Trump's nominee for intelligence chief accused Mueller of violating 'sacred traditions'
Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Trump's new nominee for director of national intelligence, tore into one of the key lines from Mueller's report, which says that "While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime" regarding obstruction, "it also does not exonerate him."
Reresentative John Ratcliffe questions former Special Counsel Robert Mueller during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel's investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2019.just-announced nominee to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence
Mueller's 448-page report found insufficient evidence to prove coordination, and declined to make a determination on obstruction despite detailing numerous examples of potential obstruction by Trump. "Can you give me an example other than Donald Trump where the Justice Department determined that an investigated person was not exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined?" Ratcliffe asked Mueller.Ratcliffe shot back: "You can't find it, because – I'll tell you why – it doesn't exist."
"You managed to violate every principle and the most sacred of traditions about prosecutors not offering extra prosecutorial analysis."
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