Trying to follow the logic of Team Trump putting it out there that Mueller won’t indict. It’s always seemed unlikely the president would be indicted - constitutional crisis and all - but if the expectation is that there might be an indictment, the lack of one could be spun as win
With the headline caveat that I’m not a lawyer - and certainly not a SCOTUS-level constitutional lawyer - the power to indict and convict the president (impeach and remove) appears to rest with elected officials. Though until the 17th amendment, unelected senators held that power