Why Trump Will Never Be Indicted.

In a sentence, it's called respect for legal precedent. That's why Mueller agreed that a sitting president could not be indicted.

Now, let's move to the next phase: not only did Mueller not recommend indictment but he did not make a determination as to whether Trump committed a crime. It's not a case of but for.

Then take a look at precedent in recent cases: remember that Articles of Impeachment were prepared in the House but were not voted on to actually impeach Nixon. Nixon resigned before that could happen and was pardoned by Ford.

But here's the Mother of All Precedents: think back to Clinton's testimony in the Paula Jones Deposition. All Clinton remembered was that Lewinsky brought pizza to the White House. Couldn't recollect anything else clearly.

Then move the clock forward to his answering the Starr team's questions in the White House Map Room: in a prepared opening statement, Clinton acknowledged he had indeed been alone with Lewinsky in the Oval Office and his OO private study. That was a direct admission to perjury and obstruction of justice in the Jones Deposition.

But what ultimately happened? Clinton was impeached by the House but acquitted at trial in the Senate. So, Clinton got to serve out his term.

Where the rubber hits the road is the role precedent played once Clinton left office. The former president was never charged with a crime for his previous testimony. That was precedent at work. No American President, or former president, has ever been indicted on criminal charges.

And so it will be in Trump's case, once he's out of office. The fix is already in. Only politicians are wasting their time arguing over something that will never happen.

It's called a respect for precedent.