"My staff and I carried out this assignment with that critical objective in mind: to work quietly, thoroughly, and with integrity so that the public would have full confidence in the outcome," Mueller said. We've had the truth for months — no American conspired to throw our elections. READ: Mueller Report PDF On Russia Investigation Attorney General William Barr has released special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in … "We strove to hire those individuals that could do the job," Mueller said. "As I said on May 29: the report is my testimony. Republicans argued that Wednesday's hearing should be the close of the Democratic investigations into the President. He disputed a charge from Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida -- who criticized him over Christopher Steele, the author of the opposition research dossier -- and disagreed with Rep. Tom McClintock of California, who suggested the special counsel's team had not "faithfully, accurately, impartially, and completely described all of the underlying evidence in the Mueller report.". And they will eventually have to decide if they will pursue an impeachment inquiry. Robert Mueller on Wednesday released his opening statement for his long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill. Court rules or judicial orders, limited disclosure of information to protect, to protect the fairness of the proceedings.

Updated 2145 GMT (0545 HKT) July 24, 2019. "Director Mueller, isn't it fair to say that the President's written answers were not only inadequate and incomplete, because he didn't answer many of your questions, but where he did, his answers showed that he wasn't always being truthful?" (CNN)Robert Mueller's seven hours of congressional testimony Wednesday confirmed damaging information about President Donald Trump and his campaign contained in the Mueller report, but the former special counsel's often halting and stilted responses did not give Democrats the damning, dramatic moment they were seeking. It is not done.

He grew most animated when Republicans tried to criticize the team that worked under him for two years. Read his full opening remarks. But he damn sure shouldn't be below the law, which is where this report puts him.". "Volume two of this report was not authorized under the law," charged Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican and a former prosecutor, arguing there was no statute for the Justice Department to need to exonerate someone under investigation. Two sources close to Mueller said Mueller was trying to be careful and trying to keep his answers as close to the report as possible, while some of the questioners are using rapid-fire or long-winded questions to try to have him depart from the report's language. Mr. Mueller and Mr. Zebley’s appearance today before the Committee is in keeping with the Committee’s longstanding practice of receiving testimony from current or … "Your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it?" The negotiations still continued up until less than a day before Mueller appeared, covering everything from the length of the hearing to whether Mueller's deputy. "In other words, how much evidence do you have that would satisfy that last element against how much time are you willing to spend in the courts litigating the interview with the President.". We will act with integrity. "Problematic is an understatement in terms of what it displays in terms of giving some hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity," Mueller said, adding that Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter messages exchanged with WikiLeaks were "disturbing" and subject to investigation. Mueller said clearly that his investigation did not exonerate the President, and he condemned the President's tweets praising WikiLeaks when it released stolen emails in 2016. Mueller Testimony: Read His Full Opening Statement To Congress The former special counsel is set to testify before two House committees. "I hope this is not the new normal.

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Transcript of the Mueller testimony before House Judiciary, Intelligence committees NADLER: The Judiciary Committee will come to order.