dr. wenstrup? thank you for being here today. is it correct to say that there was no evidence they were involved in the theft or publication of clinton campaign-related emails? can you repeat the question? is it accurate to say you are investigation found no evidence that members of the trump campaign were involved in the theft or publication of the clinton campaign-related emails emails? i don t know. well. volume 1, page 5, the investigation did not establish that members of the term campaign conspired or coordinated with the russian government in its election interference activities. so, it would therefore be inaccurate based on this to describe that finding as open to doubt.
was to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. as part of that full and thorough investigation, what determination to the special counsel office make about whether the steele dossier was part of the russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election? again, when it comes to mr. steele, i defer to the department of justice. first of all, director, i very much agree with your determination that russia s efforts were sweeping and systematic. i think it should concern every american. that s why i want to know just how sweeping and systematic those efforts were. i want to find out if russia interfered with our election by providing false information through sources to christopher steele about a trump conspiracy that you determined did not exist. again, i m not going to discuss the issues with regard to mr. steele. in terms of a portrayal of
about clinton s emails for the rest of 2016? even more strangely, your sentencing memo on papadopoulos names him for hindering the fbi ability to potentially detain or arrest mifsud, but the truth is mifsud waltzed in and out of the united states in december 2016. the u.s. media could find him, the italian press found him, and he is a supposed russian agent at the epicenter of the purported collusion conspiracy. he s the guy who knows about hillary clinton s emails and that the russians have them. but the fbi failed to question him for half a year after officially opening the investigation. and then, according to claim one, page 193 of your report, once mifsud finally was questioned he made false statements to the fbi. but you declined to charge him. is that correct?
a private citizen to testify, and members may direct their questions to whomever they choose. with that, director mueller, you are recognized for any opening remarks he would like to make. good afternoon, chairman schiff. ranking member newness, and members of the committee i testified this morning before the house judiciary committee, i ask that the opening statement i made before that committee be incorporating incorporated into the record here. without objection, director. i understand this committee has a unique jurisdiction. and that you are interested in further understanding the counterintelligence implications of our investigation. let me say a word about how we handled the potential impact of our investigation on counterintelligence matters. as we explained in the report, the special counsel regulations effectively gave me the role of united states attorney.
i am not making any judgments or offering opinions about the guilt or innocence in any pending case. it is unusual for a prosecutor to testify about a criminal investigation, and given my role as a prosecutor, there are reasons why my testimony will necessarily be limited. first, public testimonies could affect several ongoing matters. in some of these matters, court rules or judicial orders, limit the disclosure of information to protect the fairness of the proceedings. consistent with long-standing justice department policy, it would be inappropriate for me to comment in any way that could affect an ongoing matter. second, the justice department has asserted privileges concerning investigative information and citizens. ongoing matters within the justice department, and deliberations within our office.