This story was originally published in December 2018 before former FBI director Robert Mueller concluded his special counsel investigation into Russia's election interference. It has been updated.



(CNN) Many Democrats viewed Robert Mueller's public comments on Wednesday as passing the baton to them to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

Mueller, who spoke publicly about his two-year special counsel investigation for the first time in a surprise news conference, said he could not clear the President of obstruction of justice. But he declined to follow the example of Ken Starr, the independent counsel who offered a detailed guide to impeaching President Bill Clinton in 1998.

That leaves Democrats still at odds over how to deal with Trump.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have stopped short of saying Democrats would pursue impeachment, but they are clearly under pressure from some in their party since the release of the Mueller report.

"Nothing is off the table," Pelosi said during an appearance in San Francisco, arguing that Democrats need to get all the facts.

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