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[indiscernible] gavel. Rep. Nadler the judiciary. Ommittee will come to order without objects in the chair is authorized to the great recesses of the committee at any time, we welcome everyone to the hearing on oversight of the report in the investigation into russia interference in the 2016 president ial election. I will now recognize myself for a brief Opening Statement. Director mueller, thank you for being here. I want to say a few words about our themes today, responsibility, integrity, and accountability. Your career is a model of responsibility. You are a decorated marine officer, awarded a purple heart and a bronze star for valor in vietnam. You served in senior roles at the department of justice and the beaded aftermath of 9 11 as director of the fbi. Two years ago you return to Public Service to lead the investigation into russia interference in the 2016 elections. You conducted that investigation with remarkable integrity. 22 months you never commented in public about your w
The russians have dirt on Hillary Clinton, colluding thousands of emails. Pahpa davos was also informed that the russian government could assist the Trump Campaign to the anonymous release of store material. At the time mr. Papadopoulos was given this extraordinary information, the american pubc was unaware that the dnc and Clinton Campaign had even been hacked, let alone that russia was behind the attack and plan to weaponized the data that it stole. In july of 2016 the russian government begin dumping the stolen emails in precisely the same fashion it had previewed for mr. Papadopoulos. It was at this point informed of the russian at reached the papadopoulos and aware the russians were actually meddling in our electricity anonymous release of information that the fbi opened up its investigation but has james comey would explain in the first public testament on the mat and march 2017, and before this committee, the investigation began not as a criminal probe but as a counterintelligen
Of 2016 as the u. S. President ial race was getting underway, an individual was linked to the russian government reached out to the Truck Campaign for mr. Trump. In july of 2016 the russians began dumping the emails in the same fannish fashion. It was at this point informed of the russian outreach to patent jobless and aware that the russians were meddling in our elections through the anonymous release of information that the fbi opened up this investigation. As james comey would explain in his first public testimony in march 2017 and before this committee, the investigation began not as a criminal probe but as a counterintelligence investigation. What does that mean . How does the counterintelligence investigation differ from a criminal investigation . What does it mean that he u. S. Power . May be acting as a how could the russians use the compromise of u. S. Persons to influence u. S. Policy in a manner that jeopardizes our National Security . These are the questions we hope to answ
House but as far as the issues go as far as what hes doing for the country is concerned i give him very high marks im real happy with course which he has gotten twelve appellate judges appointed but thats more than any president in one hundred years border crossings are down dramatically the stock market is up weve had five trillion dollars in brand new wealth two trillion dollars in new equity since hes been in office and part of it has to do with his attitude towards business less regulation a lower taxes and the Business Community is responding why then his is so popular. Well you take you take a pounding from a. B. C. N. B. C. And c. B. S. To the tune of ninety percent negativity in august. And october November December is going to hurt you on the other hand i think we ought to have some perspective his numbers are now higher than theyve ever been in a long time according to rasmussen hes at forty five. Broke obama at the same time was at forty six in rasmussen. If you go around th