'Did your investigation find that the Russian government perceived it would benefit from one of the candidates winning?' Robert Mueller: 'Yes.' 'And which candidate would that be?' Mueller: 'Well, it would be Trump. The president.' MuellerHearings
Former special counsel Robert Mueller is on Capitol Hill for historic testimony before lawmakers in back-to-back House hearings on his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump.
"Respectfully, respectfully, it was not the special counsel's job to conclusively determine President Trump's innocence," he said."Because there is a presumption of innocence, prosecutors never, ever, need to determine it.""Americans need to know this as they listen to the Democrats and socialists on the other side of this aisle ... volume II was not authorized to be written under this law."9 a.m.
"I also will not comment on the actions of the Attorney General or of Congress. I was appointed as a prosecutor, and I intend to adhere to that role and to the Department’s standards that govern it," Mueller added."Director Mueller, we have a responsibility to address the evidence that you have uncovered. You recognize as much when you said, 'The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing.
Mueller testifies first before the Judiciary Committee for three hours, before fielding questions from the House Intelligence Committee for two hours. The first hearing will focus on Volume II of the Mueller report, which detailed ten instances of possible obstruction of justice by President Trump. The second hearing will center on Volume I of the report, which focused on Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 White House race.
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