as negotiations with president trump s lawyers about interviewing him dragged on, for example, mr. mueller took part less and less. is that, frank, what you think we saw today? well, we didn t see the man that i served as fbi director. but we saw a man who is approaching age 75 in a couple of weeks. the question we have to ask ourselves is so what? what is the impact of that age factory if any? and my response to that is this. we are living in a society that likes drama and noise and elevated voices. and seemingly over facts and findings. so mueller s facts and findings would not be any different. the team s findings would not be any different if he were 62 or 52 or 75. that s the reality. but sadly, people who tune in to
i hope this is not the new normal. but i fear it is. just one of many notable moments from this afternoon s session on the topic of russian election interference. robert mueller was also asked about president trump s repeated praise for wikileaks during the presidential campaign. boy, i love reading those wikileaks. donald trump november 4th, 2016. do any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? i m not certain i would say how do you react to that? well, it s problematic is an understatement in terms of what it displays in terms of giving some, i don t know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. and an understatement from mr. mueller by way of calling it problematic is an understatement. for all of this we have asked both frank figliuzzi and jeremy bash to return for a final word.
just one of many notable moments from this afternoon s session on the topic of russian election interference. robert mueller was also asked about president trump s repeated praise for wikileaks during the presidential campaign. boy, i love reading those wikileaks. donald trump november 4th, 2016. do any of those quotes disturb you, mr. director? i m not certain i would say how do you react to that? well, it s problematic is an understatement in terms of what it displays in terms of giving some, i don t know, hope or some boost to what is and should be illegal activity. and an understatement from mr. mueller by way of calling it problematic is an understatement. for all of this we have asked both frank figliuzzi and jeremy
mueller kept noticeably shorter hours than he had as fbi director when he showed up at the bureau daily at 6:00 a.m., often worked nights. he seemed to cede substantial responsibility to his top deputies, including aaron zebley, who managed date-day operations. as negotiations with president trump s lawyers about interviewing him dragged on, for example, mr. mueller took part less and less. is that, frank, what you think we saw today? well, we didn t see the man that i served as fbi director. but we saw a man who is approaching age 75 in a couple of weeks. the question we have to ask ourselves is so what? what is the impact of that age factory if any? and my response to that is this. we are living in a society that likes drama and noise and elevated voices. and seemingly over facts and findings. so mueller s facts and findings
zebley, who managed date-day operations. as negotiations with president trump s lawyers about interviewing him dragged on, for example, mr. mueller took part less and less. is that, frank, what you think we saw today? well, we didn t see the man that i served as fbi director. but we saw a man who is approaching age 75 in a couple of weeks. the question we have to ask ourselves is so what? what is the impact of that age factory if any? and my response to that is this. we are living in a society that likes drama and noise and elevated voices. and seemingly over facts and findings. so mueller s facts and findings would not be any different. the team s findings would not be any different if he were 62 or 52 or 75. that s the reality. but sadly, people who tune in to tv expect to see entertainment and drama and not facts and