Earlier, during the Judiciary hearing, Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also asked Mueller about charging Trump.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testified Wednesday that he did not indict President Donald Trump on obstruction of justice charges because of Department of Justice guidelines barring a sitting president from being indicted — but later clarified his remarks.
He just gave Mueller a clear and concise moment to say the only reason Trump wasn't indicted is because DOJ policy prohibited it," tweeted national security lawyer Bradley Moss.
The special counsel's report said he never came to a determination about whether the president should be charged because of DOJ rules.
Buck later asked, "Could you charge a president with a crime after he left office?"
In early May, Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Mueller "reiterated several times in a group meeting that he was not saying that but for the OLC opinion he would have found obstruction.".
In Mueller's opening statement that came later before the House Intelligence Committee , the former special counsel said he wanted to "correct the record" on his exchange with Lieu.