Investigation which occurred months before my appointment or matters related to the so called steel and dossier these matters are the subject of ongoing review by the department any questions on these topics should therefore be directed to the f. B. I. Or the Justice Department the 3rd as i explain this morning it is important for me to adhere to what we wrote in our report the report contains our findings and analysis and the reasons for the decisions we made we stated the results of our investigation with precision i do not intend to summarize or describe the results of our work in a different way in the course of my testimony today and as i stated in may i also will not comment on the actions of the attorney general or of congress i was appointed as a prosecutor and i intend to adhere to that role and to the Department Standards that govern finally as i said this morning. Over the course of my career i have seen a number of challenges to our democracy the russian governments efforts
Justice. That is correct and what about total exoneration did you actually totally exonerate the prez you know now in fact your reports expressly states that it does not exonerate the person it does republicans fiercely defended the president when he said donald trump is not above the law hes not but he didnt im sure shouldnt be below the law which is where volume 2 of this work puts him and he knows hes innocent hes not corrupt really acting in order to see that justice is done what do you doing is not obstructing justice he is pursuing justice the former special counsel did seem to indicate the president could still face trouble from his report could you charge the president with a triumph after he left office yes you believe that he committed you could charge the president on stage with obstruction of justice after he left office yes. And muller had a message for the American People the russian interference is real and it continues and when the single attempt theyre doing as we sit
Indicate the president could still face trouble from his report could you charge the president with a triumph after he left office yes you believe that he committed you could charge the president on stage with obstruction of justice after he left office yes in an evening News Conference House Democrats continue to reject the view of the president and his republican supporters and were insistent that millers questioning was a crucial part of a congregational investigative process that could end in impeachment why id like it to be a strong case is because i dont its based on the facts the facts in the law thats what matters not politics not partisanship just patriotism after a day that highlighted the Political Division in congress one thing is clear the investigation into President Trump will not end with Robert Miller mike hanna aljazeera washington. Lets also come here and i was there including step down as many trees as its arrested the recently appointed chief of staff and defeated
There weather conditions across the Korean Peninsula not see bad of a little bit of cloud pushing its way across into south korea not bad either across both islands as you can see all the main out and i should say really across into japan now theres a bulk of clouds to the southeast of there and we all watching that is tropical depression 7 w. It may well not develop into a Tropical Storm but it will certainly bring with it a fair amount of rain now through friday it stays offshore but weve got quite a bit of cloud generally to a 30 degree celsius and soccer is the same meanwhile in seoul we could just see want to shower as on a friday a high there 27 degrees celsius sennas story as we head through saturday a warm day in beijing with a high of 38 celsius and then youll just see this area of rain here just to the east of home shoe and that could bring some heavier spells of rain and that is that tropical depression 7 heading further to the southeast we have got better conditions across
Years. The u. S. Has been without a defense secretary all year since the departure of former defense chief jim mattis in december. This is live coverage on cspan 3. Our meeting will come to order consistent with our policy to start on time. We will be doing that. Good morning. Today were considering the nomination of dr. Mark espy to be secretary of defense. We thank you all for being here today. We anticipate during your opening remarks, dr. Espy, that you will introduce any members of your family who are here and other support groups. It is standard we do have the eight required questions you will have to respond to audibly so we can get that in the record. Have you adhered to ethical regarding conflicts of interest. Yes, sir. Have you taken any actions which would prepare to presume the outcome of the confirmation process . No, sir. Exercising legislative and oversight responsibility makes it important that this committee, its subcommittees and other appropriate committees of congre