“I think Robert Mueller did a horrible job,” Pres. Trump says about Mueller’s testimony before Congress, adding: “But in all fairness to Robert Mueller, he had nothing to work with.”
For members of Congress, former special counsel Robert Mueller’s hours of testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday appeared designed to serve two objectives for the warring political factions in Washington.
It appeared neither side left the morning’s House Judiciary Committee hearing fully satisfied with the outcome. Mueller offered very little to support either narrative, declining requests to read out loud from the 448-page report, impeding the flow of the session by asking dozens of times for panelists to repeat questions, or telling them simply, “I can’t get into that.”
In part, prospects that his appearance would yield compelling television moments were dashed by Mueller’s halting delivery. At least 38 times Mueller said he would prefer members simply"refer to the report," according to an ABC News count. And at least 21 times, Mueller asked members to repeat their question.
“We strove to hire those individuals that could do the job,” he said. “I've been in this business for almost 25 years, and in those 25 years, I have not had occasion once to ask somebody about their political affiliation. It is not done. What I care about is the capability of the individual to do the job and do the job quickly and seriously and with integrity.”
Republicans sought to paint the entire hearing as a predicate for Democrats to mount impeachment hearings. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, tried to hammer home that point:"Your report does not recommend impeachment, does it?""I'm not going to talk about recommendations," Mueller responded."I'm not going to talk about that issue."
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