Mueller testified on capitol hill about the russia investigation. This house intelligence hearing was the second of the two hearings and focused on the findings related to russian interference in the 2016 president ial election. This meeting will come to on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank you special counsel mueller to a lifetime of service to the country. Your report for those who take the time to study it has been methodical and devastating. It tells us the story of a foreign never stare systematic intervention in a close u. S. Residential election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. Your report tells another story as well, the story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country, read, and allies. Lies. Ed and your determination that the Trump Campaign manager donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into their strategy and used
We will come to order. At the outset and on behalf of my colleagues, i want to thank you, special counsel mueller, for a lifetime of service to the country. The outset on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank special counsel mueller for a lifetime of service to your country. It tells the story of a foreign adversary sweeping and systemic intervention in a close u. S. Election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. But your report tells another story as well. The story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country. About greed, and about lies. Your investigation determined the Trump Campaign including donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into their strategy and used it. Disloyalty to country. Those are strong words but how else are we to describe a president ial campaign which did not inform the authorities of a foreign offer of dirt on
Following Robert Muellers testimony before the house judiciary committee, members shared their thoughts. I would like to suggest we have delayed doing the work of this committee for eight years. Just started when jerry nadler took over. This is an important hearing. Mr. Mueller, American Hero made clear that any other person doing the ask that trump did would have been indicted. A policy of the Justice Department that you cant indict a president is why he was not indicted. They lied to the American People. They said he was totally exonerated, he lied. He made that clear. Today was a important day. [inaudible question] i think it definitely will. Understand we have an unlawful lawless president who needs to be reined in. [inaudible question] mr. Mueller made the clear point that any other person other than a person hiding behind the Justice Department, a policy of not indicting that individual because he he is above the law as long as he is president would have been indicted. He cant be
The pavilion im sure to make sure that people did as they were told. Sunday night at 8 p. M. Eastern on cspans q a. Following former special counsel Robert Muellers testimony before the House Judiciary Committee members of the committee shared theirre thoughts on the hearing. I would like to suggest we have delayed doing work of this committee for eight years and we just started it up when jerry nadler took over. This was an important important hearing. Mr. Mueller is an American Hero made clear that any other person to did ask trump did what event and data for obstruction of justice and but for a policy of the Justice Department that you cant indict a sitting president is reason whyme he was not indicted. Es so until an attorney for signal obstruction, they lie to the American People. When they said he was told exonerated, he lied and mr. Mueller made that clear. Today was an important datehe tt the Mueller Report was spoken to the American People at that the Mueller Report was let ou
Former special Counsel Robert Mueller testified about his investigation. This was his second appearance on capitol hill wednesday. He appeared before the house judiciary ready earlier in the day. This two and a half hour hearing begins as mr. Mueller takes a seat at the witness table. This meeting will come to at the outset on behalf of my colleagues i want to thank special counsel mueller for a lifetime of service to your country. It tells the story of a foreign adversary sweeping and systemic intervention in a close u. S. Election. Intervention in a close u. S. Election. That should be enough to deserve the attention of every american as you well point out. But your report tells another story as well. The story of the 2016 election is also a story about disloyalty to country. About greed, and about lies. Your investigation determined the Trump Campaign including donald trump himself knew that a foreign power was intervening in our election and welcomed it, built russian meddling into