has sought to keep a lid on impeachment talk, said Congress would “continue to investigate and legislate to protect our elections and secure our democracy” in a statement that didn’t mention impeachment. Other key lawmakers also avoided the word... Link to the full article to read more