Was Bill Richardson "cleared" by the US Attorney's lack of indictment?

A lot of people are arguing that the failure of the US Attorney's Office to indict Governor Bill Richardson means that,
he was "cleared" of wrongdoing.

He was not.

It is the difference between the following two statements;




It was proved that Bill Richardson did everything legally.

"cleared"





It can not be proved that Bill Richardson did anything "illegal".

"not indicted"




You don't see him calling a special session of the legislature
to end the culture of corruption,

... do you?




photos Mark Bralley